diff --git a/src/screen.js b/src/screen.js
index 15c75b96e7..bdbc5e1273 100644
--- a/src/screen.js
+++ b/src/screen.js
@@ -1758,7 +1758,9 @@
                 if (props.selection instanceof Array) {
                     continue;
                 }
+                props = jQuery.extend({}, props);
                 props.selection = this.get_selection(props);
+                fields[name] = props;
             }
 
             if ('arch' in view_tree) {