diff --git a/nih_plug_vizia/assets/theme.css b/nih_plug_vizia/assets/theme.css
index be2ec6f9..4a6fb236 100644
--- a/nih_plug_vizia/assets/theme.css
+++ b/nih_plug_vizia/assets/theme.css
@@ -23,3 +23,10 @@ param-slider:hover {
 param-slider .fill {
   background-color: #c4c4c4;
 }
+
+/* This is a textbox, but we want it to appear just like the label */
+param-slider .value-entry {
+  /* Vizia doesn't support the unset value */
+  background-color: transparent;
+  border-width: 0px;
+}
diff --git a/nih_plug_vizia/src/widgets/param_slider.rs b/nih_plug_vizia/src/widgets/param_slider.rs
index 0ef719f1..03b5e359 100644
--- a/nih_plug_vizia/src/widgets/param_slider.rs
+++ b/nih_plug_vizia/src/widgets/param_slider.rs
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ enum ParamSliderInternalEvent {
 }
 
 impl Model for ParamSliderInternal {
-    fn event(&mut self, _cx: &mut Context, event: &mut Event) {
+    fn event(&mut self, cx: &mut Context, event: &mut Event) {
         if let Some(ParamSliderInternalEvent::SetTextInputActive(value)) = event.message.downcast()
         {
+            cx.current.set_active(cx, *value);
             self.text_input_active = *value;
         }
     }