diff --git a/__tests__/autosuggest.test.js b/__tests__/autosuggest.test.js
index 95407f9..10f3ce8 100644
--- a/__tests__/autosuggest.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/autosuggest.test.js
@@ -679,4 +679,28 @@ describe("Autosuggest", () => {
       expect(str).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
+  
+  it("can modify input props", async () => {
+    const Parent = {
+      template: `<div>
+       <Autosuggest
+        :suggestions="[{data:['Frodo']}]"
+        :input-props="{id:'autosuggest', placeholder: ph}" />
+      </div>
+      `,
+      components: { Autosuggest },
+      data: () => {
+        return {
+          'ph': 'Type here...'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const wrapper = mount(Parent);
+    const input = wrapper.find('input[type="text"]')
+    expect(input.attributes("placeholder")).toBe('Type here...');
+    
+    wrapper.setData({ ph: 'Please type here...' })
+    expect(input.attributes("placeholder")).toBe('Please type here...')
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/Autosuggest.vue b/src/Autosuggest.vue
index 20fbfeb..650e161 100644
--- a/src/Autosuggest.vue
+++ b/src/Autosuggest.vue
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ export default {
       currentItem: null,
       loading: false /** Helps with making sure the dropdown doesn't stay open after certain actions */,
       didSelectFromOptions: false,
-      internal_inputProps: {}, // Nest default prop values don't work currently in Vue
       defaultInputProps: {
         type: 'text',
         autocomplete: "off",
@@ -195,6 +194,12 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   computed: {
+    internal_inputProps() {
+      return {
+        ...this.defaultInputProps,
+        ...this.inputProps 
+      }
+    },
     listeners() {
       return {
         ...this.$listeners,
@@ -292,7 +297,6 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   created() {
-    this.internal_inputProps = { ...this.defaultInputProps, ...this.inputProps };
     this.loading = true;
   },
   mounted() {