diff --git a/imageView.go b/imageView.go
index 64ef66c..ca1e90b 100644
--- a/imageView.go
+++ b/imageView.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (imageView *imageViewData) propertyChanged(tag PropertyName) {
 		}
 
 	case AltText:
-		updateInnerHTML(htmlID, session)
+		session.updateProperty(htmlID, "alt", GetImageViewAltText(imageView))
 
 	case ImageVerticalAlign, ImageHorizontalAlign:
 		updateCSSStyle(htmlID, session)