diff --git a/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter.class.st b/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter.class.st
index 0ae1adb6..fec479c9 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter.class.st
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex [
 { #category : 'widget API' }
 SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex: index [ 
 
+	self widgetDo: [ :w | 
+		self cursorPositionIndex: index to: w ]
+]
+
+{ #category : 'widget API' }
+SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex: index to: aWidget [
+
 	self subclassResponsibility
 ]
 
@@ -289,6 +296,12 @@ SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter >> showContextMenu [
 				in: self currentWorld ] ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter >> text: aString [
+
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
 { #category : 'emulating' }
 SpMorphicBaseTextAdapter >> type: aString [
 
diff --git a/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextAdapter.class.st b/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextAdapter.class.st
index ea146944..2deda2e0 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextAdapter.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextAdapter.class.st
@@ -69,14 +69,16 @@ SpMorphicTextAdapter >> buildWidget [
 	self setEnabled: self presenter isEnabled to: newWidget.	
 	self setEditable: self presenter isEditable to: newWidget.
 	self setEditingModeFor: newWidget.
+
 	self setText: self presenter text to: newWidget.
 	self presenter selectionInterval 
-		ifNotNil: [  :anInterval | self selectionInterval: anInterval on: newWidget ].
+		ifNotEmpty: [  :anInterval | self selectionInterval: anInterval on: newWidget ]
+		ifEmpty: [
+			self presenter text ifNotNil: [ :aString |
+				self cursorPositionIndex: aString size + 1 to: newWidget ] ].
 
 	self setWrapWord: self presenter isWrapWord to: newWidget.	
 	self setUndoRedo: self presenter hasUndoRedoHistory to: newWidget. 
-	self presenter whenTextChangedDo: [ :text | 
-		self setText: text to: newWidget ].
 	self presenter whenSelectionChangedDo: [ :selectionInterval | 
 		self selectionInterval: selectionInterval ].
 	self presenter whenPlaceholderChangedDo: [ :text | 
@@ -132,9 +134,9 @@ SpMorphicTextAdapter >> cursorPosition [
 ]
 
 { #category : 'widget API' }
-SpMorphicTextAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex: index [ 
+SpMorphicTextAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex: index to: aWidget [
 
-	self widgetDo: [ :w | w textArea pointBlock: (w textArea paragraph characterBlockForIndex: index) ]
+	aWidget textArea pointBlock: (aWidget textArea paragraph characterBlockForIndex: index)
 ]
 
 { #category : 'commands' }
@@ -240,6 +242,13 @@ SpMorphicTextAdapter >> setWrapWord: aBoolean to: aWidget [
 		ifFalse: [ aWidget beNotWrapped ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+SpMorphicTextAdapter >> text: aString [
+
+	self setText: aString to: widget.
+	self cursorPositionIndex: aString size + 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'private' }
 SpMorphicTextAdapter >> updateExtentPropagationOf: string on: aWidget [
 	| stringMorph width height |
diff --git a/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter.class.st b/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter.class.st
index 20bff443..b8f1f4e2 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Adapters-Morphic/SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter.class.st
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter >> buildWidget [
 		yourself.
 
 	self presenter selectionInterval 
-		ifNotNil: [  :anInterval | self selectionInterval: anInterval on: newWidget ].
-	self presenter whenTextChangedDo: [ :text | newWidget setText: text ].
+		ifNotEmpty: [ :anInterval | self selectionInterval: anInterval on: newWidget ]
+		ifEmpty: [ 
+			self presenter text ifNotNil: [ :aString |
+				self cursorPositionIndex: aString size + 1 to: newWidget ] ].
 	self presenter whenSelectionChangedDo: [ :selectionInterval | 
 		self selectionInterval: selectionInterval ].
 	self presenter whenPlaceholderChangedDo: [ :text | 
@@ -62,9 +64,9 @@ SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter >> buildWidget [
 ]
 
 { #category : 'widget API' }
-SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex: index [ 
+SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter >> cursorPositionIndex: index to: aWidget [
 
-	self widgetDo: [ :w | ^ w textArea editor selectAt: index ]
+	aWidget textArea editor selectAt: index
 ]
 
 { #category : 'widget API' }
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ SpMorphicTextInputFieldAdapter >> text: aString [
 
 	widget
 		setText: aString;
-		acceptTextInModel
+		acceptTextInModel.
+	self cursorPositionIndex: aString size + 1
 ]
 
