diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.spec.tsx
index fafc8f92a7..b0f04977c1 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.spec.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,43 @@ describe('useInput', () => {
         expect(inputProps.meta).toBeDefined();
     });
 
+    it('allows to override the value of enhanced input', () => {
+        let inputProps;
+        const enhancedInput: any = {
+            id: 'parent',
+            name: 'title',
+            isRequired: true,
+        };
+        const meta = {
+            touched: false,
+        };
+        render(
+            <Form
+                onSubmit={jest.fn()}
+                render={() => (
+                    <Input
+                        id="my-title"
+                        source="title"
+                        input={enhancedInput}
+                        meta={meta}
+                        resource="posts"
+                        defaultValue={'overridden value'}
+                    >
+                        {props => {
+                            inputProps = props;
+                            return <div />;
+                        }}
+                    </Input>
+                )}
+            />
+        );
+
+        expect(inputProps.id).toEqual('my-title');
+        expect(inputProps.input).toBeDefined();
+        expect(inputProps.input.value).toEqual('overridden value');
+        expect(inputProps.meta).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
     it('allows to extend the input event handlers', () => {
         const handleBlur = jest.fn();
         const handleChange = jest.fn();
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.ts b/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.ts
index 309c4e6e0b..ffff1c4310 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.ts
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/form/useInput.ts
@@ -91,10 +91,14 @@ const useInput = ({
 
     // If there is an input prop, this input has already been enhanced by final-form
     // This is required in for inputs used inside other inputs (such as the SelectInput inside a ReferenceInput)
-    if (options.input) {
+    const enhancedInput = options.input;
+    if (enhancedInput) {
         return {
             id: id || source,
-            input: options.input,
+            input: {
+                ...enhancedInput,
+                value: enhancedInput.value || input.value,
+            },
             meta: options.meta,
             isRequired: isRequired(validate),
         };
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.js b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.js
index 6958246b9d..2efb2938b7 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.js
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.js
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ const ReferenceArrayInput = ({
     onChange,
     onFocus,
     validate,
-    parse,
-    format,
     ...props
 }) => {
     if (React.Children.count(children) !== 1) {
@@ -113,8 +111,8 @@ const ReferenceArrayInput = ({
         onFocus,
         source: props.source,
         validate,
-        parse,
-        format,
+        parse: props.parse,
+        format: props.format,
     });
 
     const controllerProps = useReferenceArrayInputController({
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.spec.js b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.spec.js
index 5c8d17597d..a444998c6d 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/input/ReferenceArrayInput.spec.js
@@ -159,4 +159,29 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayInput />', () => {
             queryByText(JSON.stringify({ touched: false, helperText: false }))
         ).not.toBeNull();
     });
+
+    it('should pass format and parse props down to child component', () => {
+        let formatCallback, parseCallback;
+        const MyComponent = ({ parse, format }) => {
+            parseCallback = parse;
+            formatCallback = format;
+            return <div />;
+        };
+        const parse = jest.fn();
+        const format = jest.fn();
+        render(
+            <ReferenceArrayInputView
+                {...defaultProps}
+                allowEmpty
+                parse={parse}
+                format={format}
+            >
+                <MyComponent />
+            </ReferenceArrayInputView>
+        );
+        parseCallback('parse');
+        formatCallback('format');
+        expect(parse).toBeCalledWith('parse');
+        expect(format).toBeCalledWith('format');
+    });
 });