diff --git a/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js b/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
index 14cc4de00276eb0e2b38ebd10f7ba0b9c947e4fd..f63b4b1ad2a31635f1c5369eccedade17acc9cee 100644
--- a/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
+++ b/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ class PersonSelect extends VPULitElementJQuery {
                         this.initSelect2();
                     }
                     break;
+                case "value":
+                    if (this.$select !== null && this.$select.hasClass("select2-hidden-accessible")) {
+                        this.initSelect2();
+                    }
+                    break;
                 case "entryPointUrl":
                     const that = this;