diff --git a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js
index 33cb4e520..7b42f3d74 100644
--- a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js
+++ b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BI.TreeValueChooserCombo = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractTreeValueChooser, {
             text: o.text,
             defaultText: o.defaultText,
             allowEdit: o.allowEdit,
-            value: o.value,
+            value: this.assertSelectedValue(o.value, o.items),
             watermark: o.watermark,
             element: this,
             itemsCreator: BI.bind(this._itemsCreator, this),