diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/text_editable.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/text_editable.rs
index baefbce0e17b9..be8fca9e86850 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/text_editable.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/text_editable.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ impl Default for EditableText {
 }
 
 impl EditableText {
+    /// Creates a new `EditableText` with its buffer already containing some initial text and
+    /// its cursor positioned at the end.
+    pub fn new(initial_text: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        let mut editable_text = Self::default();
+        editable_text.editor.set_text(initial_text.as_ref());
+        editable_text.queue_edit(TextEdit::TextEnd(false));
+        editable_text
+    }
+
     /// Access the internal [`PlainEditor`].
     pub fn editor(&self) -> &PlainEditor<TextBrush> {
         &self.editor
diff --git a/examples/ui/text/multiple_text_inputs.rs b/examples/ui/text/multiple_text_inputs.rs
index 80a0e39101e89..2100858024b8e 100644
--- a/examples/ui/text/multiple_text_inputs.rs
+++ b/examples/ui/text/multiple_text_inputs.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
                         padding: px(4.).all(),
                         ..default()
                     },
-                    EditableText::default(),
+                    EditableText::new(format!("Initial text {row}")),
                     TextCursorStyle::default(),
                     font.clone(),
                     BackgroundColor(bevy::color::palettes::css::DARK_GREY.into()),