diff --git a/layouts/joomla/form/field/list-fancy-select.php b/layouts/joomla/form/field/list-fancy-select.php
index 344303b39d0..f117d34a9a9 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/form/field/list-fancy-select.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/form/field/list-fancy-select.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if ($readonly) {
             $html[] = '<input type="hidden" name="' . $name . '" value="' . htmlspecialchars($val, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '">';
         }
     } else {
-        $html[] = '<input type="hidden" name="' . $name . '" value="' . htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '">';
+        $html[] = '<input type="hidden" id="' . $id . '-value" name="' . $name . '" value="' . htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '">';
     }
 } else // Create a regular list.
 {
diff --git a/layouts/joomla/form/field/list.php b/layouts/joomla/form/field/list.php
index 84114edfc8c..22410748594 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/form/field/list.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/form/field/list.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if ($readonly) {
             $html[] = '<input type="hidden" name="' . $name . '" value="' . htmlspecialchars($val, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '">';
         }
     } else {
-        $html[] = '<input type="hidden" name="' . $name . '" value="' . htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '">';
+        $html[] = '<input type="hidden" id="' . $id . '-value" name="' . $name . '" value="' . htmlspecialchars($value, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '">';
     }
 } else // Create a regular list passing the arguments in an array.
 {