diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/field-dropdown-list/field-dropdown-list.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/field-dropdown-list/field-dropdown-list.element.ts
index d8cc4208c3..22189c9c11 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/field-dropdown-list/field-dropdown-list.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/field-dropdown-list/field-dropdown-list.element.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ export class UmbFieldDropdownListElement extends UmbLitElement {
 
 	private _value?: FieldPickerValue;
 	@property({ type: Object })
-	public get value(): FieldPickerValue {
+	public get value(): FieldPickerValue | undefined {
 		return this._value;
 	}
-	public set value(val: FieldPickerValue) {
+	public set value(val: FieldPickerValue | undefined) {
 		const oldVal = this._value;
 		this._value = val;
 		this.requestUpdate('value', oldVal);