diff --git a/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php b/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
index d5e5fd6c28..be655cb713 100644
--- a/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
+++ b/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ class BaseHtml
     protected static function activeListInput($type, $model, $attribute, $items, $options = [])
     {
         $name = isset($options['name']) ? $options['name'] : static::getInputName($model, $attribute);
-        $selection = static::getAttributeValue($model, $attribute);
+        $selection = isset($options['value']) ? $options['value'] : static::getAttributeValue($model, $attribute);
         if (!array_key_exists('unselect', $options)) {
             $options['unselect'] = '';
         }