diff --git a/demos/spinner/currency.html b/demos/spinner/currency.html
index 485ad90647..796b379a53 100644
--- a/demos/spinner/currency.html
+++ b/demos/spinner/currency.html
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 	<script>
 	$(function() {
 		$( "#currency" ).change(function() {
-			var current = $( "#spinner" ).spinner( "value" );
-			Globalize.culture( $(this).val() );
-			$( "#spinner" ).spinner( "value", current );
+			$( "#spinner" ).spinner( "option", "culture", $( this ).val() );
 		});
 
 		$( "#spinner" ).spinner({
diff --git a/tests/unit/spinner/spinner_options.js b/tests/unit/spinner/spinner_options.js
index d954c8b9a2..81f434fc6e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/spinner/spinner_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/spinner/spinner_options.js
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ test( "numberFormat, currency", function() {
 	equal( element.val(), "$1.00", "formatted after step" );
 });
 
+test( "numberFormat, change", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+	var element = $( "#spin" ).val( 5 ).spinner({ numberFormat: "n1" });
+	equal( element.val(), "5.0", "formatted on init" );
+	element.spinner( "option", "numberFormat", "c" );
+	equal( element.val(), "$5.00", "formatted after change" );
+});
+
 test( "culture, null", function() {
 	expect( 2 );
 	Globalize.culture( "ja-JP" );
@@ -119,6 +127,17 @@ test( "currency, ja-JP", function() {
 	equal( element.val(), "¥1", "formatted after step" );
 });
 
+test( "currency, change", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+	var element = $( "#spin" ).val( 5 ).spinner({
+		numberFormat: "C",
+		culture: "ja-JP"
+	});
+	equal( element.val(), "¥5", "formatted on init" );
+	element.spinner( "option", "culture", "en" );
+	equal( element.val(), "$5.00", "formatted after change" );
+});
+
 test( "max", function() {
 	expect( 3 );
 	var element = $( "#spin" ).val( 1000 ).spinner({ max: 100 });
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
index 9c554b2dfe..5623722db2 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@ $.widget( "ui.spinner", {
 	},
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
+		if ( key === "culture" || key === "numberFormat" ) {
+			var prevValue = this._parse( this.element.val() );
+			this.options[ key ] = value;
+			this.element.val( this._format( prevValue ) );
+			return;
+		}
+
 		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 
 		if ( key === "disabled" ) {