The newly set value is not shown. Instead the default text is displayed. As a workaround you can set the TimeSpanWatermarkTemplate property. <DataTemplate> <telerik:RadTimeSpanPicker> <telerik:RadTimeSpanPicker.TimeSpanWatermarkTemplate> <DataTemplate> <TextBlock Text="Some text here" /> </DataTemplate> </telerik:RadTimeSpanPicker.TimeSpanWatermarkTemplate> </telerik:RadTimeSpanPicker> </DataTemplate>