diff --git a/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.cpp b/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.cpp
index 54e5af1b..4fa8c226 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "QskBoundedValueInput.h"
 #include "QskFunctions.h"
 
+#include <qlocale.h>
+
 QskBoundedValueInput::QskBoundedValueInput( QQuickItem* parent )
     : QskBoundedInput( parent )
 {
@@ -71,4 +73,14 @@ void QskBoundedValueInput::setValueInternal( qreal value )
     }
 }
 
+QString QskBoundedValueInput::valueText() const
+{   
+    return textFromValue( value() );
+}
+    
+QString QskBoundedValueInput::textFromValue( qreal value ) const
+{       
+    return locale().toString( value );
+}
+
 #include "moc_QskBoundedValueInput.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.h b/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.h
index 31ad760f..388f1b34 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskBoundedValueInput.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskBoundedValueInput : public QskBoundedInput
     Q_PROPERTY( qreal valueAsRatio READ valueAsRatio
         WRITE setValueAsRatio NOTIFY valueChanged )
 
+    Q_PROPERTY( QString valueText READ valueText NOTIFY valueChanged )
+
     using Inherited = QskBoundedInput;
 
   public:
@@ -30,20 +32,23 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskBoundedValueInput : public QskBoundedInput
     qreal valueAsRatio() const;
     using QskBoundedInput::valueAsRatio;
 
+    QString valueText() const;
+    virtual QString textFromValue( qreal ) const;
+
   public Q_SLOTS:
     void setValue( qreal );
     void setValueAsRatio( qreal );
-    void increment( qreal offset ) override;
+    void increment( qreal ) override;
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void valueChanged( qreal );
 
   protected:
-    virtual qreal fixupValue( qreal value ) const;
+    virtual qreal fixupValue( qreal ) const;
     void alignInput() override;
 
   private:
-    void setValueInternal( qreal value );
+    void setValueInternal( qreal );
     void adjustValue();
 
     qreal m_value = 0.0;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSpinBox.cpp b/src/controls/QskSpinBox.cpp
index 410ba2ca..d3bfb1eb 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSpinBox.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSpinBox.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "QskFunctions.h"
 
 #include <qbasictimer.h>
-#include <qlocale.h>
 
 #include <cfloat>
 
@@ -143,8 +142,6 @@ QskSpinBox::QskSpinBox( qreal min, qreal max, qreal stepSize, QQuickItem* parent
 
     setAcceptedMouseButtons( Qt::LeftButton );
     setFocusPolicy( Qt::StrongFocus );
-
-    connect( this, &QskSpinBox::valueChanged, this, &QskSpinBox::textChanged );
 }
 
 QskSpinBox::QskSpinBox( QQuickItem* parent )
@@ -204,11 +201,6 @@ int QskSpinBox::decimals() const
     return m_data->decimals;
 }
 
-QString QskSpinBox::text() const
-{
-    return textFromValue( value() );
-}
-
 QString QskSpinBox::textFromValue( qreal value ) const
 {
     return locale().toString( value, 'f', m_data->decimals );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSpinBox.h b/src/controls/QskSpinBox.h
index 245f622e..ffd5aa05 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSpinBox.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSpinBox.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSpinBox : public QskBoundedValueInput
     Q_PROPERTY( int decimals READ decimals
         WRITE setDecimals NOTIFY decimalsChanged )
 
-    Q_PROPERTY( QString text READ text NOTIFY textChanged )
-
   public:
     QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, TextPanel, Text,
         UpPanel, UpIndicator, DownPanel, DownIndicator )
@@ -56,8 +54,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSpinBox : public QskBoundedValueInput
     void setDecimals( int );
     int decimals() const;
 
-    QString text() const;
-    virtual QString textFromValue( qreal ) const;
+    virtual QString textFromValue( qreal ) const override;
 
     void increment( qreal ) override;
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSpinBoxSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSpinBoxSkinlet.cpp
index 01c7ca7a..4e39cd06 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSpinBoxSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSpinBoxSkinlet.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ QSGNode* QskSpinBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
         case TextRole:
         {
             auto spinBox = static_cast< const QskSpinBox* >( skinnable );
-            return updateTextNode( spinBox, node, spinBox->text(), Q::Text );
+            return updateTextNode( spinBox, node, spinBox->valueText(), Q::Text );
         }
     }