diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/invite-panel.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/invite-panel.hbs
index cfdd1431bf3..a7a7875219b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/invite-panel.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/invite-panel.hbs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
             allowEmails=true
             class="invite-user-input"
             autocomplete="discourse"
+            value=emailOrUsername
           }}
         {{else}}
           {{text-field