diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ComboBox.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ComboBox.cpp
index 1e6cc2a25fb..27d1c7f5e5a 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ComboBox.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ComboBox.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,12 @@ ByteString ComboBox::text() const
 
 void ComboBox::set_text(ByteString const& text, AllowCallback allow_callback)
 {
-    m_editor->set_text(text, allow_callback);
+    m_editor->set_text(text);
+    if (!on_change || allow_callback == AllowCallback::No)
+        return;
+    auto matches = model()->matches(text.view(), GUI::Model::MatchesFlag::FirstMatchOnly);
+    if (!matches.is_empty())
+        on_change(text, matches.first());
 }
 
 void ComboBox::set_only_allow_values_from_model(bool b)