diff --git a/src/components/mdChips/mdChips.vue b/src/components/mdChips/mdChips.vue
index 9175dae..2b8c75d 100644
--- a/src/components/mdChips/mdChips.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdChips/mdChips.vue
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         :name="mdInputName"
         :disabled="disabled"
         @keydown.native.delete="deleteLastChip"
-        @keydown.native.enter="selectChip"
-        @keydown.native.186="selectChip"
+        @keydown.native.prevent.enter="addChip"
+        @keydown.native.prevent.186="addChip"
         tabindex="0"
         ref="input">
       </md-input>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
           this.$refs.input.$el.focus();
         });
       },
-      selectChip() {
+      addChip() {
         if (this.currentChip && this.selectedChips.length < this.mdMax) {
           const value = this.currentChip.trim();
 
diff --git a/src/components/mdInputContainer/common.js b/src/components/mdInputContainer/common.js
index 272d819..4cf4800 100644
--- a/src/components/mdInputContainer/common.js
+++ b/src/components/mdInputContainer/common.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ export default {
     placeholder: String
   },
   watch: {
-    value() {
-      this.setParentValue(this.$el.value);
-      this.onInput();
+    value(value) {
+      this.setParentValue(value);
+      this.updateValues(value);
     },
     disabled() {
       this.setParentDisabled();
@@ -41,18 +41,25 @@ export default {
     setParentPlaceholder() {
       this.parentContainer.hasPlaceholder = !!this.placeholder;
     },
+    updateValues(value) {
+      const newValue = value || this.$el.value || this.value;
+
+      this.setParentValue(newValue);
+      this.parentContainer.inputLength = newValue ? newValue.length : 0;
+    },
     onFocus() {
-      this.parentContainer.isFocused = true;
+      if (this.parentContainer) {
+        this.parentContainer.isFocused = true;
+      }
     },
     onBlur() {
       this.parentContainer.isFocused = false;
       this.setParentValue();
     },
     onInput() {
-      this.setParentValue(this.value);
-      this.parentContainer.inputLength = this.value ? this.value.length : 0;
-      this.$emit('change', this.value);
-      this.$emit('input', this.value);
+      this.updateValues();
+      this.$emit('change', this.$el.value);
+      this.$emit('input', this.$el.value);
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdInput.vue b/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdInput.vue
index d6beddd..5405cfd 100644
--- a/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdInput.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdInput.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         this.setParentRequired();
         this.setParentPlaceholder();
         this.handleMaxLength();
-        this.onInput();
+        this.updateValues();
       });
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdTextarea.vue b/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdTextarea.vue
index c959be0..de5edc1 100644
--- a/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdTextarea.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdInputContainer/mdTextarea.vue
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         this.setParentRequired();
         this.setParentPlaceholder();
         this.handleMaxLength();
-        this.onInput();
+        this.updateValues();
 
         if (!this.$el.getAttribute('rows')) {
           this.$el.setAttribute('rows', '1');