diff --git a/es-core/src/components/TextEditComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/TextEditComponent.h
index e764a6915..123894dcb 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/TextEditComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/TextEditComponent.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public:
     void setValue(const std::string& val) override;
     std::string getValue() const override;
 
+    void startEditing();
+    void stopEditing();
+
     inline bool isEditing() const { return mEditing; };
     inline const std::shared_ptr<Font>& getFont() const { return mFont; }
 
@@ -42,9 +45,6 @@ public:
     virtual std::vector<HelpPrompt> getHelpPrompts() override;
 
 private:
-    void startEditing();
-    void stopEditing();
-
     void onTextChanged();
     void onCursorChanged();
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/guis/GuiComplexTextEditPopup.cpp b/es-core/src/guis/GuiComplexTextEditPopup.cpp
index 1cfb1a982..959df66e3 100644
--- a/es-core/src/guis/GuiComplexTextEditPopup.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/guis/GuiComplexTextEditPopup.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ GuiComplexTextEditPopup::GuiComplexTextEditPopup(
             textHeight + mButtonGrid->getSize().y() + 220);
     setPosition((Renderer::getScreenWidth() - mSize.x()) / 2,
             (Renderer::getScreenHeight() - mSize.y()) / 2);
+    mText->startEditing();
 }
 
 void GuiComplexTextEditPopup::onSizeChanged()
diff --git a/es-core/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp b/es-core/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp
index d20752fec..b80039113 100644
--- a/es-core/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ GuiTextEditPopup::GuiTextEditPopup(
             textHeight + mButtonGrid->getSize().y() + 40);
     setPosition((Renderer::getScreenWidth() - mSize.x()) / 2, (Renderer::getScreenHeight() -
             mSize.y()) / 2);
+    mText->startEditing();
 }
 
 void GuiTextEditPopup::onSizeChanged()