diff --git a/src/ng-selectize.component.ts b/src/ng-selectize.component.ts
index 065f6fb..d427290 100644
--- a/src/ng-selectize.component.ts
+++ b/src/ng-selectize.component.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class NgSelectizeComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, DoCheck, Control
 	@Input() errorClass: string;
 
 	@Output() onBlur: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>(false);
+	@Output() onLoad: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>(false);
 
 	@ViewChild('selectizeInput') selectizeInput: any;
 
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ export class NgSelectizeComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, DoCheck, Control
 			this.onSelectizeOptionRemove(record.item);
 		});
 		this.updatePlaceholder();
+		this.selectize.setValue(this.value);
 		this.evalHasError();
+		this.onLoadEvent();
 	}
 
 	private _applyOptionGroupChanges(changes: any): void {
@@ -125,7 +128,9 @@ export class NgSelectizeComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, DoCheck, Control
 			this.onSelectizeOptGroupRemove(record.item);
 		});
 		this.updatePlaceholder();
+		this.selectize.setValue(this.value);
 		this.evalHasError();
+		this.onLoadEvent();
 	}
 
 	onBlurEvent() {
@@ -135,6 +140,9 @@ export class NgSelectizeComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, DoCheck, Control
 		this.onBlur.emit();
 		this.evalHasError();
 	}
+	onLoadEvent() {
+		this.onLoad.emit();
+	}
 
 	onSelectizeOptGroupAdd(optgroup: any): void {
 		this.selectize.addOptionGroup(optgroup[this.getOptgroupField()], optgroup);