diff --git a/engines/director/cast.cpp b/engines/director/cast.cpp
index dd25d684468..1c09c49b91d 100644
--- a/engines/director/cast.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/cast.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "common/substream.h"
 #include "graphics/surface.h"
+#include "graphics/macgui/maceditabletext.h"
 #include "image/image_decoder.h"
 
 #include "director/director.h"
@@ -292,6 +293,11 @@ void TextCast::setText(const char *text) {
 	_ptext = _ftext = text;
 
 	_cachedMacText->forceDirty();
+
+	if (_widget) {
+		((Graphics::MacEditableText *)_widget)->clearText();
+		((Graphics::MacEditableText *)_widget)->appendTextDefault(_ftext);
+	}
 }
 
 ShapeCast::ShapeCast(Common::ReadStreamEndian &stream, uint16 version) {
diff --git a/engines/director/frame.cpp b/engines/director/frame.cpp
index 6b14ea94b40..e240e16e20f 100644
--- a/engines/director/frame.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/frame.cpp
@@ -886,10 +886,10 @@ void Frame::renderText(Graphics::ManagedSurface &surface, uint16 spriteId, Commo
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (sprite->_editable && 0) {
+	if (sprite->_editable) {
 		if (!textCast->_widget) {
-			textCast->_widget = new Graphics::MacEditableText(score->_window, x, y, width, height, g_director->_wm, "", new Graphics::MacFont(), sprite->_foreColor, sprite->_backColor);
-			warning("Created MacEditableText");
+			textCast->_widget = new Graphics::MacEditableText(score->_window, x, y, width, height, g_director->_wm, textCast->_ftext, new Graphics::MacFont(), sprite->_foreColor, sprite->_backColor);
+			warning("Created MacEditableText with '%s'", textCast->_ftext.c_str());
 		}
 
 		textCast->_widget->draw();