diff --git a/code/model/editableformfields/EditableMultipleOptionField.php b/code/model/editableformfields/EditableMultipleOptionField.php
index 7b3ef28..08ee2a4 100644
--- a/code/model/editableformfields/EditableMultipleOptionField.php
+++ b/code/model/editableformfields/EditableMultipleOptionField.php
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ class EditableMultipleOptionField extends EditableFormField {
 				'callback' => function($record, $column, $grid) {
 					return TextField::create($column);
 				}
-			),
+            ),
+            'Value' => array(
+                'title' => _t('EditableMultipleOptionField.VALUE', 'Value'),
+                'callback' => function($record, $column, $grid) {
+                    return TextField::create($column);
+                }
+            ),
 			'Default' => array(
 				'title' => _t('EditableMultipleOptionField.DEFAULT', 'Selected by default?'),
 				'callback' => function($record, $column, $grid) {
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ class EditableMultipleOptionField extends EditableFormField {
 	 */
 	protected function getOptionsMap() {
 		$optionSet = $this->Options();
-		$optionMap = $optionSet->map('EscapedTitle', 'Title');
+		$optionMap = $optionSet->map('Value', 'Title');
 		if($optionMap instanceof SS_Map) {
 			return $optionMap->toArray();
 		}
diff --git a/code/model/editableformfields/EditableOption.php b/code/model/editableformfields/EditableOption.php
index 16812f5..01c1793 100644
--- a/code/model/editableformfields/EditableOption.php
+++ b/code/model/editableformfields/EditableOption.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class EditableOption extends DataObject {
 		"Name" => "Varchar(255)",
 		"Title" => "Varchar(255)",
 		"Default" => "Boolean",
-		"Sort" => "Int"
+        "Sort" => "Int",
+        "Value" => "Varchar(255)",
 	);
 
 	private static $has_one = array(
@@ -31,6 +32,26 @@ class EditableOption extends DataObject {
 		'Default'
 	);
 
+    protected static $allow_empty_values = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether to allow empty values or not.
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public static function allow_empty_values() {
+        return (bool) self::$allow_empty_values;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether to allow empty values.
+     *
+     * @param boolean $allow
+     */
+    public static function set_allow_empty_values($allow) {
+        self::$allow_empty_values = (bool) $allow;
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * @param Member $member
 	 *
@@ -114,4 +135,19 @@ class EditableOption extends DataObject {
     public function canUnpublish($member = null) {
         return $this->canDelete($member);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetches a value for $this->Value. If empty values are not allowed,
+     * then this will return the title in the case of an empty value.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getValue()
+    {
+        $value = $this->getField('Value');
+        if(empty($value) && !self::allow_empty_values()) {
+            return $this->Title;
+        }
+        return $value;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.php b/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.php
index eb83d7e..95998cb 100644
--- a/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.php
@@ -70,6 +70,26 @@ class EditableFormFieldTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		$this->assertEquals(0, $checkbox->EffectiveDisplayRules()->count());
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * @covers EditableOption::getValue
+     */
+    public function testEditableOptionEmptyValue() {
+         $option = $this->objFromFixture('EditableOption', 'option-1');
+         $option->Value = '';
+
+         // Disallow empty values
+         EditableOption::set_allow_empty_values(false);
+         $this->assertEquals($option->Title, $option->Value);
+
+         $option->Value = 'test';
+         $this->assertEquals('test', $option->Value);
+
+         // Allow empty values
+         EditableOption::set_allow_empty_values(true);
+         $option->Value = '';
+         $this->assertEquals('', $option->Value);
+    }
+
 	function testEditableDropdownField() {
 		$dropdown = $this->objFromFixture('EditableDropdown', 'basic-dropdown');
 
diff --git a/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.yml b/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.yml
index 1f6df12..e4f308f 100644
--- a/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.yml
+++ b/tests/EditableFormFieldTest.yml
@@ -8,34 +8,42 @@ EditableOption:
   option-1:
     Name: Option1
     Title: Option 1
+    Value: Option 1
 
   option-2:
     Name: Option2
     Title: Option 2
+    Value: Option 2
 
   department-1:
     Name: dept1
     Title: sales@example.com
+    Value: sales@example.com
 
   department-2:
     Name: dept2
     Title: accounts@example.com
+    Value: accounts@example.com
 
   option-3:
     Name: Option3
     Title: Option 3
+    Value: Option 3
 
   option-4:
     Name: Option4
     Title: Option 4
+    Value: Option 4
 
   option-5:
     Name: Option5
     Title: Option 5
+    Value: Option 5
 
   option-6:
     Name: Option6
     Title: Option 6
+    Value: Option 6
 
 UserDefinedForm_EmailRecipient:
   recipient-1:
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ UserDefinedForm_EmailRecipient:
   no-data:
     EmailAddress: nodata@example.com
     EmailSubject: Email Subject
-    EmailFrom: no-reply@example.com  
+    EmailFrom: no-reply@example.com
     HideFormData: true
 
 EditableTextField: