diff --git a/packages/mask/src/index.js b/packages/mask/src/index.js
index b480d67c3..965ecec8c 100644
--- a/packages/mask/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/mask/src/index.js
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ export default function (Alpine) {
                 el._x_model.set(el.value)
                 const updater = el._x_forceModelUpdate;
                 el._x_forceModelUpdate = (value) => {
+                    value = String(value);
+                    value = formatInput(value, templateFn(value));
+                    lastInputValue = value;
                     updater(value);
-                    processInputValue(el, false, true);
-                    el._x_model.set(el.value);
+                    el._x_model.set(value);
                 };
             }
         })
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ export default function (Alpine) {
         // will re-focus the input and cause a focus trap.
         el.addEventListener('blur', () => processInputValue(el, false), { signal: controller.signal })
 
-        function processInputValue (el, shouldRestoreCursor = true, forceFormat = false) {
+        function processInputValue (el, shouldRestoreCursor = true) {
             let input = el.value
 
             let template = templateFn(input)
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ export default function (Alpine) {
             if(!template || template === 'false') return false
 
             // If they hit backspace, don't process input.
-            if (lastInputValue.length - el.value.length === 1 && !forceFormat) {
+            if (lastInputValue.length - el.value.length === 1) {
                 return lastInputValue = el.value
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/plugins/mask.spec.js b/tests/cypress/integration/plugins/mask.spec.js
index 7ea9c0b2d..cb4eb6d73 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/integration/plugins/mask.spec.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/plugins/mask.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { haveValue, html, test } from '../../utils'
+import { haveData, haveValue, html, test } from '../../utils'
 
 test('x-mask',
     [html`<input x-data x-mask="(999) 999-9999">`],
@@ -251,5 +251,6 @@ test('$mask should process the value when updated by x-model',
         get('input').should(haveValue('55,555'))
         get('button').click()
         get('input').should(haveValue('23,420'))
+        get('div').should(haveData('value', '23,420'))
     }
 )