diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.test.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.test.tsx
index b78acd0001b..ea8ff99beaa 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.test.tsx
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ const codeList: CodeList = [
     helpText: 'Test 3 help text',
   },
 ];
+const onBlurAny = jest.fn();
 const onChange = jest.fn();
 const onInvalid = jest.fn();
 const defaultProps: StudioCodeListEditorProps = {
   codeList,
   texts,
+  onBlurAny,
   onChange,
   onInvalid,
 };
@@ -119,8 +121,7 @@ describe('StudioCodeListEditor', () => {
     const labelInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: texts.itemLabel(1) });
     const newValue = 'new text';
     await user.type(labelInput, newValue);
-    await user.tab();
-    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(newValue.length);
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
       { ...codeList[0], label: newValue },
       codeList[1],
@@ -134,8 +135,7 @@ describe('StudioCodeListEditor', () => {
     const valueInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: texts.itemValue(1) });
     const newValue = 'new text';
     await user.type(valueInput, newValue);
-    await user.tab();
-    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(newValue.length);
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
       { ...codeList[0], value: newValue },
       codeList[1],
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ describe('StudioCodeListEditor', () => {
     const descriptionInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: texts.itemDescription(1) });
     const newValue = 'new text';
     await user.type(descriptionInput, newValue);
-    await user.tab();
-    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(newValue.length);
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
       { ...codeList[0], description: newValue },
       codeList[1],
@@ -164,8 +163,7 @@ describe('StudioCodeListEditor', () => {
     const helpTextInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: texts.itemHelpText(1) });
     const newValue = 'new text';
     await user.type(helpTextInput, newValue);
-    await user.tab();
-    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(newValue.length);
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
       { ...codeList[0], helpText: newValue },
       codeList[1],
@@ -196,6 +194,21 @@ describe('StudioCodeListEditor', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('Calls the onBlurAny callback with the current code list when an item in the table is blurred', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderCodeListEditor();
+    const valueInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: texts.itemValue(1) });
+    const newValue = 'new text';
+    await user.type(valueInput, newValue);
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(onBlurAny).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onBlurAny).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([
+      { ...codeList[0], value: newValue },
+      codeList[1],
+      codeList[2],
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('Updates itself when the user changes something', async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     renderCodeListEditor();
@@ -267,8 +280,7 @@ describe('StudioCodeListEditor', () => {
     const validValueInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: texts.itemValue(3) });
     const newValue = 'new value';
     await user.type(validValueInput, newValue);
-    await user.tab();
-    expect(onInvalid).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onInvalid).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(newValue.length);
   });
 
   it('Does not trigger onInvalid if an invalid code list is changed to a valid state', async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.tsx
index a4cff5e76da..d1da350578a 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditor.tsx
@@ -23,23 +23,32 @@ import { areThereCodeListErrors, findCodeListErrors, isCodeListValid } from './v
 import type { ValueErrorMap } from './types/ValueErrorMap';
 import { StudioFieldset } from '../StudioFieldset';
 import { StudioErrorMessage } from '../StudioErrorMessage';
+import type { Override } from '../../types/Override';
+import type { StudioInputTableProps } from '../StudioInputTable/StudioInputTable';
 
 export type StudioCodeListEditorProps = {
   codeList: CodeList;
-  onChange: (codeList: CodeList) => void;
+  onBlurAny?: (codeList: CodeList) => void;
+  onChange?: (codeList: CodeList) => void;
   onInvalid?: () => void;
   texts: CodeListEditorTexts;
 };
 
 export function StudioCodeListEditor({
   codeList,
+  onBlurAny,
   onChange,
   onInvalid,
   texts,
 }: StudioCodeListEditorProps): ReactElement {
   return (
     <StudioCodeListEditorContext.Provider value={{ texts }}>
-      <StatefulCodeListEditor codeList={codeList} onChange={onChange} onInvalid={onInvalid} />
+      <StatefulCodeListEditor
+        codeList={codeList}
+        onBlurAny={onBlurAny}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        onInvalid={onInvalid}
+      />
     </StudioCodeListEditorContext.Provider>
   );
 }
@@ -48,6 +57,7 @@ type StatefulCodeListEditorProps = Omit<StudioCodeListEditorProps, 'texts'>;
 
 function StatefulCodeListEditor({
   codeList: defaultCodeList,
+  onBlurAny,
   onChange,
   onInvalid,
 }: StatefulCodeListEditorProps): ReactElement {
@@ -60,18 +70,32 @@ function StatefulCodeListEditor({
   const handleChange = useCallback(
     (newCodeList: CodeList) => {
       setCodeList(newCodeList);
-      isCodeListValid(newCodeList) ? onChange(newCodeList) : onInvalid?.();
+      isCodeListValid(newCodeList) ? onChange?.(newCodeList) : onInvalid?.();
     },
     [onChange, onInvalid],
   );
 
