diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.ts
index 3ec6393727..168a6972b3 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Component, Input, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormFieldModel } from './../widget.model';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { WidgetComponent } from './../widget.component';
 
 declare let __moduleName: string;
 declare var componentHandler;
@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@ declare var componentHandler;
     selector: 'checkbox-widget',
     templateUrl: './checkbox.widget.html'
 })
-export class CheckboxWidget implements AfterViewInit {
-
-    @Input()
-    field: FormFieldModel;
-
-    hasField() {
-        return this.field ? true : false;
-    }
-
-    ngAfterViewInit() {
-        // workaround for MDL issues with dynamic components
-        if (componentHandler) {
-            componentHandler.upgradeAllRegistered();
-        }
-    }
+export class CheckboxWidget extends WidgetComponent {
 
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.html b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.html
index 4ebb2896ee..7fb027bd54 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.html
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
                     <div *ngSwitchCase="'boolean'">
                         <checkbox-widget [field]="field"></checkbox-widget>
                     </div>
+                    <div *ngSwitchCase="'dropdown'">
+                        <dropdown-widget [field]="field"></dropdown-widget>
+                    </div>
                     <div *ngSwitchDefault>
                         <span>UNKNOWN WIDGET TYPE: {{field.type}}</span>
                     </div>
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.ts
index 15f44a2a01..1d41214674 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/container/container.widget.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { TextWidget } from './../text/text.widget';
 import { NumberWidget } from './../number/number.widget';
 import { CheckboxWidget } from './../checkbox/checkbox.widget';
 import { MultilineTextWidget } from './../multiline-text/multiline-text.widget';
+import { DropdownWidget } from './../dropdown/dropdown.widget';
 
 declare let __moduleName: string;
 declare var componentHandler;
@@ -30,7 +31,13 @@ declare var componentHandler;
     moduleId: __moduleName,
     selector: 'container-widget',
     templateUrl: './container.widget.html',
-    directives: [TextWidget, NumberWidget, CheckboxWidget, MultilineTextWidget]
+    directives: [
+        TextWidget,
+        NumberWidget,
+        CheckboxWidget,
+        MultilineTextWidget,
+        DropdownWidget
+    ]
 })
 export class ContainerWidget implements AfterViewInit {
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown.widget.html b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown.widget.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fca63bf47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown.widget.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<select>
+    <option value="1">One</option>
+    <option value="2">Two</option>
+</select>
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown.widget.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70581505b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown.widget.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2016 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { WidgetComponent } from './../widget.component';
+
+declare let __moduleName: string;
+declare var componentHandler;
+
+@Component({
+    moduleId: __moduleName,
+    selector: 'dropdown-widget',
+    templateUrl: './dropdown.widget.html'
+})
+export class DropdownWidget extends WidgetComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/multiline-text/multiline-text.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/multiline-text/multiline-text.widget.ts
index f038752ff6..d269746c80 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/multiline-text/multiline-text.widget.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/multiline-text/multiline-text.widget.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Component, Input, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormFieldModel } from './../widget.model';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { WidgetComponent } from './../widget.component';
 
 declare let __moduleName: string;
 declare var componentHandler;
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ declare var componentHandler;
     templateUrl: './multiline-text.widget.html',
     styleUrls: ['./multiline-text.widget.css']
 })
-export class MultilineTextWidget implements AfterViewInit {
-
-    @Input()
-    field: FormFieldModel;
-
-    hasField() {
-        return this.field ? true : false;
-    }
-
-    ngAfterViewInit() {
-        // workaround for MDL issues with dynamic components
-        if (componentHandler) {
-            componentHandler.upgradeAllRegistered();
-        }
-    }
+export class MultilineTextWidget extends WidgetComponent {
 
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/number/number.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/number/number.widget.ts
index 38295c1425..cf4170ae1a 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/number/number.widget.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/number/number.widget.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Component, Input, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormFieldModel } from './../widget.model';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { WidgetComponent } from './../widget.component';
 
 declare let __moduleName: string;
 declare var componentHandler;
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ declare var componentHandler;
     templateUrl: './number.widget.html',
     styleUrls: ['./number.widget.css']
 })
-export class NumberWidget implements AfterViewInit {
-
-    @Input()
-    field: FormFieldModel;
-
-    hasField() {
-        return this.field ? true : false;
-    }
-
-    ngAfterViewInit() {
-        // workaround for MDL issues with dynamic components
-        if (componentHandler) {
-            componentHandler.upgradeAllRegistered();
-        }
-    }
+export class NumberWidget extends WidgetComponent {
 
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/text/text.widget.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/text/text.widget.ts
index d0d598207d..44fc7c8494 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/text/text.widget.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/text/text.widget.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Component, Input, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormFieldModel } from './../widget.model';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { WidgetComponent } from './../widget.component';
 
 declare let __moduleName: string;
 declare var componentHandler;
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ declare var componentHandler;
     templateUrl: './text.widget.html',
     styleUrls: ['./text.widget.css']
 })
-export class TextWidget implements AfterViewInit {
-
-    @Input()
-    field: FormFieldModel;
-
-    hasField() {
-        return this.field ? true : false;
-    }
-
-    ngAfterViewInit() {
-        // workaround for MDL issues with dynamic components
-        if (componentHandler) {
-            componentHandler.upgradeAllRegistered();
-        }
-    }
+export class TextWidget extends WidgetComponent {
 
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b698afeb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/widget.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2016 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Input, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormFieldModel } from './widget.model';
+
+declare let __moduleName: string;
+declare var componentHandler;
+
+/**
+ * Base widget component.
+ */
+export class WidgetComponent implements AfterViewInit {
+
+    @Input()
+    field: FormFieldModel;
+
+    hasField() {
+        return this.field ? true : false;
+    }
+
+    ngAfterViewInit() {
+        // workaround for MDL issues with dynamic components
+        if (componentHandler) {
+            componentHandler.upgradeAllRegistered();
+        }
+    }
+
+}