diff --git a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
index 818404a25dc..73a348647d2 100755
--- a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export class MultiSelectItem {
                     (keydown)="onKeyDown($event)"
                     pAutoFocus
                     [autofocus]="autofocus"
+                    [attr.value]="label() || 'empty'"
                 />
             </div>
             <div