diff --git a/src/components/select/Select.js b/src/components/select/Select.js
index f976dbf96d..d41a252c6d 100644
--- a/src/components/select/Select.js
+++ b/src/components/select/Select.js
@@ -400,8 +400,10 @@ export default class SelectComponent extends ListComponent {
     }
 
     // Allow js processing (needed for form builder)
-    if (this.component.onSetItems && typeof this.component.onSetItems === 'function') {
-      const newItems = this.component.onSetItems(this, items);
+    if (this.component.onSetItems) {
+      const newItems = typeof this.component.onSetItems === 'function'
+        ? this.component.onSetItems(this, items)
+        : this.evaluate(this.component.onSetItems, { items: items }, 'items');
       if (newItems) {
         items = newItems;
       }