diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/selection.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/selection.py
index d0491f06df..fa9e29f679 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/selection.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/selection.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Selection(WidgetInterface):
         self.widget.set_focus_chain([child])
 
         self._selection = {}
-        selection = attrs.get('selection', [])
+        selection = attrs.get('selection', [])[:]
+        self.selection = selection[:]
         if 'relation' in attrs:
             try:
                 result = rpc.execute('model',
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class Selection(WidgetInterface):
             except Exception, exception:
                 common.process_exception(exception, self._window)
                 selection = []
+            self.selection = selection[:]
         else:
             if not isinstance(selection, (list, tuple)):
                 try:
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ class Selection(WidgetInterface):
                 except Exception, exception:
                     common.process_exception(exception, self._window)
                     selection = []
+                self.selection = selection[:]
 
             for dom in common.filter_domain(attrs.get('domain', [])):
                 if dom[1] in ('=', '!='):
@@ -64,7 +67,6 @@ class Selection(WidgetInterface):
 
         if attrs.get('sort', True):
             selection.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(x[1], y[1]))
-        attrs['selection'] = selection
         self.set_popdown(selection)
         self.last_key = (None, 0)
 
@@ -150,6 +152,16 @@ class Selection(WidgetInterface):
                     child.set_text(long_text)
                     found = True
                     break
+            if not found:
+                for sel_value, long_text in self.selection:
+                    if str(sel_value) == str(value):
+                        self._selection[long_text] = sel_value
+                        model = self.entry.get_model()
+                        i = model.append()
+                        model.set(i, 0, long_text)
+                        child.set_text(long_text)
+                        found = True
+                        break
         self.changed = True
 
     def display_value(self):
diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/parser.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/parser.py
index 817dbf65b5..5672014756 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/parser.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/parser.py
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ class Selection(Char):
         super(Selection, self).__init__(*args)
         self.renderer = CellRendererCombo()
         selection_data = gtk.ListStore(str, str)
-        selection = self.attrs.get('selection', [])
+        selection = self.attrs.get('selection', [])[:]
+        self.selection = selection[:]
         if 'relation' in self.attrs:
             try:
                 result = rpc.execute('model',
@@ -691,6 +692,7 @@ class Selection(Char):
             except Exception, exception:
                 common.process_exception(exception, self.window)
                 selection = []
+            self.selection = selection[:]
         else:
             if not isinstance(selection, (list, tuple)):
                 try:
@@ -699,6 +701,7 @@ class Selection(Char):
                 except Exception, exception:
                     common.process_exception(exception, self.window)
                     selection = []
+                self.selection = selection[:]
 
             for dom in common.filter_domain(self.attrs.get('domain', [])):
                 if dom[1] in ('=', '!='):
@@ -714,9 +717,8 @@ class Selection(Char):
 
         if self.attrs.get('sort', True):
             selection.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(x[1], y[1]))
-        self.attrs['selection'] = selection
-        self.selection = selection
-        for i in self.selection:
+        self._selection = selection
+        for i in selection:
             selection_data.append(i)
         self.renderer.set_property('model', selection_data)
         self.renderer.set_property('text-column', 1)
@@ -729,7 +731,7 @@ class Selection(Char):
 
     def value_from_text(self, model, text):
         res = False
-        for val, txt in self.selection:
+        for val, txt in self._selection:
             if txt[:len(text)].lower() == text.lower():
                 if len(txt) == len(text):
                     return val