diff --git a/python/GafferUI/LabelPlugValueWidget.py b/python/GafferUI/LabelPlugValueWidget.py
index 531feaa670f..f55816ca71a 100644
--- a/python/GafferUI/LabelPlugValueWidget.py
+++ b/python/GafferUI/LabelPlugValueWidget.py
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ def __init__( self, plug, horizontalAlignment=GafferUI.Label.HorizontalAlignment
 			formatter = self.__formatter,
 		)
 		self.__label._qtWidget().setObjectName( "gafferPlugLabel" )
-		if any( p.direction() == Gaffer.Plug.Direction.In for p in self.getPlugs() ) :
-			self.__label._qtWidget().setProperty( "gafferValueChanged", GafferUI._Variant.toVariant( False ) )
 		# Fix the height to match common PlugValueWidgets, so that our text
 		# aligns nicely with theirs. Ideally this should be done purely in the
 		# stylesheet, but that has proved difficult. See comments in
@@ -162,12 +160,15 @@ def _hasUserValue( plug ) :
 	# Sets whether or not the label be rendered in a ValueChanged state.
 	def __setValueChanged( self, valueChanged ) :
 
-		currentValueChanged = self.__getValueChanged()
-		if currentValueChanged is None or valueChanged == currentValueChanged :
+		if any( p.direction() == Gaffer.Plug.Direction.Out for p in self.getPlugs() ) :
+			return
+
+		if valueChanged == self.__getValueChanged() :
 			return
 
 		self.__label._qtWidget().setProperty( "gafferValueChanged", GafferUI._Variant.toVariant( valueChanged ) )
 		self.__label._repolish()
+		self.__label._setStyleSheet()
 
 	def __getValueChanged( self ) :