diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index cdb6ad3797..a6a402b294 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -807,15 +807,11 @@ var et2_selectbox_ro = et2_selectbox.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 				}
 			}
 			// Allow some special extras for objects by passing the whole thing - value might not be key
-			if(typeof _options[key] == 'object' && _options[key] != null && typeof _options[key].value != 'undefined' && _options[key].value != key)
-			{
-				// Use value, not key, so it goes into the right place
-				this.optionValues[_options[key].value] = _options[key];
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				this.optionValues[key] = _options[key];
+			var option_id = _options[key].value || _options[key].id || key;
+			if(option_id != key) {
+				egw.debug('log', 'Options not indexed.  TODO: what is up?', this);
 			}
+			this.optionValues[option_id] = _options[key];
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -842,7 +838,9 @@ var et2_selectbox_ro = et2_selectbox.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 						// Not a valid option
 						continue;
 					}
-					this.span.append("<li>"+option+"</li>");
+					$j("<li>"+option+"</li>")
+						.attr('data-value', _value[i])
+						.appendTo(this.span);
 				}
 			}
 			return;
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js
index f397e029fb..aa434eee06 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_taglist.js
@@ -383,6 +383,34 @@ var et2_taglist_email = et2_taglist.extend(
 });
 et2_register_widget(et2_taglist_email, ["taglist-email"]);
 
+/**
+ * et2_taglist_ro is the readonly implementation of the taglist.
+ *
+ * @augments et2_selectbox
+ */
+var et2_taglist_ro = et2_selectbox_ro.extend(
+{
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @memberOf et2_selectbox_ro
+	 */
+	init: function() {
+		this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+		this.span = jQuery('<div><ul /></div>')
+			.addClass('et2_taglist_ro');
+		this.setDOMNode(this.span[0]);
+		this.span = $j('ul',this.span)
+			.addClass('ms-sel-ctn');
+	},
+
+	set_value: function(_value) {
+		this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+		$j('li',this.span).addClass('ms-sel-item');
+	}
+});
+et2_register_widget(et2_taglist_ro, ["taglist_ro","taglist_email_ro" ]);
+
 // Require css
 // TODO: merge into etemplate2.css with all other widgets when done
 if(typeof egw != 'undefined') egw(window).includeCSS(egw.webserverUrl + "/phpgwapi/js/jquery/magicsuggest/src/magicsuggest-1.3.1.css");
diff --git a/etemplate/templates/default/etemplate2.css b/etemplate/templates/default/etemplate2.css
index af72b631c8..96d881997f 100644
--- a/etemplate/templates/default/etemplate2.css
+++ b/etemplate/templates/default/etemplate2.css
@@ -639,6 +639,11 @@ ul.et2_link_string {
   background-position: bottom;
   background-repeat: repeat-x;
 }
+
+.et2_taglist_ro ul {
+	margin: 0px;
+	padding: 0px;
+}
 /**
  * VFS widget(s)
  */