diff --git a/jquery-loadTemplate/jquery.loadTemplate-0.5.4.js b/jquery-loadTemplate/jquery.loadTemplate-0.5.4.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/jquery-loadTemplate/jquery.loadTemplate-0.5.4.js
+++ b/jquery-loadTemplate/jquery.loadTemplate-0.5.4.js
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@
             $elem.attr("alt", applyFormatters($elem, value, "alt"));
         });
 
+        processElements("data-value", template, data, function ($elem, value) {
+            $elem.val(applyFormatters($elem, value, "value"));
+        });
+
         processElements("data-link", template, data, function ($elem, value) {
             var $linkElem = $("<a/>");
             $linkElem.attr("href", applyFormatters($elem, value, "link"));
@@ -347,4 +351,4 @@
     $.fn.loadTemplate = loadTemplate;
     $.addTemplateFormatter = addTemplateFormatter;
 
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);
Added support for the "value" attribute (e.g. to fill form fields)