diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
index 496625dc..e34183de 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //  Copyright © 2020 Verizon Wireless. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-@objcMembers public class BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
+@objcMembers open class BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DateDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DateDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
index 86c072dd..96ec3488 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DateDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DateDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //  Copyright © 2020 Verizon Wireless. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-@objcMembers public class DateDropdownEntryFieldModel: BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel {
+@objcMembers open class DateDropdownEntryFieldModel: BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DigitEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DigitEntryFieldModel.swift
index b906244d..4132a15e 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DigitEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/DigitEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 
-@objcMembers public class DigitEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
+@objcMembers open class DigitEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift
index 337d847d..4d99a2d8 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import Foundation
 
 
-@objcMembers public class EntryFieldModel: MoleculeModelProtocol, FormFieldProtocol, FormRuleWatcherFieldProtocol, EnableableModelProtocol {
+@objcMembers open class EntryFieldModel: MoleculeModelProtocol, FormFieldProtocol, FormRuleWatcherFieldProtocol, EnableableModelProtocol {
 
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
index 2105120c..979fac4d 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //  Copyright © 2020 Verizon Wireless. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-@objcMembers public class ItemDropdownEntryFieldModel: BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel {
+@objcMembers open class ItemDropdownEntryFieldModel: BaseDropdownEntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/MdnEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/MdnEntryFieldModel.swift
index ea367447..0541de8d 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/MdnEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/MdnEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //  Copyright © 2020 Verizon Wireless. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-@objcMembers public class MdnEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
+@objcMembers open class MdnEntryFieldModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/TextEntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/TextEntryFieldModel.swift
index 0beb2b51..a359dc98 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/TextEntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/TextEntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 
-@objcMembers public class TextEntryFieldModel: EntryFieldModel {
+@objcMembers open class TextEntryFieldModel: EntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Types
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift
index 296e2ea8..8d778a19 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@
 import Foundation
 
 
-open class TextViewModel: MoleculeModelProtocol {
+open class TextViewModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
     
-    public static var identifier: String = "textView"
-    public var backgroundColor: Color?
+
+    public override class var identifier: String {
+        return "textView"
+    }
     public var accessibilityText: String?
-    public var text: String = ""
     public var textColor: Color = Color(uiColor: .mvmBlack)
     public var fontStyle: Styler.Font = Styler.Font.RegularBodySmall
     public var textAlignment: NSTextAlignment = .left
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ open class TextViewModel: MoleculeModelProtocol {
         case borderWidth
         case placeholder
         case placeholderFontStyle
-        case isEditable
+        case isEditable = "editable"
+        case hideBlinkingCaret
     }
     
     //--------------------------------------------------
@@ -98,17 +100,15 @@ open class TextViewModel: MoleculeModelProtocol {
         if let fontStyle = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Styler.Font.self, forKey: .fontStyle) {
             self.fontStyle = fontStyle
         }
-        
+
         borderColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .borderColor)
         accessibilityText = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .accessibilityText)
-        backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         height = try typeContainer.decode(CGFloat.self, forKey: .height)
     }
     
     public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
         var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(moleculeName, forKey: .moleculeName)
-        try container.encodeIfPresent(backgroundColor, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(accessibilityText, forKey: .accessibilityText)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(textColor, forKey: .textColor)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(fontStyle, forKey: .fontStyle)