diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/BooleanField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/BooleanField.java
index 2e0520d..6954106 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/BooleanField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/BooleanField.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public Boolean fromString(String string) {
                 return Boolean.parseBoolean(string);
             }
         };
-        renderer = new SimpleBooleanControl();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleBooleanControl();
 
         userInput.set(stringConverter.toString(value.getValue()));
     }
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DateField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DateField.java
index 0e8398c..f6210d9 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DateField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DateField.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public DateField(ObjectProperty<LocalDate> valueProperty, ObjectProperty<LocalDa
 
         Chronology chronology = Chronology.ofLocale(Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT));
         stringConverter = new LocalDateStringConverter(FormatStyle.SHORT, null, chronology);
-        renderer = new SimpleDateControl();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleDateControl();
         userInput.setValue(null);
         userInput.setValue(stringConverter.toString((LocalDate) persistentValue.getValue()));
     }
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DoubleField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DoubleField.java
index 6a5e487..1ea4e1d 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DoubleField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/DoubleField.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public Double fromString(String string) {
                 return Double.parseDouble(string);
             }
         };
-        renderer = new SimpleDoubleControl();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleDoubleControl();
 
         userInput.set(stringConverter.toString(value.getValue()));
     }
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/Field.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/Field.java
index c50ff2e..6cd1025 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/Field.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/Field.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ public abstract class Field<F extends Field<F>> extends Element<F> implements Fo
     protected TranslationService translationService;
 
     protected SimpleControl<F> renderer;
+    protected Supplier<SimpleControl<F>> rendererSupplier;
 
     protected final Map<EventType<FieldEvent>,List<EventHandler<? super FieldEvent>>> eventHandlers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
@@ -633,6 +635,20 @@ public F render(SimpleControl<F> newValue) {
         return (F) this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the control supplier that renders this field.
+     * The supplier is only called when required, i.e., when the GUI is created.
+     *
+     * @param newValue
+     *              The new control supplier to render the field.
+     *
+     * @return Returns the current field to allow for chaining.
+     */
+    public F render(Supplier<SimpleControl<F>> newValue) {
+        rendererSupplier = newValue;
+        return (F) this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Activates or deactivates the {@code bindingModeListener} based on the
      * given {@code BindingMode}.
@@ -794,6 +810,10 @@ public boolean isI18N() {
     }
 
     public SimpleControl<F> getRenderer() {
+        if (renderer == null) {
+            renderer = rendererSupplier.get();
+        }
+
         return renderer;
     }
 
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/IntegerField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/IntegerField.java
index e1ffbd1..ca23939 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/IntegerField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/IntegerField.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public Integer fromString(String string) {
                 return Integer.parseInt(string);
             }
         };
-        renderer = new SimpleIntegerControl();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleIntegerControl();
 
         userInput.set(stringConverter.toString(value.getValue()));
     }
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/MultiSelectionField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/MultiSelectionField.java
index 10f8138..d8f57f9 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/MultiSelectionField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/MultiSelectionField.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ protected MultiSelectionField(ListProperty<V> items, List<Integer> selection) {
             persistentSelection.clear();
         });
 
-        renderer = new SimpleListViewControl<>();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleListViewControl<>();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/PasswordField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/PasswordField.java
index dde5718..f722506 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/PasswordField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/PasswordField.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public String fromString(String string) {
                 return string;
             }
         };
-        renderer = new SimplePasswordControl();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimplePasswordControl();
 
         userInput.set(stringConverter.toString(value.getValue()));
     }
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/SingleSelectionField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/SingleSelectionField.java
index 8f2fbde..5d36b70 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/SingleSelectionField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/SingleSelectionField.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ protected SingleSelectionField(ListProperty<V> items, int selection) {
             persistentSelection.setValue(null);
         });
 
-        renderer = new SimpleComboBoxControl<>();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleComboBoxControl<>();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/StringField.java b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/StringField.java
index a746d3c..b125258 100644
--- a/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/StringField.java
+++ b/formsfx-core/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/model/structure/StringField.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public String fromString(String string) {
                 return string;
             }
         };
-        renderer = new SimpleTextControl();
+        rendererSupplier = () -> new SimpleTextControl();
 
         userInput.set(stringConverter.toString(value.getValue()));
     }
diff --git a/formsfx-demo/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/demo/model/DemoModel.java b/formsfx-demo/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/demo/model/DemoModel.java
index 91c2baa..cb58e9c 100644
--- a/formsfx-demo/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/demo/model/DemoModel.java
+++ b/formsfx-demo/src/main/java/com/dlsc/formsfx/demo/model/DemoModel.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private void createForm() {
                                 .required("required_error_message")
                                 .label("driving_label")
                                 .span(ColSpan.HALF)
-                                .render(new SimpleRadioButtonControl<>()),
+                                .render(() -> new SimpleRadioButtonControl<>()),
                         Field.ofStringType(country.timeZoneProperty())
                                 .label("time_zone_label")
                                 .placeholder("time_zone_placeholder")
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ private void createForm() {
                                 .label("continent_label")
                                 .required("required_error_message")
                                 .span(ColSpan.HALF)
-                                .render(new SimpleCheckBoxControl<>()),
+                                .render(() -> new SimpleCheckBoxControl<>()),
                         Field.ofMultiSelectionType(country.allCitiesProperty(), country.germanCitiesProperty())
                                 .label("german_cities_label")
                                 .span(ColSpan.HALF),