diff --git a/vgui2/vgui_controls/TextEntry.cpp b/vgui2/vgui_controls/TextEntry.cpp
index d5fa9179..882cb17f 100644
--- a/vgui2/vgui_controls/TextEntry.cpp
+++ b/vgui2/vgui_controls/TextEntry.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ TextEntry::TextEntry(Panel *parent, const char *panelName) : BaseClass(parent, p
 	
 	SetEditable(true);
 	
+	_dataChanged = false;
+
 	// initialize the line break array
 	m_LineBreaks.AddToTail(BUFFER_SIZE);