diff --git a/example/unicorn/components/issue_397.py b/example/unicorn/components/issue_397.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47599ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/unicorn/components/issue_397.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
+from django_unicorn.components import UnicornView
+
+
+class Issue397View(UnicornView):
+    counter: int = 1
+    counter2: Dict = None
+
+    def mount(self):
+        self.counter2 = {"more": 8}
+
+    def inc(self):
+        self.counter += 1
+        self.counter2["more"] += 1
+
+    def updated_counter(self, value):
+        print(f"updated_counter: {value}")
+    
+    def updated_counter2(self, value):
+        print(f"updated_counter2: {value}")
+
+    def updated(self, name, value):
+        print(f"updated: {name}, {value}")
diff --git a/example/unicorn/templates/unicorn/issue-397.html b/example/unicorn/templates/unicorn/issue-397.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbabc092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/unicorn/templates/unicorn/issue-397.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{% extends "www/base.html" %}
+{% load unicorn %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<div unicorn:view>
+  <div>
+    counter: {{ counter }}
+  </div>
+  <div>
+    counter2.more: {{ counter2.more }}
+  </div>
+
+  <div>
+    <button unicorn:click="inc">inc</button>
+  </div>
+
+  <div>
+    <button unicorn:click="counter=4">counter=4</button>
+  </div>
+
+  <div>
+    <button unicorn:click="counter2.more=4">counter2.more=4</button>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/www/urls.py b/example/www/urls.py
index 0f74458d..7ea243a1 100644
--- a/example/www/urls.py
+++ b/example/www/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.urls import path
 
 from example.unicorn.components.direct_view import DirectViewView
+from example.unicorn.components.issue_397 import Issue397View
 
 from . import views
 
@@ -14,5 +15,10 @@
         DirectViewView.as_view(),
         name="direct-view",
     ),
+    path(
+        "issue-397",
+        Issue397View.as_view(),
+        name="issue-397",
+    ),
     path("<str:name>", views.template, name="template"),
 ]