diff --git a/src/selectize.js b/src/selectize.js
index d5b654275..fa26fe192 100644
--- a/src/selectize.js
+++ b/src/selectize.js
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ $.extend(Selectize.prototype, {
 		if (self.tagType === TAG_SELECT) {
 			options = [];
 			for (i = 0, n = self.items.length; i < n; i++) {
-				options.push('<option value="' + escape_html(self.items[i]) + '" selected="selected"></option>');
+				options.push('<option value="' + escape_html(self.items[i]) + '" selected="selected">' + self.options[self.items[i]].text + '</option>');
 			}
 			if (!options.length && !this.$input.attr('multiple')) {
 				options.push('<option value="" selected="selected"></option>');
diff --git a/test/interaction.js b/test/interaction.js
index 9d08fc1fd..7e4fd154b 100644
--- a/test/interaction.js
+++ b/test/interaction.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 						.click($('[data-value="b"]', test.selectize.$dropdown))
 						.delay(0, function() {
 							expect(test.selectize.$input.val()).to.be.equal('b');
+							expect(test.selectize.$input.text()).to.be.equal('B');
 							done();
 						});
 				});
@@ -241,4 +242,4 @@
 
 	});
 
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();