diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e13bde3b3..a0e551483 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7264,9 +7264,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/electron-to-chromium": {
-			"version": "1.5.395",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.395.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-7zt9Aw+SrmxLWLN0zhaTWZQiCdryLVrYTq5R7iZakLvi2UQPYMMsROYV/2qVCzMeCiSXHwKOU+sZ4zOVVlrtKA==",
+			"version": "1.5.396",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.396.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-yHiw2Y3C3H9U6TMbOfoWK/BPreiOPXRfTWPBwQBoZG6/8TB6eOPnsy5oaRYuatR7Fw2SJ4kKforgufeo7fq0EQ==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "ISC"
 		},
diff --git a/src/components/rdf-input/RDFInput.ts b/src/components/rdf-input/RDFInput.ts
index b8e96f83c..3a551b1c5 100644
--- a/src/components/rdf-input/RDFInput.ts
+++ b/src/components/rdf-input/RDFInput.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js'
+import { property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js'
 import { html } from 'lit/html.js'
 import ns from '../../lib/ns'
 import { customElement, generateId, WebComponent } from '@/lib/components'
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export default class RDFInput extends WebComponent {
   @property({ type: Number })
   accessor storeVersion = 0
 
+  @state()
+  private accessor localInputValue: string | null = null
+
   private _updateInFlight = false
   private _pendingUpdateValue: string | null = null
 
@@ -59,7 +62,9 @@ export default class RDFInput extends WebComponent {
     // for populating the HTML input element
     const selectedTerm = this.getSelectedTerm(this.dataSubject, uiPropertyTerm, this.formSubject, params)
     const placeholder = readonly ? '' : this.defaultInputValue(params)
-    const inputValue = this.termToInputValue(selectedTerm)
+    const inputValue = this._updateInFlight || this._pendingUpdateValue !== null
+      ? this.localInputValue ?? ''
+      : this.termToInputValue(selectedTerm)
 
     return html`
       <solid-ui-input
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ export default class RDFInput extends WebComponent {
 
   private async updateData (e: CustomEvent) {
     const newValue = (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value
+    this.localInputValue = newValue
     this._pendingUpdateValue = newValue
 
     if (this._updateInFlight) {
@@ -152,6 +158,7 @@ export default class RDFInput extends WebComponent {
     const uiPropertyTerm = this.getFormProperty(this.formSubject, ns.ui('property'), this.getDocument(this.formSubject))
     if (!uiPropertyTerm || !this.dataSubject) {
       this._updateInFlight = false
+      this.localInputValue = ''
       return
     }