 { #category : 'emulating' }
diff --git a/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractListPresenter.class.st b/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractListPresenter.class.st
index a99e5f5e..94c603bf 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractListPresenter.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractListPresenter.class.st
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ A base for list presenters, it defines basic functionality common to all lists.
 Class {
 	#name : 'SpAbstractListPresenter',
 	#superclass : 'SpAbstractWidgetPresenter',
-	#traits : 'SpTHaveWrappingScrollBars + SpTContextMenu + SpTAlignableColumn + SpTSelectionMode',
-	#classTraits : 'SpTHaveWrappingScrollBars classTrait + SpTContextMenu classTrait + SpTAlignableColumn classTrait + SpTSelectionMode classTrait',
+	#traits : 'SpTHaveWrappingScrollBars + SpTContextMenu + SpTAlignableColumn + SpTSelectionMode + SpTSearchable',
+	#classTraits : 'SpTHaveWrappingScrollBars classTrait + SpTContextMenu classTrait + SpTAlignableColumn classTrait + SpTSelectionMode classTrait + SpTSearchable classTrait',
 	#instVars : [
 		'#activationBlock',
 		'#activateOnSingleClick',
diff --git a/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractTextPresenter.class.st b/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractTextPresenter.class.st
index f8c5e6c6..e996ac16 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractTextPresenter.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Core/SpAbstractTextPresenter.class.st
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ SpAbstractTextPresenter >> registerActions [
 { #category : 'initialization' }
 SpAbstractTextPresenter >> registerEvents [
 
-	self whenTextChangedDo: [ self changed: #getText ].
+	self whenTextChangedDo: [ :aString |
+		self updateTextFromModel: aString ].
 	self 
 		property: #selection 
 		whenChangedDo: [ :aSelection | self updateSelectionFromModel: aSelection ]
@@ -338,6 +339,13 @@ SpAbstractTextPresenter >> updateSelectionFromModel: aSelection [
 		anAdapter setSelectionFromModel: aSelection ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'private' }
+SpAbstractTextPresenter >> updateTextFromModel: aString [
+
+	self withAdapterDo: [ :anAdapter |
+		anAdapter text: aString ]
+]
+
 { #category : 'api - events' }
 SpAbstractTextPresenter >> whenEditableChangedDo: aBlock [
 	"Inform when editable property has changed. 
diff --git a/src/Spec2-Tests/SpAbstractTextPresenterTest.class.st b/src/Spec2-Tests/SpAbstractTextPresenterTest.class.st
index 370269aa..4cc9f02a 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Tests/SpAbstractTextPresenterTest.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Tests/SpAbstractTextPresenterTest.class.st
@@ -111,15 +111,14 @@ SpAbstractTextPresenterTest >> testCursorPositionIndex [
 
 	presenter text: (String loremIpsum: 80).
 	self openInstance. "cursor position does not works if instance is not opened"
-	"If not defined, cursor is at begining"	
-	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: 1.
+	"If not defined, cursor is at the end of a "	
+	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: 81.
 	"middle"
 	presenter cursorPositionIndex: 20.
 	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: 20.
 	"end"
 	presenter cursorPositionIndex: 81.
 	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: 81
-
 ]
 
 { #category : 'tests' }
@@ -162,6 +161,20 @@ SpAbstractTextPresenterTest >> testSelectAllWithoutOpening [
 	self assert: presenter selectionInterval equals: (1 to: 15)
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'tests' }
+SpAbstractTextPresenterTest >> testTextIsSetAndCursorPositionedCorrectly [
+
+	presenter text: 'aText'.
+	"no cursor position before is open"
+	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: nil.	
+	self openInstance.
+	"now it has to be placed at the end"
+	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: 6.
+	"now change it already opened"
+	presenter text: 'aTextAText'. 
+	self assert: presenter cursorPositionIndex equals: 11
+]
+
 { #category : 'tests' }
 SpAbstractTextPresenterTest >> testWhenResetDo [
 	| reseted |
diff --git a/src/Spec2-Tests/SpTextPresenterTest.class.st b/src/Spec2-Tests/SpTextPresenterTest.class.st
index 865b4ea3..31c7cd10 100644
--- a/src/Spec2-Tests/SpTextPresenterTest.class.st
+++ b/src/Spec2-Tests/SpTextPresenterTest.class.st
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ SpTextPresenterTest >> testSelectLine [
 with multiple
 lines'.
 	self openInstance.
+	presenter cursorPositionIndex: 1.
 	presenter selectLine.
 	self assert: presenter selectionInterval equals: (1 to: 15)
 ]