1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
index 24c423dd01e..d34561e5512 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ GitLabDropdown = (function() {
 
     // Process the data to make sure rendered data
     // matches the correct layout
-    if (this.fullData && hasMultiSelect && this.options.processData) {
-      const inputValue = this.filterInput.val();
+    const inputValue = this.filterInput.val();
+    if (this.fullData && hasMultiSelect && this.options.processData && inputValue.length === 0) {
       this.options.processData.call(this.options, inputValue, this.filteredFullData(), this.parseData.bind(this));
     }
 
@@ -740,6 +740,12 @@ GitLabDropdown = (function() {
       $input.attr('id', this.options.inputId);
     }
 
+    if (this.options.multiSelect) {
+      Object.keys(selectedObject).forEach((attribute) => {
+        $input.attr(`data-${attribute}`, selectedObject[attribute]);
+      });
+    }
+
     if (this.options.inputMeta) {
       $input.attr('data-meta', selectedObject[this.options.inputMeta]);
     }