diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f16c5c2..6717a541 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [11.0.2]
+## [11.0.3]
+
+### Bug Fixes (from 11.0.0)
+* Fix input text - method setValue didn't work [#1207](https://github.com/Choices-js/Choices/issues/1207)
+
+## [11.0.2] (2024-09-05)
 
 ### Features (from 11.0.0)
 * Pass `getClassNames` as the 3rd argument to `callbackOnCreateTemplates` callback
diff --git a/src/scripts/choices.ts b/src/scripts/choices.ts
index 58bdcec3..70babc07 100644
--- a/src/scripts/choices.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/choices.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   removeClassesFromElement,
   resolveNoticeFunction,
   resolveStringFunction,
-  sanitise,
   sortByRank,
   strToEl,
 } from './lib/utils';
@@ -1324,7 +1323,7 @@ class Choices {
       if (this.passedElement.value) {
         const elementItems: ChoiceFull[] = this.passedElement.value
           .split(config.delimiter)
-          .map((e: string) => mapInputToChoice<string>(e, false));
+          .map((e: string) => mapInputToChoice<string>(e, false, this.config.allowHtmlUserInput));
         this._presetChoices = this._presetChoices.concat(elementItems);
       }
       this._presetChoices.forEach((choice: ChoiceFull) => {
@@ -1740,21 +1739,7 @@ class Choices {
           return;
         }
 
-        const sanitisedValue = sanitise(value);
-        const userValue =
-          this.config.allowHtmlUserInput || sanitisedValue === value ? value : { escaped: sanitisedValue, raw: value };
-        this._addChoice(
-          mapInputToChoice<InputChoice>(
-            {
-              value: userValue,
-              label: userValue,
-              selected: true,
-            },
-            false,
-          ),
-          true,
-          true,
-        );
+        this._addChoice(mapInputToChoice<string>(value, false, this.config.allowHtmlUserInput), true, true);
         addedItem = true;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/lib/choice-input.ts b/src/scripts/lib/choice-input.ts
index d277d192..ca990f94 100644
--- a/src/scripts/lib/choice-input.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/lib/choice-input.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { InputChoice } from '../interfaces/input-choice';
 import { InputGroup } from '../interfaces/input-group';
 import { GroupFull } from '../interfaces/group-full';
 import { ChoiceFull } from '../interfaces/choice-full';
-import { unwrapStringForRaw } from './utils';
+import { sanitise, unwrapStringForRaw } from './utils';
 
 type MappedInputTypeToChoiceType<T extends string | InputChoice | InputGroup> = T extends InputGroup
   ? GroupFull
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ export const stringToHtmlClass = (input: string | string[] | undefined): string[
 export const mapInputToChoice = <T extends string | InputChoice | InputGroup>(
   value: T,
   allowGroup: boolean,
+  allowRawString: boolean = true,
 ): MappedInputTypeToChoiceType<T> => {
   if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const sanitisedValue = sanitise(value);
+    const userValue = allowRawString || sanitisedValue === value ? value : { escaped: sanitisedValue, raw: value };
+
     const result: ChoiceFull = mapInputToChoice<InputChoice>(
       {
         value,
-        label: value,
+        label: userValue,
+        selected: true,
       },
       false,
     );