diff --git a/src/kendo.combobox.js b/src/kendo.combobox.js
index 5a9d3ea5771..5ae5c2f0746 100644
--- a/src/kendo.combobox.js
+++ b/src/kendo.combobox.js
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ var __meta__ = { // jshint ignore:line
                 shouldTrigger = that._value(dataItem) !==  List.unifyType(that.value(), typeof that._value(dataItem));
 
                 if(!shouldTrigger){
-                    that.input.val(that._accessor());
+                   that.input.val(that._text(dataItem));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -992,10 +992,6 @@ var __meta__ = { // jshint ignore:line
 
                     if(dataItem){
                         shouldTrigger = that._value(dataItem) !==  List.unifyType(that.value(), typeof that._value(dataItem));
-
-                        if(!shouldTrigger){
-                            that.input.val(that._accessor());
-                        }
                     }
 
                     if (shouldTrigger && that.trigger("select", { dataItem: dataItem, item: current })) {
diff --git a/src/kendo.multiselect.js b/src/kendo.multiselect.js
index eaafb4a3f16..0e00cc2affd 100644
--- a/src/kendo.multiselect.js
+++ b/src/kendo.multiselect.js
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ var __meta__ = { // jshint ignore:line
                 // trigger the DOM change event so any subscriber gets notified
                 that.element.trigger(CHANGE);
             }
+            that.popup.position();
             that._toggleCloseVisibility();
         },
 
@@ -1356,7 +1357,6 @@ var __meta__ = { // jshint ignore:line
                 return;
             }
 
-            that.popup.position();
             that.persistTagList = false;
             return selectIndices(indices);
         },