diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index 3794d3464e..32b696ee94 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || (function () {
     };
 })();
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.et2_menulist = exports.et2_selectbox_ro = exports.et2_selectbox = void 0;
 /*egw:uses
     /vendor/bower-asset/jquery/dist/jquery.js;
     /api/js/jquery/chosen/chosen.jquery.js;
@@ -185,6 +184,16 @@ var et2_selectbox = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         }
         return valid;
     };
+    /**
+     * Overridden from parent to make sure tooltip handler is bound to the correct element
+     * if tags is on.
+     */
+    et2_selectbox.prototype.getTooltipElement = function () {
+        if (this.input && (this.options.tags || this.options.search)) {
+            return jQuery(this.input.siblings()).get(0);
+        }
+        return this.getDOMNode(this);
+    };
     /**
      * Add an option to regular drop-down select
      *
@@ -617,6 +626,10 @@ var et2_selectbox = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                     jQuery(v).addClass(self.options.value_class + v.value);
                 });
             }
+            this.input.on('liszt:ready', function (evt, params) {
+                debugger;
+                this.set_statustext(this.statustext);
+            }.bind(this));
             this.input.chosen({
                 inherit_select_classes: true,
                 search_contains: true,
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts
index 604018907e..0b840b9372 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,20 @@ export class et2_selectbox extends et2_inputWidget
 		return valid;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Overridden from parent to make sure tooltip handler is bound to the correct element
+	 * if tags is on.
+	 */
+	getTooltipElement(): HTMLElement
+	{
+		if(this.input && (this.options.tags || this.options.search))
+		{
+			return <HTMLElement><unknown>  jQuery(this.input.siblings()).get(0);
+		}
+		return this.getDOMNode(this);
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Add an option to regular drop-down select
 	 *
@@ -834,6 +848,10 @@ export class et2_selectbox extends et2_inputWidget
 					jQuery(v).addClass(self.options.value_class+v.value);
 				});
 			}
+			this.input.on('liszt:ready', function(evt, params) {
+				debugger;
+		        this.set_statustext(this.statustext);
+		    }.bind(this));
 			this.input.chosen({
 				inherit_select_classes: true,
 				search_contains: true,
@@ -868,7 +886,6 @@ export class et2_selectbox extends et2_inputWidget
 					self.change.call(self, self.input, self, _change);
 				});
 			}
-
 			// multi selection with limited show line of single row
 			if (this.options.multiple && this.options.rows == 1 && this.options.height)
 			{