4 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport13.cxx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport13.cxx
index b0cce67a1b9c..ac2ca0c7d1f3 100644
--- a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport13.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport13.cxx
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(tdf119809, "tdf119809.docx")
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT(xServiceInfo->supportsService("com.sun.star.text.textfield.DropDown"));
 
         uno::Sequence<OUString> aItems = getProperty< uno::Sequence<OUString> >(aField, "Items");
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(0), aItems.getLength());
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(1), aItems.getLength());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport4.cxx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport4.cxx
index 953a2434ba3f..80c9821cf0f6 100644
--- a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport4.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport4.cxx
@@ -744,9 +744,10 @@ void Test::verifyComboBoxExport(bool aComboBoxAsDropDown)
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT(xServiceInfo->supportsService("com.sun.star.text.textfield.DropDown"));
 
         uno::Sequence<OUString> aItems = getProperty< uno::Sequence<OUString> >(aField, "Items");
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(2), aItems.getLength());
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(3), aItems.getLength());
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("manolo"), aItems[0]);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("pepito"), aItems[1]);
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("Manolo"), aItems[2]);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_EXPORTONLY_TEST(testComboBoxControl, "combobox-control.docx"
     xmlDocUniquePtr pXmlDoc = parseExport("word/document.xml");
     assertXPath(pXmlDoc, "/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:sdt/w:sdtPr/w:dropDownList/w:listItem[1]", "value", "manolo");
     assertXPath(pXmlDoc, "/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:sdt/w:sdtPr/w:dropDownList/w:listItem[2]", "value", "pepito");
-    assertXPathContent(pXmlDoc, "/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:sdt/w:sdtContent/w:r/w:t", "manolo");
+    assertXPathContent(pXmlDoc, "/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:sdt/w:sdtContent/w:r/w:t", "Manolo");
 
     // check imported control
     verifyComboBoxExport(getShapes() == 0);
diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport8.cxx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport8.cxx
index c592eb7dec07..a5e11ec83484 100644
--- a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport8.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport8.cxx
@@ -958,9 +958,10 @@ DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(testN779630, "n779630.docx")
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT(xServiceInfo->supportsService("com.sun.star.text.textfield.DropDown"));
 
         uno::Sequence<OUString> aItems = getProperty< uno::Sequence<OUString> >(aField, "Items");
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(2), aItems.getLength());
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sal_Int32(3), aItems.getLength());
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("Yes"), aItems[0]);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("No"), aItems[1]);
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("dropdown default text"), aItems[2]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/SdtHelper.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/SdtHelper.cxx
index dff106acee13..dd3b7c755ac6 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/SdtHelper.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/SdtHelper.cxx
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ void SdtHelper::createDropDownControl()
             m_rDM_Impl.GetTextFactory()->createInstance("com.sun.star.text.TextField.DropDown"),
             uno::UNO_QUERY);
 
+        const auto it = std::find_if(
+            m_aDropDownItems.begin(), m_aDropDownItems.end(),
+            [aDefaultText](const OUString& item) -> bool { return !item.compareTo(aDefaultText); });
+
+        if (m_aDropDownItems.end() == it)
+        {
+            m_aDropDownItems.push_back(aDefaultText);
+        }
+
         // set properties
         uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xPropertySet(xControlModel, uno::UNO_QUERY);
         xPropertySet->setPropertyValue("SelectedItem", uno::makeAny(aDefaultText));