diff --git a/packages/field/src/LionField.js b/packages/field/src/LionField.js
index 70796c3cf..84827d042 100644
--- a/packages/field/src/LionField.js
+++ b/packages/field/src/LionField.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class LionField extends FormControlMixin(
       // invalid and dirty/touched states respectively
       super.clear();
     }
-    this.value = ''; // can't set null here, because IE11 treats it as a string
+    this.modelValue = ''; // can't set null here, because IE11 treats it as a string
   }
 
   _onChange() {
diff --git a/packages/field/test/lion-field.test.js b/packages/field/test/lion-field.test.js
index 4aba25277..13a05f457 100644
--- a/packages/field/test/lion-field.test.js
+++ b/packages/field/test/lion-field.test.js
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ describe('<lion-field>', () => {
   it('can be cleared which erases value, validation and interaction states', async () => {
     const el = await fixture(html`<${tag} value="Some value from attribute">${inputSlot}</${tag}>`);
     el.clear();
-    expect(el.value).to.equal('');
-    el.value = 'Some value from property';
-    expect(el.value).to.equal('Some value from property');
+    expect(el.modelValue).to.equal('');
+    el.modelValue = 'Some value from property';
+    expect(el.modelValue).to.equal('Some value from property');
     el.clear();
-    expect(el.value).to.equal('');
+    expect(el.modelValue).to.equal('');
   });
 
   it('can be reset which restores original modelValue', async () => {