diff --git a/examples/Person.hs b/examples/Person.hs
--- a/examples/Person.hs
+++ b/examples/Person.hs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 setup w = void $ mdo
   _ <- return w # set title "Threepenny editors example"
   person1 <- createEditor editor person1B
-  person1B <- stepper (Person Basic_ "" "" Nothing False Single) (edited person1)
+  person1B <- stepper (Person Basic_ "First" "Last" (Just 18) False Single) (edited person1)
 
   getBody w #+ [grid
     [ [return $ editorElement person1]
diff --git a/src/Graphics/UI/Threepenny/Editors/Base.hs b/src/Graphics/UI/Threepenny/Editors/Base.hs
--- a/src/Graphics/UI/Threepenny/Editors/Base.hs
+++ b/src/Graphics/UI/Threepenny/Editors/Base.hs
@@ -172,8 +172,14 @@
 
 instance a ~ Char => Editable [a] where
   editor b = Compose $ do
+    w <- askWindow
     t <- entry b
+    liftIOLater $ do
+      initialValue <- currentValue b
+      _ <- runUI w $ set value initialValue (element t)
+      return ()
     return $ Editor (userText t) (getElement t)
+
 instance Editable Bool where
   editor b = Compose $ do
     t <- sink checked b $ input # set type_ "checkbox"
diff --git a/threepenny-editors.cabal b/threepenny-editors.cabal
--- a/threepenny-editors.cabal
+++ b/threepenny-editors.cabal
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.17.0.
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.15.0.
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           threepenny-editors
-version:        0.2.0.1
+version:        0.2.0.2
 synopsis:       Composable algebraic editors
 description:    This package provides a type class 'Editable' and combinators to
                 easily put together form-like editors for algebraic datatypes.