diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
index 321fcffb1a..b27efe1214 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class WidgetComponent implements AfterViewInit {
 
     ngAfterViewInit() {
         this.setupMaterialComponents();
+        this.fieldChanged.emit(this.field);
     }
 
     setupMaterialComponents(): boolean {