diff --git a/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/dropdown.js b/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/dropdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ad2108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/dropdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { generateFieldProps } from "./props_generator";
+
+export const generateDropdownFieldProps = (
+  fieldName,
+  fieldSchema,
+  parentField,
+  isCreate,
+  formFieldConfig,
+  formikProps,
+  formFieldsConfig
+) => {
+  const fieldProps = generateFieldProps(
+    fieldName,
+    fieldSchema,
+    parentField,
+    isCreate,
+    formFieldConfig,
+    formikProps
+  );
+  const arrayFieldProps = {
+    defaultValue: formFieldConfig.dump_default,
+  };
+  return { ...fieldProps, ...arrayFieldProps };
+};
diff --git a/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/fields.js b/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/fields.js
index d91de62..4700719 100644
--- a/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/fields.js
+++ b/invenio_administration/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_administration/src/formik/fields/fields.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { AdminBoolField, generateBoolFieldProps } from "./bool";
 import { generateFieldProps } from "./props_generator";
 import { generateVocabularyFieldProps } from "./vocabulary";
 import { generateArrayFieldProps } from "./array";
+import { generateDropdownFieldProps } from "./dropdown";
 
 const fieldsMap = {
   string: { element: Input, props: generateFieldProps },
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ const fieldsMap = {
   vocabulary: { element: AutocompleteDropdown, props: generateVocabularyFieldProps },
   dynamic: { element: DynamicSubFormField, props: generateDynamicFieldProps },
   object: { element: ObjectField, props: generateObjectFieldProps },
-  dropdown: { element: Dropdown, props: generateFieldProps },
+  dropdown: { element: Dropdown, props: generateDropdownFieldProps },
   textarea: { element: TextArea, props: generateFieldProps },
   html: { element: RichInput, props: generateFieldProps },
   function: null,