diff --git a/modules/ui/fields/localized.js b/modules/ui/fields/localized.js
index 857a128cd..87780b201 100644
--- a/modules/ui/fields/localized.js
+++ b/modules/ui/fields/localized.js
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ export function localized(field, context) {
         input = selection.selectAll('.localized-main')
             .data([0]);
 
-        input.enter().append('input')
+        input = input.enter().append('input')
             .attr('type', 'text')
             .attr('id', 'preset-input-' + field.id)
             .attr('class', 'localized-main')
-            .attr('placeholder', field.placeholder());
+            .attr('placeholder', field.placeholder())
+            .merge(input);
 
         if (field.id === 'name') {
             var preset = context.presets().match(entity, context.graph());
@@ -42,14 +43,15 @@ export function localized(field, context) {
         var translateButton = selection.selectAll('.localized-add')
             .data([0]);
 
-        translateButton.enter()
+        translateButton = translateButton.enter()
             .append('button')
             .attr('class', 'button-input-action localized-add minor')
             .attr('tabindex', -1)
             .call(Icon('#icon-plus'))
             .call(tooltip()
                 .title(t('translate.translate'))
-                .placement('left'));
+                .placement('left'))
+            .merge(translateButton);
 
         translateButton
             .on('click', addNew);
@@ -57,8 +59,9 @@ export function localized(field, context) {
         localizedInputs = selection.selectAll('.localized-wrap')
             .data([0]);
 
-        localizedInputs.enter().append('div')
-            .attr('class', 'localized-wrap');
+        localizedInputs = localizedInputs.enter().append('div')
+            .attr('class', 'localized-wrap')
+            .merge(localizedInputs);
     }
 
     function addNew() {
diff --git a/modules/util/index.js b/modules/util/index.js
index 92d641e8c..d0042c5fb 100644
--- a/modules/util/index.js
+++ b/modules/util/index.js
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ export { functor } from './util';
 export { SessionMutex } from './session_mutex';
 export { SuggestNames } from './suggest_names';
 export { triggerEvent } from './trigger_event';
+export { getSetValue } from './get_set_value';
diff --git a/test/spec/ui/fields/localized.js b/test/spec/ui/fields/localized.js
index 5d61d0e64..d7fddc3aa 100644
--- a/test/spec/ui/fields/localized.js
+++ b/test/spec/ui/fields/localized.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ describe('localized', function() {
         var localized = iD.ui.fields.localized(field, {});
         selection.call(localized);
         happen.click(selection.selectAll('.localized-add').node());
-        expect(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').size()).to.equal(1);
-        expect(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').size()).to.equal(1);
+        expect(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').nodes().length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').nodes().length).to.equal(1);
     });
 
     it('doesn\'t create a tag when the value is empty', function() {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('localized', function() {
             expect(tags).to.eql({});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').value('Deutsch');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang'), 'Deutsch');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').node(), {type: 'change'});
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').node(), {type: 'blur'});
     });
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('localized', function() {
             expect(tags).to.eql({});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-value').value('Value');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-value'), 'Value');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').node(), {type: 'change'});
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').node(), {type: 'blur'});
     });
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ describe('localized', function() {
         selection.call(localized);
         happen.click(selection.selectAll('.localized-add').node());
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').value('Deutsch');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang'), 'Deutsch');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').node(), {type: 'change'});
 
         localized.on('change', function(tags) {
             expect(tags).to.eql({'name:de': 'Value'});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-value').value('Value');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-value'), 'Value');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').node(), {type: 'change'});
     });
 
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ describe('localized', function() {
         selection.call(localized);
         happen.click(selection.selectAll('.localized-add').node());
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-value').value('Value');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-value'), 'Value');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').node(), {type: 'change'});
 
         localized.on('change', function(tags) {
             expect(tags).to.eql({'name:de': 'Value'});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').value('Deutsch');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang'), 'Deutsch');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').node(), {type: 'change'});
     });
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('localized', function() {
                 'name:en': 'Value'});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').value('English');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang'), 'English');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').node(), {type: 'change'});
     });
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('localized', function() {
             expect(tags).to.eql({'name:de': undefined});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').value('');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang'), '');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-lang').node(), {type: 'change'});
     });
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('localized', function() {
             expect(tags).to.eql({'name:de': undefined});
         });
 
-        selection.selectAll('.localized-value').value('');
+        iD.util.getSetValue(selection.selectAll('.localized-value'), '');
         happen.once(selection.selectAll('.localized-value').node(), {type: 'change'});
     });
 });