diff --git a/src/components/Questions/AnswerInput.vue b/src/components/Questions/AnswerInput.vue
index bc5d99fa4..12ed284c9 100644
--- a/src/components/Questions/AnswerInput.vue
+++ b/src/components/Questions/AnswerInput.vue
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ export default {
 					this.$emit('create-answer', this.index, newAnswer)
 				} else {
 					await this.updateAnswer(answer)
+
+					// Forward changes, but use current answer.text to avoid erasing
+					// any in-between changes while updating the answer
+					answer.text = this.$refs.input.value
 					this.$emit('update:answer', this.index, answer)
 				}
 			}