diff --git a/components/src/preact/lineageFilter/lineage-filter.stories.tsx b/components/src/preact/lineageFilter/lineage-filter.stories.tsx
index 92752835..00f64349 100644
--- a/components/src/preact/lineageFilter/lineage-filter.stories.tsx
+++ b/components/src/preact/lineageFilter/lineage-filter.stories.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const meta: Meta = {
     args: {
         lapisField: 'pangoLineage',
         placeholderText: 'Enter a lineage',
-        initialValue: 'A.1',
+        value: 'A.1',
         width: '100%',
     },
 };
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const Default: StoryObj<LineageFilterProps> = {
             <LineageFilter
                 lapisField={args.lapisField}
                 placeholderText={args.placeholderText}
-                initialValue={args.initialValue}
+                value={args.value}
                 width={args.width}
             />
         </LapisUrlContext.Provider>
diff --git a/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.stories.ts b/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.stories.ts
index ca31f675..babacb86 100644
--- a/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.stories.ts
+++ b/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.stories.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const codeExample = String.raw`
 <gs-lineage-filter 
     lapisField="pangoLineage"
     placeholderText="Enter lineage"
-    initialValue="B.1.1.7"
+    value="B.1.1.7"
     width="50%">
 </gs-lineage-filter>`;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const Template: StoryObj<Required<LineageFilterProps>> = {
                 <gs-lineage-filter
                     .lapisField=${args.lapisField}
                     .placeholderText=${args.placeholderText}
-                    .initialValue=${args.initialValue}
+                    .value=${args.value}
                     .width=${args.width}
                 ></gs-lineage-filter>
             </div>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const Template: StoryObj<Required<LineageFilterProps>> = {
     args: {
         lapisField: 'pangoLineage',
         placeholderText: 'Enter a lineage',
-        initialValue: 'B.1.1.7',
+        value: 'B.1.1.7',
         width: '100%',
     },
 };
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ export const FiresEvent: StoryObj<Required<LineageFilterProps>> = {
     },
     args: {
         ...LineageFilter.args,
-        initialValue: '',
+        value: '',
     },
 };
diff --git a/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.tsx b/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.tsx
index c50d68f8..3de40a87 100644
--- a/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.tsx
+++ b/components/src/web-components/input/gs-lineage-filter.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class LineageFilterComponent extends PreactLitAdapter {
      * The initial value to use for this lineage filter.
      */
     @property()
-    initialValue: string = '';
+    value: string = '';
 
     /**
      * Required.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class LineageFilterComponent extends PreactLitAdapter {
             <LineageFilter
                 lapisField={this.lapisField}
                 placeholderText={this.placeholderText}
-                initialValue={this.initialValue}
+                value={this.value}
                 width={this.width}
             />
         );
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars, no-unused-vars */
-type InitialValueMatches = Expect<
-    Equals<typeof LineageFilterComponent.prototype.initialValue, LineageFilterProps['initialValue']>
->;
+type InitialValueMatches = Expect<Equals<typeof LineageFilterComponent.prototype.value, LineageFilterProps['value']>>;
 type LapisFieldMatches = Expect<
     Equals<typeof LineageFilterComponent.prototype.lapisField, LineageFilterProps['lapisField']>
 >;