diff --git a/resources/js/selectize-one.js b/resources/js/selectize-one.js
index a45d578..7deb265 100644
--- a/resources/js/selectize-one.js
+++ b/resources/js/selectize-one.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /**
- * selectize one select widget. Substitute the actual id of the widget for `{{widget_id}}`.
+ * selectize one select widget. Substitute the actual id of the widget for `{{widget_id}}`,
+ * and the current value for {{widget_value}}.
  */
 $('#{{widget_id}}').selectize({
   valueField: 'id',
   labelField: 'name',
   searchField: 'name',
-  options: [],
+  hideSelected: false,
   create: false,
 
   load: function(query, callback) {
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ $('#{{widget_id}}').selectize({
       }
     });
   }
-});
+})[0].selectize.setValue({{widget_value}}, true);
diff --git a/src/adl/to_selmer_templates.clj b/src/adl/to_selmer_templates.clj
index ff1b30e..443b3a0 100644
--- a/src/adl/to_selmer_templates.clj
+++ b/src/adl/to_selmer_templates.clj
@@ -266,8 +266,14 @@
           farkey
           "}}' {% ifequal record."
           (-> property :attrs :name)
-          " option." farkey "%}selected{% endifequal %}>"
-          (s/join " " (map #(str "{{option." (:name (:attrs %)) "}}") fs-distinct))
+          " option." farkey "%}selected='selected'{% endifequal %}>"
+          (s/join " " (map
+                        #(str
+                           "{{option."
+                           (:name (:attrs %))
+                           (if (= (-> % :attrs :type) "entity") "_expanded")
+                           "}}")
+                        fs-distinct))
           "</option>{% endfor %}")]))
 
 
@@ -616,7 +622,8 @@
                     (> magnitude 2)
                     (embed-script-fragment
                       "resources/js/selectize-one.js"
-                      [["{{widget_id}}" (-> property :attrs :name)]]
+                      [["{{widget_id}}" (-> property :attrs :name)]
+                       ["{{widget_value}}" (str "{{record." (-> property :attrs :name) "}}")]]
                       ))))
               (children-with-tag entity :property #(= (-> % :attrs :type) "entity")))
             (if