diff --git a/src/uix/morfo/components/editable.ts b/src/uix/morfo/components/editable.ts
index d9da904b2..4ff3f6189 100644
--- a/src/uix/morfo/components/editable.ts
+++ b/src/uix/morfo/components/editable.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ export const editableMorfo = {
 			defaultElement: 'div',
 			optional: false,
 			data: [
-				{ attr: 'data-editing', severity: 'optional' },
-				{ attr: 'data-empty', severity: 'optional' },
-				{ attr: 'data-disabled', severity: 'optional' },
-				{ attr: 'data-readonly', severity: 'optional' }
+				{ attr: 'data-editing', value: v.propRef('editing'), severity: 'optional' },
+				{ attr: 'data-empty', value: v.propRef('empty'), severity: 'optional' },
+				{ attr: 'data-disabled', value: v.propRef('disabled'), severity: 'optional' },
+				{ attr: 'data-readonly', value: v.propRef('readonly'), severity: 'optional' }
 			],
 			aria: []
 		},
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ export const editableMorfo = {
 			kind: 'public',
 			defaultElement: 'div',
 			optional: true,
-			data: [],
+			data: [
+				{ attr: 'data-editing', value: v.propRef('editing'), severity: 'optional' },
+				{ attr: 'data-disabled', value: v.propRef('disabled'), severity: 'optional' },
+				{ attr: 'data-readonly', value: v.propRef('readonly'), severity: 'optional' }
+			],
 			aria: []
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/editable/editable-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/editable/editable-provider.svelte.ts
index b72cfeb65..b444cc25d 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/editable/editable-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/editable/editable-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,20 @@ export class EditableProvider {
 	private constructor(opts: EditableOpts) {
 		this.opts = opts;
 		this.soma = Soma.require();
-		this.runtime = this.soma.runtime(editableMorfo, {});
+		this.runtime = this.soma.runtime(editableMorfo, {
+			props: {
+				editing: () => this.isEditing,
+				empty: () => this.isEmpty,
+				disabled: () => this.opts.disabled.current,
+				readonly: () => this.opts.readonly.current
+			}
+		});
 		this.runtimePart = this.runtime.part('provider', {
 			id: opts.id,
 			ref: opts.ref,
 			owner: this,
-			context: EditableProvider.ctx
+			context: EditableProvider.ctx,
+			syncAttrs: true
 		});
 
 		this.draft = opts.value.current;
@@ -134,11 +142,7 @@ export class EditableProvider {
 
 	readonly props = $derived.by(() =>
 		this.runtimePart.assert({
-			...this.runtimePart.props,
-			'data-editing': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.isEditing),
-			'data-empty': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.isEmpty),
-			'data-disabled': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.opts.disabled.current),
-			'data-readonly': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.opts.readonly.current)
+			...this.runtimePart.props
 		} as const)
 	);
 }
@@ -162,16 +166,14 @@ export class EditableAreaProvider {
 		this.runtimePart = this.provider.runtime.part('area', {
 			id: opts.id,
 			ref: opts.ref,
-			owner: this
+			owner: this,
+			syncAttrs: true
 		});
 	}
 
 	readonly props = $derived.by(() =>
 		this.runtimePart.assert({
-			...this.runtimePart.props,
-			'data-editing': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.provider.isEditing),
-			'data-disabled': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.provider.opts.disabled.current),
-			'data-readonly': boolToEmptyStrOrUndef(this.provider.opts.readonly.current)
+			...this.runtimePart.props
 		} as const)
 	);
 }