diff --git a/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Text.php b/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Text.php
index 46c1e5a765a0..749e8dc3911e 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Text.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Text.php
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ public function getMaxLength(): ?int
         return $this->max_length;
     }
 
+    public function withValue($value): self
+    {
+        return parent::withValue($value ?? "");
+    }
+
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Textarea.php b/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Textarea.php
index 9a9682c28352..2dbab9a14c46 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Textarea.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/Field/Textarea.php
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ public function getMinLimit(): ?int
         return $this->min_limit;
     }
 
+    public function withValue($value): self
+    {
+        return parent::withValue($value ?? "");
+    }
+
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */