diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/mvalue.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/mvalue.htm
index 4974a4ed28..d1fb803678 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/mvalue.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/mvalue.htm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
 <div<%=attr("data-ui-widget", luci.util.serialize_json({
-	"Select", self:cfgvalues(section), self:choices(), {
+	"Select", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default, self:choices(), {
 		id = cbid,
 		name = cbid,
 		size = self.size,