diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts
index d019d4a7e4..5a91785e6b 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_taglist.ts
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@ export class et2_taglist extends et2_selectbox implements et2_IResizeable
 		this.taglist.setData(function(query, cfg) {
 			return widget._data.call(widget,query, cfg);
 		});
+
+		// if value has already been set, re-set it by it's id(s)
+		if (this.options.select_options.length && this.options.value.length) {
+			this.set_value(this.options.value.map((v) => v.id));
+		}
 	}
 
 	set_disabled(disabled)