Index: addon-cms/src/main/java/org/onehippo/forge/selection/frontend/plugin/DynamicMultiSelectPlugin.java
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--- addon-cms/src/main/java/org/onehippo/forge/selection/frontend/plugin/DynamicMultiSelectPlugin.java	(revision 54859)
+++ addon-cms/src/main/java/org/onehippo/forge/selection/frontend/plugin/DynamicMultiSelectPlugin.java	(working copy)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
             if (baseNodeModel != null && baseNodeModel.getNode() != null) {
                 IFieldDescriptor field = helper.getField();
                 JcrMultiPropertyValueModel<String> baseModel = new JcrMultiPropertyValueModel<>(new JcrItemModel(
-                        baseNodeModel.getItemModel().getPath() + "/" + field.getPath()));
+                        baseNodeModel.getItemModel().getPath() + "/" + field.getPath(), true));
 
                 List<String> baseOptions = baseModel.getObject();
                 List<String> currentOptions = model.getObject();