diff --git a/components/select/select.ts b/components/select/select.ts
index 55c36050..99541854 100755
--- a/components/select/select.ts
+++ b/components/select/select.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ export class SelectComponent implements OnInit, ControlValueAccessor {
   @Input() public placeholder:string = '';
   @Input() public idField:string = 'id';
   @Input() public textField:string = 'text';
+  @Input() public childrenField:string = 'children';
   @Input() public multiple:boolean = false;
 
   @Input()
@@ -269,8 +270,7 @@ export class SelectComponent implements OnInit, ControlValueAccessor {
           return item;
         }
       });
-      // this.itemObjects = this._items.map((item:any) => (typeof item === 'string' ? new SelectItem(item) : new SelectItem({id: item[this.idField], text: item[this.textField]})));
-      this.itemObjects = this._items.map((item:any) => new SelectItem(item));
+      this.itemObjects = this._items.map((item:any) => (typeof item === 'string' ? new SelectItem(item) : new SelectItem({id: item[this.idField], text: item[this.textField], children: item[this.childrenField]})));
     }
   }