diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryField.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryField.swift
index ddc459c3..47c59dae 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryField.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/ItemDropdownEntryField.swift
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ open class ItemDropdownEntryField: BaseDropdownEntryField {
         guard !pickerData.isEmpty else { return }
         
         if setInitialValueInTextField, let pickerIndex = pickerView?.selectedRow(inComponent: 0) {
+            observeDropdownChange?(text ?? "", pickerData[pickerIndex])
             text = pickerData[pickerIndex]
+            itemDropdownEntryFieldModel?.selectedIndex = pickerIndex
         }
     }