diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextField.j b/AppKit/CPTextField.j
index a6f128c..fadbe37 100755
--- a/AppKit/CPTextField.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextField.j
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ var _CPTextFieldSquareBezelColor = nil,
 - (BOOL)becomeFirstResponder
 {
     var string = [self stringValue];
-
-    [self setStringValue:""];
     
 #if PLATFORM(DOM)
+    _DOMTextElement.style.display = "none";
+
     var element = [[self class] _inputElement];
 
     element.value = string;
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ var _CPTextFieldSquareBezelColor = nil,
     //inspect keyup to detect changes in order to trigger controlTextDidChange: delegate method
     element.onkeyup = function(aDOMEvent) 
     { 
+        [self setStringValue: this.value];
+      
         //check if we should fire a notification for CPControlTextDidChange
         if ([self stringValue] != _textDidChangeValue)
         {
@@ -474,7 +476,7 @@ var _CPTextFieldSquareBezelColor = nil,
     element.onkeypress = nil;
     
     _DOMElement.removeChild(element);
-    [self setStringValue:element.value]; // redundant?
+    _DOMTextElement.style.display = "";
 
     // If textfield has no value, then display the placeholderValue
     if (!_value)