diff --git a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
index 7759b3c3fa6..bad9dbe8fba 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class Chosen extends AbstractChosen
     this.result_clear_highlight() if $(evt.target).hasClass("active-result") or $(evt.target).parents('.active-result').first()
 
   choice_build: (item) ->
-    choice = $('<li />', { class: "search-choice" }).html("<span>#{this.choice_label(item)}</span>")
+    choice = $('<li />', { class: "search-choice", "data-value": item.value }).html("<span>#{this.choice_label(item)}</span>")
 
     if item.disabled
       choice.addClass 'search-choice-disabled'
diff --git a/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee b/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
index 19b0ddd83be..f06c90b5159 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class @Chosen extends AbstractChosen
     this.result_clear_highlight() if evt.target.hasClassName('active-result') or evt.target.up('.active-result')
 
   choice_build: (item) ->
-    choice = new Element('li', { class: "search-choice" }).update("<span>#{this.choice_label(item)}</span>")
+    choice = new Element('li', { class: "search-choice", "data-value": item.value }).update("<span>#{this.choice_label(item)}</span>")
 
     if item.disabled
       choice.addClassName 'search-choice-disabled'
diff --git a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
index d0d6e5ed288..258222d66a1 100644
--- a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
+++ b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class AbstractChosen
     option_el.setAttribute("data-option-array-index", option.array_index)
     option_el.innerHTML = option.highlighted_html or option.html
     option_el.title = option.title if option.title
+    option_el.setAttribute("data-value", option.value);
 
     this.outerHTML(option_el)