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 27e97de0dc..8fe1816c96 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
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('FormFieldModel', () => {
             });
 
             expect(field.options).toEqual([{ id: 'id_one', name: 'One' }]);
-            expect(field.value).toEqual('id_one');
+            expect(field.value).toEqual([{ id: 'id_one', name: 'One' }]);
         });
 
         it('should add value (selected options) to field options if NOT present (multiple selection)', () => {
@@ -176,7 +176,22 @@ describe('FormFieldModel', () => {
 
             expect(field.hasEmptyValue).toBe(true);
             expect(field.emptyOption).toEqual({ id: 'empty', name: 'Chose one...' });
-            expect(field.value).toEqual('empty');
+            expect(field.value).toEqual({ id: 'empty', name: 'Chose one...' });
+        });
+
+        it('should assign "empty" option as value if value is null and "empty" option is present in options', () => {
+            const field = new FormFieldModel(new FormModel(), {
+                type: FormFieldTypes.DROPDOWN,
+                options: [
+                    { id: '', name: 'Chose one...' },
+                    { id: 'one', name: 'One' }
+                ],
+                value: null
+            });
+
+            expect(field.hasEmptyValue).toBe(true);
+            expect(field.emptyOption).toEqual({ id: '', name: 'Chose one...' });
+            expect(field.value).toEqual({ id: '', name: 'Chose one...' });
         });
 
         it('should set hasEmptyValue to true if "empty" option is present in options', () => {
@@ -272,7 +287,7 @@ describe('FormFieldModel', () => {
                     options: [],
                     value: { id: 'delayed-option-id', name: 'Delayed option' }
                 });
-                expect(field.value).toBe('delayed-option-id');
+                expect(field.value).toBe({ id: 'delayed-option-id', name: 'Delayed option' });
             });
         });
     });
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 89d2fc6a06..3c60ebdb91 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
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ export class FormFieldModel extends FormWidgetModel {
 
                 const isEmptyValue = !value || [this.emptyOption.id, this.emptyOption.name].includes(value);
                 if (isEmptyValue) {
-                    return this.emptyOption.id;
+                    return this.emptyOption;
                 }
             }
 
             if (this.isValidOption(value)) {
                 this.addOption({ id: value.id, name: value.name });
-                return value.id;
+                return value;
             }
 
             if (this.hasMultipleValues) {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
index 4bb92b9483..12642729b1 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ describe('DropdownCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             expect(widget.field.options.length).toEqual(0);
         };
 
-        it('should set dropdownControl value without emitting events', () => {
+        it('should set dropdownControl value without emitting events if the mapping is a string', () => {
             widget.field = {
                 value: 'testValue',
                 options: [],
@@ -997,6 +997,20 @@ describe('DropdownCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             expect(widget.dropdownControl.value).toEqual({ id: 'testValue', name: '' });
         });
 
+        it('should set dropdownControl value without emitting events if is an object', () => {
+            widget.field = {
+                value: { id: 'testValueObj', name: 'testValueObjName' },
+                options: [],
+                isVisible: true
+            } as any; // Mock field
+            spyOn(widget.dropdownControl, 'setValue').and.callThrough();
+
+            widget['setFormControlValue']();
+
+            expect(widget.dropdownControl.setValue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'testValueObj', name: 'testValueObjName' }, { emitEvent: false });
+            expect(widget.dropdownControl.value).toEqual({ id: 'testValue', name: '' });
+        });
+
         it('should display options persisted from process variable', async () => {
             widget.field = getVariableDropdownWidget(
                 'variables.json-variable',
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 1ff67c8a4e..0b714193fa 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
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ export class DropdownCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnI
     }
 
     private setFormControlValue(): void {
-        this.dropdownControl.setValue({ id: this.field?.value, name: '' }, { emitEvent: false });
+        if (this.field?.value && typeof this.field?.value === 'object') {
+            this.dropdownControl.setValue(this.field?.value, { emitEvent: false });
+        } else {
+            this.dropdownControl.setValue({ id: this.field?.value, name: '' }, { emitEvent: false });
+        }
     }
 
     private updateFormControlState(): void {
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 d3f153a08b..ed8b1fe52c 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 +29,8 @@ export const defaultValueValidator =
         });
 
         const isSomeOptionSelected = optionsWithNoDefaultValue.some((dropdownOption) => {
-            const isOptionSelected = dropdownOption.id === control.value?.id;
+            const isOptionSelected = dropdownOption.id === control.value.id;
+
             return isOptionSelected;
         });