diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.spec.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.spec.ts
index 8fe1816c96..446f7d43eb 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.spec.ts
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ describe('FormFieldModel', () => {
                 ];
             });
 
-            it('should update form with selected option and options from which we chose', () => {
+            it('should update form with selected option and options from which we chose when is a strign', () => {
                 field.value = 'restOpt2';
                 field.updateForm();
 
@@ -1046,6 +1046,15 @@ describe('FormFieldModel', () => {
             expect(field.value).toEqual('opt2');
             expect(field.form.values['dropdown_field']).toEqual({ id: 'opt2', name: 'Option 2' });
         });
+
+        it('should selected option appear in form values', () => {
+            const field = getFieldConfig('manual', staticOptions, { id: 'opt3', name: 'opt3' });
+
+            field.updateForm();
+
+            expect(field.value).toEqual('opt2');
+            expect(field.form.values['dropdown_field']).toEqual({ id: 'opt2', name: 'Option 2' });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('radio buttons field', () => {
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.ts
index 3c60ebdb91..aa4b2a5ad4 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/widgets/core/form-field.model.ts
@@ -436,6 +436,17 @@ export class FormFieldModel extends FormWidgetModel {
 
                     this.form.values[this.id] = matchingOption || null;
                 }
+
+                if (typeof this.value === 'object') {
+                    if (this.value.id === 'empty' || this.value.id === '') {
+                        this.form.values[this.id] = null;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    const matchingOption: FormFieldOption = this.options.find((opt) => opt.id === this.value.id);
+
+                    this.form.values[this.id] = matchingOption || null;
+                }
                 break;
             }
             case FormFieldTypes.RADIO_BUTTONS: {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts
index 0b714193fa..a722d7827b 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class DropdownCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnI
 
     private setFormControlValue(): void {
         if (this.field?.value && typeof this.field?.value === 'object') {
-            this.dropdownControl.setValue(this.field?.value, { emitEvent: false });
+            this.dropdownControl.setValue({ id: this.field?.value.id, name: this.field?.value.name }, { emitEvent: false });
         } else {
             this.dropdownControl.setValue({ id: this.field?.value, name: '' }, { emitEvent: false });
         }
@@ -473,7 +473,11 @@ export class DropdownCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnI
             const fieldValueIds = this.field.value.map((valueOption) => valueOption.id);
             return fieldValueIds.every((valueOptionId) => optionIdList.includes(valueOptionId));
         } else {
-            return [...this.field.options].map((option) => option.id).includes(this.field.value);
+            if (this.field?.value && typeof this.field?.value === 'object') {
+                return [...this.field.options].map((option) => option.id).includes(this.field.value.id);
+            } else {
+                return [...this.field.options].map((option) => option.id).includes(this.field.value);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/validators.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/validators.ts
index ed8b1fe52c..6b0c6fb872 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/validators.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/validators.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const defaultValueValidator =
         });
 
         const isSomeOptionSelected = optionsWithNoDefaultValue.some((dropdownOption) => {
-            const isOptionSelected = dropdownOption.id === control.value.id;
+            const isOptionSelected = dropdownOption.id === control.value?.id;
 
             return isOptionSelected;
         });