diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47b8875..dc73c60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.11.7] - 2020-04-16
+### Fixed
+- combobox handling of existing selection.
+
+## [0.11.6] - 2020-03-22
+### Fixed
+- asset injection to not break view, so that HTTP tests still work.
+
 ## [0.11.5] - 2020-03-07
 ### Added
 - searchField option to allow separation of database query search field and display field.
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 902de1e..20b30e5 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
+        "fico7489/laravel-eloquent-join": "^4.1",
         "illuminate/config": "^7.0",
         "illuminate/support": "^7.0",
         "jenssegers/model": "^1.3",
diff --git a/resources/views/components/tailwind/combobox.blade.php b/resources/views/components/tailwind/combobox.blade.php
index 14a1e09..bb082c5 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/tailwind/combobox.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/tailwind/combobox.blade.php
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "valueField" => $options["valueField"] ?? "id",
     "placeholder" => $options["placeholder"] ?? "",
     "createFormView" => $options["createForm"] ?? "",
-    "query" => $options["query"] ?? ""
+    "query" => $options["query"] ?? "",
+    "value" => $value ?? null
 ])
 
 @if (! $errors->isEmpty() && ! $errors->has($name))
diff --git a/src/Combobox.php b/src/Combobox.php
index e253699..13feba6 100644
--- a/src/Combobox.php
+++ b/src/Combobox.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace GeneaLabs\LaravelCasts;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class Combobox extends Dropdown
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ class Combobox extends Dropdown
     public function __construct(
         string $name,
         array $list = [],
-        $value = null,
+        Model $value = null,
         array $options = [],
         array $optionOptions = []
     ) {
diff --git a/src/Http/Livewire/Combobox.php b/src/Http/Livewire/Combobox.php
index 22ce277..d99ce2f 100644
--- a/src/Http/Livewire/Combobox.php
+++ b/src/Http/Livewire/Combobox.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace GeneaLabs\LaravelCasts\Http\Livewire;
 
 use Livewire\Component;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class Combobox extends Component
 {
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ public function mount(
         string $placeholder = "",
         string $query = "",
         string $searchField = "",
-        string $valueField = "id"
+        string $valueField = "id",
+        string $value = ""
     ) : void {
         $this->createFormView = $createFormView ?: "";
         $this->fieldName = $fieldName ?: "";
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@ public function mount(
         $this->searchField = $searchField ?: "";
         $this->valueField = $valueField ?: "id";
 
+        if ($value) {
+            $value = json_decode($value, false);
+            $this->search = $value->{$this->labelField};
+            $this->selectedValue = $value->{$this->valueField};
+        }
+
         if ($placeholder) {
             $this->placeholder = $placeholder;
         }
@@ -60,9 +68,18 @@ public function render()
             }
 
             if ($query) {
+                if ($this->searchField) {
+                    if (Str::contains($this->searchField, ".")) {
+                        $query = $query->whereJoin($this->searchField, "ILIKE", "%{$this->search}%")
+                            ->orderByJoin($this->searchField);
+                    } else {
+                        // TODO: refactor out from if-else.
+                        $query = $query->where($this->searchField, "ILIKE", "%{$this->search}%")
+                            ->orderBy($this->searchField);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 $results = $query
-                    ->where($this->searchField, "ILIKE", "%{$this->search}%")
-                    ->orderBy($this->searchField)
                     ->limit(100)
                     ->get();
             }