diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/Widget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/Widget.cs
index 9a888241e8..7448615503 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/Widget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/Widget.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		// Calculated internally
 		public Rectangle Bounds;
 		public Rectangle EventBounds;
-		public Widget Parent = null;
+		public Widget Parent = null;
+
+		public Widget() { InputHandler = Lazy.New(() => BindHandler(Delegate)); }
 		
 		public virtual void Initialize()
 		{
@@ -54,8 +56,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 				child.Initialize();
 				EventBounds = Rectangle.Union(EventBounds, child.EventBounds);
 			}
-
-			InputHandler = Lazy.New(() => BindHandler(Delegate));
 		}
 
 		static IWidgetDelegate BindHandler(string name)