diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts
index 2a60bbce9e..2a97128fa7 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Link/Et2LinkSearch.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ export class Et2LinkSearch extends Et2Select
 				item.textContent = title;
 				item.classList.remove("loading");
 			}
+			// update the displayed text
+			this.syncItemsFromValue();
 		});
 	}
 }