diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
index 82f3a8232a..0400e953ee 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2Select.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export class Et2Select extends Et2InvokerMixin(Et2WidgetWithSelect)
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				this._inputNode.multiple = true;	// in case property is not yet set, selectbox will unselect all other options
 				this._inputNode.querySelectorAll('option').forEach((el : HTMLOptionElement) =>
 				{
 					el.selected = [].concat(value).find(val => val == el.value);