diff --git a/dist/bundle.js b/dist/bundle.js
index 0aee53576..be51982d6 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.js
@@ -92336,7 +92336,7 @@ BI.SelectTreePopup = BI.inherit(BI.Pane, {
 
     populate: function (items) {
         BI.SelectTreePopup.superclass.populate.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.tree.populate(items);
+        this.tree.populate(this._formatItems(BI.Tree.transformToTreeFormat(items)));
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/dist/widget.js b/dist/widget.js
index c996e889b..43f0aa356 100644
--- a/dist/widget.js
+++ b/dist/widget.js
@@ -16282,7 +16282,7 @@ BI.SelectTreePopup = BI.inherit(BI.Pane, {
 
     populate: function (items) {
         BI.SelectTreePopup.superclass.populate.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.tree.populate(items);
+        this.tree.populate(this._formatItems(BI.Tree.transformToTreeFormat(items)));
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/widget/selecttree/selecttree.popup.js b/src/widget/selecttree/selecttree.popup.js
index b0933756b..63170e5cf 100644
--- a/src/widget/selecttree/selecttree.popup.js
+++ b/src/widget/selecttree/selecttree.popup.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ BI.SelectTreePopup = BI.inherit(BI.Pane, {
 
     populate: function (items) {
         BI.SelectTreePopup.superclass.populate.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.tree.populate(items);
+        this.tree.populate(this._formatItems(BI.Tree.transformToTreeFormat(items)));
     }
 });