diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
index c1f9c999b9..6fb51e498c 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/URLInputGroup.cpp
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ URLInputGroup::TextView() const
 void
 URLInputGroup::SetText(const char* text)
 {
-	fTextView->SetText(text);
+	if (!text || !Text() || strcmp(Text(), text) != 0)
+		fTextView->SetText(text);
 }