diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js
index ae6a7a124e..fc5cb05010 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/multiselect.js
@@ -32,6 +32,31 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlMultiSelect = frappe.ui.form.ControlAutocomplete.extend({
 		});
 	},
 
+	get_value() {
+		let data = this._super();
+		// find value of label from option list and return actual value string
+		if (this.df.options[0].label) {
+			data = data.split(',').map(op => op.trim());
+			data = data.map(val => {
+				let option = this.df.options.find(op => op.label === val);
+				return option ? option.value : null;
+			}).filter(n => n != null).join(', ');
+		}
+		return data;
+	},
+
+	set_formatted_input(value) {
+		if (!value) return;
+		// find label of value from option list and set from it as input
+		if (this.df.options[0].label) {
+			value = value.split(',').map(d => d.trim()).map(val => {
+				let option = this.df.options.find(op => op.value === val);
+				return option ? option.label : val;
+			}).filter(n => n != null).join(', ');
+		}
+		this._super(value);
+	},
+
 	get_values() {
 		const value = this.get_value() || '';
 		const values = value.split(/\s*,\s*/).filter(d => d);