diff --git a/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownOptionModel.swift b/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownOptionModel.swift
index ba7caa7f..c82519eb 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownOptionModel.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownOptionModel.swift
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ extension DropdownSelect {
         
         /// Text that goes as option to DropdownSelect
         public var text: String
+        public var value: String
         
-        public init(text: String) {
+        public init(text: String, value: String? = nil) {
             self.text = text
+            self.value = value ?? text
         }
     }
 }