-  return <ControlledCodeListEditor codeList={codeList} onChange={handleChange} />;
+  const handleBlurAny = useCallback(() => {
+    onBlurAny?.(codeList);
+  }, [onBlurAny, codeList]);
+
+  return (
+    <ControlledCodeListEditor
+      codeList={codeList}
+      onBlurAny={handleBlurAny}
+      onChange={handleChange}
+    />
+  );
 }
 
-type InternalCodeListEditorProps = Omit<StatefulCodeListEditorProps, 'onInvalid'>;
+type InternalCodeListEditorProps = Override<
+  Pick<StudioInputTableProps, 'onBlurAny'>,
+  Omit<StatefulCodeListEditorProps, 'onInvalid'>
+>;
 
 function ControlledCodeListEditor({
   codeList,
+  onBlurAny,
   onChange,
 }: InternalCodeListEditorProps): ReactElement {
   const { texts } = useStudioCodeListEditorContext();
@@ -86,12 +110,18 @@ function ControlledCodeListEditor({
 
   return (
     <StudioFieldset legend={texts.codeList} className={classes.codeListEditor} ref={fieldsetRef}>
-      <CodeListTable codeList={codeList} errorMap={errorMap} onChange={onChange} />
+      <CodeListTable
+        codeList={codeList}
+        errorMap={errorMap}
+        onBlurAny={onBlurAny}
+        onChange={onChange}
+      />
       <AddButton onClick={handleAddButtonClick} />
       <Errors errorMap={errorMap} />
     </StudioFieldset>
   );
 }
+
 type InternalCodeListEditorWithErrorsProps = InternalCodeListEditorProps & ErrorsProps;
 
 function CodeListTable(props: InternalCodeListEditorWithErrorsProps): ReactElement {
@@ -107,11 +137,14 @@ function EmptyCodeListTable(): ReactElement {
   return <StudioParagraph size='small'>{texts.emptyCodeList}</StudioParagraph>;
 }
 
-function CodeListTableWithContent(props: InternalCodeListEditorWithErrorsProps): ReactElement {
+function CodeListTableWithContent({
+  onBlurAny,
+  ...rest
+}: InternalCodeListEditorWithErrorsProps): ReactElement {
   return (
-    <StudioInputTable>
+    <StudioInputTable onBlurAny={onBlurAny}>
       <TableHeadings />
-      <TableBody {...props} />
+      <TableBody {...rest} />
     </StudioInputTable>
   );
 }
@@ -145,7 +178,7 @@ function TableBody({
     [codeList, onChange],
   );
 
-  const handleBlur = useCallback(
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
     (index: number, newItem: CodeListItem) => {
       const updatedCodeList = changeCodeListItem(codeList, index, newItem);
       onChange(updatedCodeList);
@@ -161,7 +194,7 @@ function TableBody({
           item={item}
           key={index}
           number={index + 1}
-          onBlur={(newItem) => handleBlur(index, newItem)}
+          onChange={(newItem) => handleChange(index, newItem)}
           onDeleteButtonClick={() => handleDeleteButtonClick(index)}
         />
       ))}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditorRow/StudioCodeListEditorRow.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditorRow/StudioCodeListEditorRow.tsx
index 161b6d04264..501f9f4fcac 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditorRow/StudioCodeListEditorRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-components/src/components/StudioCodelistEditor/StudioCodeListEditorRow/StudioCodeListEditorRow.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type StudioCodeListEditorRowProps = {
   error: ValueError | null;
   item: CodeListItem;
   number: number;
-  onBlur: (newItem: CodeListItem) => void;
+  onChange: (newItem: CodeListItem) => void;
   onDeleteButtonClick: () => void;
 };
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function StudioCodeListEditorRow({
   error,
   item,
   number,
-  onBlur,
+  onChange,
   onDeleteButtonClick,
 }: StudioCodeListEditorRowProps) {
   const { texts } = useStudioCodeListEditorContext();
@@ -29,33 +29,33 @@ export function StudioCodeListEditorRow({
   const handleLabelChange = useCallback(
     (label: string) => {
       const updatedItem = changeLabel(item, label);
-      onBlur(updatedItem);
+      onChange(updatedItem);
     },
-    [item, onBlur],
+    [item, onChange],
   );
 
   const handleDescriptionChange = useCallback(
     (description: string) => {
       const updatedItem = changeDescription(item, description);
-      onBlur(updatedItem);
+      onChange(updatedItem);
     },
-    [item, onBlur],
+    [item, onChange],
   );
 
   const handleValueChange = useCallback(
     (value: string) => {
       const updatedItem = changeValue(item, value);
-      onBlur(updatedItem);
+      onChange(updatedItem);
     },
-    [item, onBlur],
+    [item, onChange],
   );
 
   const handleHelpTextChange = useCallback(
     (helpText: string) => {
       const updatedItem = changeHelpText(item, helpText);
-      onBlur(updatedItem);
+      onChange(updatedItem);
     },
-    [item, onBlur],
+    [item, onChange],
   );
 
