diff --git a/src/Forms/TreeDropdownField.php b/src/Forms/TreeDropdownField.php
index dc6a13788..23cfda353 100644
--- a/src/Forms/TreeDropdownField.php
+++ b/src/Forms/TreeDropdownField.php
@@ -195,7 +195,13 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField
      * @var array
      */
     protected $searchExpanded = [];
-
+    
+    /**
+     * Show full path for selected options, only applies for single select
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $showSelectedPath = false;
+    
     /**
      * CAVEAT: for search to work properly $labelField must be a database field,
      * or you need to setSearchFunction.
@@ -829,15 +835,28 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField
     public function getSchemaStateDefaults()
     {
         $data = parent::getSchemaStateDefaults();
+        /** @var Hierarchy|DataObject $record */
         $record = $this->Value() ? $this->objectForKey($this->Value()) : null;
 
         // Ensure cache is keyed by last modified date of the underlying list
         $data['data']['cacheKey'] = DataList::create($this->getSourceObject())->max('LastEdited');
+        $data['data']['showSelectedPath'] = $this->getShowSelectedPath();
         if ($record) {
+            $titlePath = '';
+            
+            if ($this->getShowSelectedPath()) {
+                $ancestors = $record->getAncestors(true)->reverse();
+                
+                foreach ($ancestors as $parent) {
+                    $title = $parent->obj($this->getTitleField())->getValue();
+                    $titlePath .= $title .'/';
+                }
+            }
             $data['data']['valueObject'] = [
                 'id' => $record->obj($this->getKeyField())->getValue(),
                 'title' => $record->obj($this->getTitleField())->getValue(),
                 'treetitle' => $record->obj($this->getLabelField())->getSchemaValue(),
+                'titlePath' => $titlePath,
             ];
         }
 
@@ -908,4 +927,22 @@ class TreeDropdownField extends FormField
         );
         return $emptyString;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function getShowSelectedPath()
+    {
+        return $this->showSelectedPath;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param bool $showSelectedPath
+     * @return TreeDropdownField
+     */
+    public function setShowSelectedPath($showSelectedPath)
+    {
+        $this->showSelectedPath = $showSelectedPath;
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/php/Forms/TreeDropdownFieldTest.php b/tests/php/Forms/TreeDropdownFieldTest.php
index d370e226a..bc49151cb 100644
--- a/tests/php/Forms/TreeDropdownFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Forms/TreeDropdownFieldTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,31 @@ class TreeDropdownFieldTest extends SapphireTest
 
     protected static $fixture_file = 'TreeDropdownFieldTest.yml';
 
+    public function testSchemaStateDefaults()
+    {
+        $field = new TreeDropdownField('TestTree', 'Test tree', Folder::class);
+        $folder = $this->objFromFixture(Folder::class, 'folder1-subfolder1');
+    
+        $schema = $field->getSchemaStateDefaults();
+        $this->assertFalse(isset($schema['data']['valueObject']));
+        
+        $field->setValue($folder->ID);
+    
+        $schema = $field->getSchemaStateDefaults();
+        $this->assertEquals($folder->ID, $schema['data']['valueObject']['id']);
+        $this->assertTrue(isset($schema['data']['valueObject']));
+        $this->assertFalse($schema['data']['showSelectedPath']);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $schema['data']['valueObject']['titlePath']);
+        
+        $field->setShowSelectedPath(true);
+        $schema = $field->getSchemaStateDefaults();
+        $this->assertTrue($schema['data']['showSelectedPath']);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'FileTest-folder1/FileTest-folder1-subfolder1/',
+            $schema['data']['valueObject']['titlePath']
+        );
+    }
+    
     public function testTreeSearchJson()
     {
         $field = new TreeDropdownField('TestTree', 'Test tree', Folder::class);