diff --git a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp
index b8b42eca..7bba5ed4 100644
--- a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp
+++ b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ static hasp_attribute_type_t attribute_common_text(lv_obj_t* obj, uint16_t attr_
         {LV_HASP_LABEL, ATTR_TEXT, my_label_set_text, my_label_get_text},
         {LV_HASP_LABEL, ATTR_TEMPLATE, my_obj_set_template, my_obj_get_template},
         {LV_HASP_CHECKBOX, ATTR_TEXT, lv_checkbox_set_text, lv_checkbox_get_text},
+        {LV_HASP_DROPDOWN, ATTR_TEXT, my_dropdown_set_text, my_dropdown_get_text},
         {LV_HASP_TABVIEW, ATTR_TEXT, my_tabview_set_text, my_tabview_get_text},
         {LV_HASP_TEXTAREA, ATTR_TEXT, lv_textarea_set_text, lv_textarea_get_text},
         {LV_HASP_TAB, ATTR_TEXT, my_tab_set_text, my_tab_get_text},
diff --git a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h
index a88e716f..b900182b 100644
--- a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h
+++ b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h
@@ -472,6 +472,31 @@ lv_obj_t* FindButtonLabel(lv_obj_t* btn)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+// OK - lvgl does not return a const char *
+static const char* my_dropdown_get_text(const lv_obj_t* dd)
+{
+    const char* str_p = lv_dropdown_get_text((lv_obj_t*)dd);
+    return str_p ? str_p : "";
+}
+
+// OK - lvgl does not return a const char *
+static void my_dropdown_set_text(lv_obj_t* dd, const char* text)
+{
+    size_t len = 0;
+    if(text) len = strlen(text) + 1;
+
+    // release previous text
+    char* str_p = (char*)lv_dropdown_get_text(dd);
+    if(str_p) lv_mem_free(str_p);
+
+    // reserve and copy new text
+    str_p = (char*)lv_mem_alloc(len);
+    if(str_p != NULL) strncpy(str_p, text, len);
+
+    lv_dropdown_set_text((lv_obj_t*)dd, str_p); // library does not return const
+    lv_obj_invalidate(dd); // Needed if old ptr is equal to new ptr
+}
+
 // OK - lvgl does not return a const char *
 static const char* my_label_get_text(const lv_obj_t* label)
 {
diff --git a/src/hasp/hasp_event.cpp b/src/hasp/hasp_event.cpp
index 051a65c8..ed801f8b 100644
--- a/src/hasp/hasp_event.cpp
+++ b/src/hasp/hasp_event.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ void delete_event_handler(lv_obj_t* obj, lv_event_t event)
             my_obj_del_task(obj);
             break;
 
+        case LV_HASP_DROPDOWN:
+            lv_mem_free(lv_dropdown_get_text(obj));
+            break;
+
         default:
             break;
     }
@@ -302,8 +306,8 @@ static void event_object_selection_changed(lv_obj_t* obj, uint8_t eventid, int16
         char eventname[8];
         Parser::get_event_name(eventid, eventname, sizeof(eventname));
         if(const char* tag = my_obj_get_tag(obj))
-            snprintf_P(data, sizeof(data), PSTR("{\"event\":\"%s\",\"val\":%d,\"text\":%s,\"tag\":%s}"), eventname,
-                       val, serialized_text, tag);
+            snprintf_P(data, sizeof(data), PSTR("{\"event\":\"%s\",\"val\":%d,\"text\":%s,\"tag\":%s}"), eventname, val,
+                       serialized_text, tag);
         else
             snprintf_P(data, sizeof(data), PSTR("{\"event\":\"%s\",\"val\":%d,\"text\":%s}"), eventname, val,
                        serialized_text);
diff --git a/src/hasp/hasp_object.cpp b/src/hasp/hasp_object.cpp
index a28d7946..2bf787e0 100644
--- a/src/hasp/hasp_object.cpp
+++ b/src/hasp/hasp_object.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ void hasp_new_object(const JsonObject& config, uint8_t& saved_page_id)
             case HASP_OBJ_DROPDOWN:
                 obj = lv_dropdown_create(parent_obj, NULL);
                 if(obj) {
+                    lv_dropdown_set_text(obj, NULL); // Clear default text
                     lv_dropdown_set_draw_arrow(obj, true);
                     // lv_dropdown_set_anim_time(obj, 200);
                     lv_obj_set_top(obj, true);