diff --git a/packages/effect-fc/src/SynchronizedForm.ts b/packages/effect-fc/src/SynchronizedForm.ts
index 3233588..ec6644e 100644
--- a/packages/effect-fc/src/SynchronizedForm.ts
+++ b/packages/effect-fc/src/SynchronizedForm.ts
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ export const make = Effect.fnUntraced(function* <A, I = A, R = never, TER = neve
     const issuesLens = Lens.fromSubscriptionRef(yield* SubscriptionRef.make<readonly ParseResult.ArrayFormatterIssue[]>(Array.empty()))
     const validationFiberLens = Lens.fromSubscriptionRef(yield* SubscriptionRef.make(Option.none<Fiber.Fiber<A, ParseResult.ParseError>>()))
     const isCommittingLens = Lens.fromSubscriptionRef(yield* SubscriptionRef.make(false))
-    const initialEncodedValue = yield* Lens.get(options.target).pipe(
-        Effect.flatMap(Schema.encode(options.schema, { errors: "all" })),
-    )
+
+    const initialEncodedValue = options.initialEncodedValue ?? (yield* Effect.flatMap(
+        Lens.get(options.target),
+        Schema.encode(options.schema, { errors: "all" }),
+    ))
 
     return new SynchronizedFormImpl(
         options.schema,