diff --git a/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/select2.js b/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/select2.js
index 070dfab..3fb0040 100644
--- a/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/select2.js
+++ b/view/adminhtml/web/js/form/element/select2.js
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ define([
 
             }
 
+            if (options.initialValue) {
+                $element.select2().val(options.initialValue).trigger('change');
+            }
+
             $element.select2(options);
 
             $element.on("select2:select", function (e) {
@@ -80,6 +84,19 @@ define([
             return this;
         },
 
+        /** @inheritdoc */
+        setInitialValue: function () {
+            var value = this.getInitialValue();
+
+            if (!_.isString(value)) {
+                this._super();
+            }
+
+            this.select2().initialValue = value;
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
         normalizeData: function (value) {
 
             this.getCurrentValue(value);
@@ -150,4 +167,4 @@ define([
         }
 
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});