diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
index 4516b58..fc16c2f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{DoubleClickEvent, DragEvent, KeyEvent, MouseEven
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.TextInput.{Cursor, Selection, Text}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.contextmenu.{ContextMenu, ContextMenuEntry}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.traits.HoverAnimation
-import ocelot.desktop.util.{DrawUtils, Register, Watcher}
+import ocelot.desktop.util.{BaseWatcher, DrawUtils, Register, Watcher}
 import ocelot.desktop.util.animation.ColorAnimation
 import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
   // model
   private val _text: Text = new Text(initialText.codePoints().toArray)
   private val cursor: Cursor = new Cursor()
-  private val selectionWatcher = new Watcher[Option[Selection]](None)
+  private val selectionWatcher = Watcher[Option[Selection]](None)
 
   // updated after all events are processed so that event handlers can refer to the previous position.
   private val prevCursorPosition = Register.sampling(cursor.position)
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
     selectionWatcher.value = newValue
   }
 
-  cursor.onChange(position => {
+  cursor.onChange = { position =>
     cursorOffset = charsWidth(_text.chars, 0, position)
-    blinkTimer = 0
-    adjustScroll()
-  })
+      blinkTimer = 0
+      adjustScroll()
+  }
 
-  selectionWatcher.onChange(newValue => {
+  selectionWatcher.onChange = { newValue =>
     selectionOffsets = newValue.map {
       case Selection.Ordered(start, end) =>
         (
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
           charsWidth(_text.chars, 0, end),
         )
     }
-  })
+  }
 
   private val foregroundAnimation = new ColorAnimation(targetForegroundColor, 7f)
   private val borderAnimation = new ColorAnimation(targetBorderColor, 7f)
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
   def text_=(value: String): Unit = {
     _text.chars = value.codePoints().toArray
     selection = None
-    cursor.position = cursor.position max 0 min _text.chars.length
+
+    val desiredPosition = cursor.desiredPosition
+    cursor.position = desiredPosition max 0 min _text.chars.length
+    cursor.desiredPosition = desiredPosition
   }
 
   private def selectedText: String = selection match {
@@ -448,14 +451,20 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
 }
 
 object TextInput {
-  class Text(initialValue: Array[Int]) extends Watcher(initialValue) {
+  class Text(initialValue: Array[Int]) extends BaseWatcher(initialValue) {
     def chars: Array[Int] = value
     def chars_=(newValue: Array[Int]): Unit = value = newValue
   }
 
-  class Cursor(initialValue: Int = 0) extends Watcher(initialValue) {
+  class Cursor(initialValue: Int = 0) extends BaseWatcher(initialValue) {
+    var desiredPosition: Int = initialValue
+
     def position: Int = value
-    def position_=(newValue: Int): Unit = value = newValue
+
+    def position_=(newValue: Int): Unit = {
+      value = newValue
+      desiredPosition = newValue
+    }
   }
 
   case class Selection(start: Int, end: Int) {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala
index 0e8831a..959d8b4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 package ocelot.desktop.util
 
 /**
-  * Keeps a reference to an object
-  * and tells whether there were any changes to the value since the last check.
+  * Keeps a value and tracks its changes.
   */
-class Watcher[T](initialValue: T) {
+abstract class BaseWatcher[T](initialValue: T) {
   private var dirty = false
   private var _callback: Option[T => Unit] = None
   private var _value: T = initialValue
 
-  def value: T = _value
-  def value_=(newValue: T): Unit = {
+  protected def value: T = _value
+  protected def value_=(newValue: T): Unit = {
     dirty = _value != newValue
     if (dirty) {
       _callback.foreach(_(newValue))
     }
     _value = newValue
   }
+  
+  def onChange: Option[T => Unit] = _callback
 
-  def onChange(callback: T => Unit): Unit = _callback = Some(callback)
+  def onChange_=(callback: T => Unit): Unit = {
+    _callback = Some(callback)
+  }
 
   def changed(): Boolean = {
     if (dirty) {
@@ -29,5 +32,10 @@ class Watcher[T](initialValue: T) {
 }
 
 object Watcher {
-  def apply[T](value: T) = new Watcher(value)
+  def apply[T](initialValue: T) = new Watcher(initialValue)
+
+  class Watcher[T](initialValue: T) extends BaseWatcher(initialValue) {
+    override def value: T = super.value
+    override def value_=(newValue: T): Unit = super.value_=(newValue)
+  }
 }