diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts
index 3b266bff7b..64b37eb557 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts
@@ -633,13 +633,12 @@ export const Et2WithSearchMixin = dedupeMixin(<T extends Constructor<LitElement>
 			// Given a value we need to search for - this will add in all matches, including the one needed
 			this.remoteSearch(newValueElement, this.searchOptions).then((result : SelectOption[]) =>
 			{
-				// Re-set / update value since SlSelect probably removed it by now due to missing option
-				if(typeof this.select != "undefined")
+				const option = <SelectOption>result.find(o => o.value == newValueElement);
+				if(option && !this._selected_remote.some(o => o.value == newValueElement))
 				{
-					this.select.value = this.shoelaceValue ?? this.value;
-					this.select.requestUpdate("value");
+					this._selected_remote.push(option);
 				}
-				this.requestUpdate("value");
+				this.requestUpdate();
 			});
 		}