diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 7881b338..42c5963b 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 		parentTag
 	) {
 		var nodes = cached.nodes
-		if (!editable || editable !== $document.activeElement) {
+		if (!editable || editable !== $document.activeElement || data !== cached) {
 			if (data.$trusted) {
 				clear(nodes, cached)
 				nodes = injectHTML(parentElement, index, data)
diff --git a/test/mithril.render.js b/test/mithril.render.js
index f851de58..baae9a70 100644
--- a/test/mithril.render.js
+++ b/test/mithril.render.js
@@ -1588,7 +1588,26 @@ describe("m.render()", function () {
 			m.render(root, m("span", {contenteditable: false}, t1))
 
 			expect(root.childNodes[0].innerHTML).to.equal(t1.valueOf())
-
 		})
+
+		it("editable node w/ focus is updated on data change", function () {
+			var root = document.createElement('div')
+
+			// need this in order for focus & activeElement to work properly
+			document.body.appendChild(root)
+
+			m.render(root, m('span', {
+				config: function(el) { el.focus() },
+				contenteditable: true
+			}, 'a'))
+
+			m.render(root, m('span', {
+				config: function(el) { el.focus() },
+				contenteditable: true
+			}, 'b'))
+
+			expect(root.childNodes[0].innerHTML).to.equal('b')
+		})
+
 	})
 })