diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 22982aaf9d2..f1427fca874 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2002-03-24  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
+	* java/awt/TextComponent.java (TextComponent): Editable by
+	default.
+
 	* java/awt/MenuItem.java (eventMask): No longer private.
 	* java/awt/Button.java (dispatchEventImpl): Only dispatch to
 	superclass if we didn't handle event.
diff --git a/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java b/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java
index 4802f47db84..5ba80edc1da 100644
--- a/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java
+++ b/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ protected transient TextListener textListener;
 TextComponent(String text)
 {
   this.text = text;
+  this.editable = true;
 }
 
 /*************************************************************************/