Set current state to null
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute"> <mx:states> <mx:State name="enabled"> <mx:SetProperty target="{textinput}" name="enabled" value="{true}" /> </mx:State> </mx:states> <mx:HBox id="hbox"> <mx:Button id="enableButton" label="Enable" click="currentState='enabled'" /> <mx:Button id="disableButton" label="Disable" click="currentState=null" /> <mx:TextInput id="textinput" enabled="false" text="example text" /> </mx:HBox> </mx:Application>