diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index a8c1814e75..8c46e46fd7 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -540,6 +540,13 @@ var et2_selectbox_ro = et2_selectbox.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM], {
 		}
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Override parent to return null - no value, not node value
+	 */
+	getValue: function() {
+		return null;
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Functions for et2_IDetachedDOM
 	 */