   return (
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ export function StudioCodeListEditorRow({
         autoComplete='off'
         error={error && texts.valueErrors[error]}
         label={texts.itemValue(number)}
-        onBlur={handleValueChange}
+        onChange={handleValueChange}
         value={item.value}
       />
       <TextfieldCell
         label={texts.itemLabel(number)}
-        onBlur={handleLabelChange}
+        onChange={handleLabelChange}
         value={item.label}
       />
       <TextfieldCell
         label={texts.itemDescription(number)}
-        onBlur={handleDescriptionChange}
+        onChange={handleDescriptionChange}
         value={item.description}
       />
       <TextfieldCell
         label={texts.itemHelpText(number)}
-        onBlur={handleHelpTextChange}
+        onChange={handleHelpTextChange}
         value={item.helpText}
       />
       <DeleteButtonCell onClick={onDeleteButtonClick} number={number} />
@@ -90,23 +90,23 @@ export function StudioCodeListEditorRow({
 type TextfieldCellProps = {
   error?: string;
   label: string;
-  onBlur: (newString: string) => void;
+  onChange: (newString: string) => void;
   value: CodeListItemValue;
   autoComplete?: HTMLInputAutoCompleteAttribute;
 };
 
-function TextfieldCell({ error, label, value, onBlur, autoComplete }: TextfieldCellProps) {
+function TextfieldCell({ error, label, value, onChange, autoComplete }: TextfieldCellProps) {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   useEffect((): void => {
     ref.current?.setCustomValidity(error || '');
   }, [error]);
 
-  const handleBlur = useCallback(
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
     (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void => {
-      onBlur(event.target.value);
+      onChange(event.target.value);
     },
-    [onBlur],
+    [onChange],
   );
 
   const handleFocus = useCallback((event: FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void => {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function TextfieldCell({ error, label, value, onBlur, autoComplete }: TextfieldC
       aria-label={label}
       autoComplete={autoComplete}
       className={classes.textfieldCell}
-      onBlur={handleBlur}
+      onChange={handleChange}
       onFocus={handleFocus}
       ref={ref}
       value={(value as string) ?? ''}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeList/CodeLists/CodeLists.tsx b/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeList/CodeLists/CodeLists.tsx
index b2a4c57cfb4..c2553e24db5 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeList/CodeLists/CodeLists.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/studio-content-library/src/ContentLibrary/LibraryBody/pages/CodeList/CodeLists/CodeLists.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type CodeListProps = {
 function CodeList({ codeList, onUpdateCodeList }: CodeListProps) {
   const editorTexts: CodeListEditorTexts = useOptionListEditorTexts();
 
-  const handleUpdateCodeList = (updatedCodeList: StudioComponentsCodeList): void => {
+  const handleBlurAny = (updatedCodeList: StudioComponentsCodeList): void => {
     const updatedCodeListWithMetadata = updateCodeListWithMetadata(codeList, updatedCodeList);
     onUpdateCodeList(updatedCodeListWithMetadata);
   };
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function CodeList({ codeList, onUpdateCodeList }: CodeListProps) {
         <Accordion.Content>
           <StudioCodeListEditor
             codeList={codeList.codeList}
-            onChange={handleUpdateCodeList}
+            onBlurAny={handleBlurAny}
             texts={editorTexts}
           />
         </Accordion.Content>
diff --git a/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/EditTab/OptionListEditor/OptionListEditor.tsx b/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/EditTab/OptionListEditor/OptionListEditor.tsx
index 2f581ec6407..767d9861a24 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/EditTab/OptionListEditor/OptionListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/ux-editor/src/components/config/editModal/EditOptions/OptionTabs/EditTab/OptionListEditor/OptionListEditor.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function EditLibraryOptionListEditorModal({
   const optionListHasChanged = (options: Option[]): boolean =>
     JSON.stringify(options) !== JSON.stringify(localOptionList);
 
-  const handleOptionsChange = (options: Option[]) => {
+  const handleBlurAny = (options: Option[]) => {
     if (optionListHasChanged(options)) {
       updateOptionList({ optionListId: optionsId, optionsList: options });
       setLocalOptionList(options);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function EditLibraryOptionListEditorModal({
       >
         <StudioCodeListEditor
           codeList={localOptionList}
-          onChange={handleOptionsChange}
+          onBlurAny={handleBlurAny}
           texts={editorTexts}
         />
       </StudioModal.Dialog>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function EditManualOptionListEditorModal({
   const modalRef = useRef<HTMLDialogElement>(null);
   const editorTexts = useOptionListEditorTexts();
 
-  const handleOptionsChange = (options: Option[]) => {
+  const handleBlurAny = (options: Option[]) => {
     if (component.optionsId) {
       delete component.optionsId;
     }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function EditManualOptionListEditorModal({
       >
         <StudioCodeListEditor
           codeList={component.options ?? []}
-          onChange={handleOptionsChange}
+          onBlurAny={handleBlurAny}
           texts={editorTexts}
         />
       </StudioModal.Dialog>