diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/searchable_select.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/searchable_select.coffee
index f42052db6..3a2e28acb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/searchable_select.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/searchable_select.coffee
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ class App.SearchableSelect extends Spine.Controller
     @currentMenu.find('.js-option, .js-enter, .js-back')
 
   getOptionIndex: (menu, value) ->
-    menu.find('.js-option, .js-enter').filter("[data-value=\"#{value}\"]").index()
+    menu.find('.js-option, .js-enter')
+    .filter((i, el) -> $(el).attr('data-value') is value)
+    .index()
 
   nudge: (event, direction) ->
     return @toggle() if not @isOpen
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ class App.SearchableSelect extends Spine.Controller
     return if @animating
     if dir > 0
       target = @currentItem.attr('data-value')
-      target_menu = @optionsSubmenu.filter("[data-parent-value=\"#{target}\"]")
+      target_menu = @optionsSubmenu.filter((i, el) -> $(el).attr('data-parent-value') is target)
     else
       target_menu = @findMenuContainingValue(@currentMenu.attr('data-parent-value'))
 
@@ -309,9 +311,11 @@ class App.SearchableSelect extends Spine.Controller
       return @optionsList
     else
       path.pop()
-      return @optionsSubmenu.filter("[data-parent-value=\"#{path.join('::')}\"]")
+      target = path.join('::')
+      return @optionsSubmenu.filter((i, el) -> $(el).attr('data-parent-value') is target)
 
   getIndex: (menu) ->
+    return 0 if !menu
     parentValue = menu.attr('data-parent-value')
     return 0 if !parentValue
     return parentValue.split('::').length
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/searchable_select_submenu.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/searchable_select_submenu.jst.eco
index 204f2f639..e0cb323ee 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/searchable_select_submenu.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/searchable_select_submenu.jst.eco
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<ul class="dropdown-submenu js-optionsSubmenu" role="menu" data-parent-value="<%- @parentValue %>" hidden>
+<ul class="dropdown-submenu js-optionsSubmenu" role="menu" data-parent-value="<%= @parentValue %>" hidden>
   <% if @title: %>
   <li class="dropdown-controls js-back">
     <%- @Icon('arrow-left') %>
     <div class="dropdown-title">
-      <%- @title %>
+      <%= @title %>
     </div>
   </li>
   <% end %>
   <%- @options %>
-</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
+</ul>
diff --git a/public/assets/tests/form_searchable_select.js b/public/assets/tests/form_searchable_select.js
index 81037e757..826928503 100644
--- a/public/assets/tests/form_searchable_select.js
+++ b/public/assets/tests/form_searchable_select.js
@@ -183,5 +183,59 @@ test( "searchable_select check", function() {
   equal(el.find('[name="searchable_select1"].js-shadow + .js-input').val(), 'aaa display L2', 'verify shown input')
   equal(el.find('[name="searchable_select2"].js-shadow + .js-input').val(), 'ccc display L2', 'verify shown input')
 
+});
+
+asyncTest("searchable_select submenu and option list check", function() {
+  expect(3);
+
+  $('#forms').append('<hr><h1>searchable_select check for special charaters values</h1><form id="form3"></form>')
+  var el = $('#form3')
+  var defaults = {
+    searchable_select1: 'aaa',
+  }
+  var options = [
+    { value: 'aaa', name: 'aaa display' },
+    { value: 'bbb', name: 'bbb display' },
+    { value: 'c\\cc', name: 'ccc display', children: [
+      { value: 'c\\cc::aaa', name: 'aaa display L2' },
+      { value: 'c\\cc::bbb', name: 'bbb display L2' },
+      { value: 'c\\cc::ccc', name: 'ccc display L2' },
+    ] },
+  ]
+  new App.ControllerForm({
+    el:        el,
+    model:     {
+      configure_attributes: [
+        {
+          name:    'searchable_select1',
+          display: 'SearchableSelect1',
+          tag:     'searchable_select',
+          options: options,
+          default: defaults['searchable_select1'],
+          null:    true,
+        },
+      ]
+    },
+  })
+
+  el.find("[name=\"searchable_select1\"].js-shadow + .js-input").click()
+  el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsList [data-value=\"c\\\\cc\"]").mouseenter().click()
+  el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsSubmenu [data-value=\"c\\\\cc::bbb\"]").mouseenter().click()
+  el.find("[name=\"searchable_select1\"].js-shadow + .js-input").click()
+
+  var params = App.ControllerForm.params(el)
+  var test_params = {
+    searchable_select1: 'c\\cc::bbb'
+  }
+
+  var optionsSubmenu = el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsSubmenu")
+  var optionsList = el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsList")
+
+  setTimeout( () => {
+    deepEqual(params, test_params, 'form param check')
+    equal(optionsSubmenu.is('[hidden]'), false, 'options submenu menu not hidden')
+    equal(optionsList.is('[hidden]'), true, 'options list is hidden')
+    start();
+  }, 300)
 
 });
diff --git a/public/assets/tests/form_tree_select.js b/public/assets/tests/form_tree_select.js
index 570541d76..a19f2de47 100644
--- a/public/assets/tests/form_tree_select.js
+++ b/public/assets/tests/form_tree_select.js
@@ -268,3 +268,86 @@ test("form elements check", function() {
   deepEqual(params, test_params, 'form param check')
 
 });
+
+asyncTest("searchable_select submenu and option list check", function() {
+  expect(3);
+
+
+  $('#forms').append('<hr><h1>form elements check</h1><form id="form5"></form>')
+  var el = $('#form5')
+  new App.ControllerForm({
+    el:        el,
+    model:     {
+      "configure_attributes": [
+        {
+          "name": "tree_select",
+          "display": "tree_select",
+          "tag": "tree_select",
+          "null": true,
+          "translate": true,
+          "value": "bb",
+          "options": [
+            {
+              "value": "a\\a",
+              "name": "a\\a",
+              "children": [
+                  {
+                    "value": "a\\a::aaa",
+                    "name": "aaa",
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "value": "a\\a::aab",
+                    "name": "aab",
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "value": "a\\a::aac",
+                    "name": "aac",
+                  },
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "bb",
+              "name": "bb",
+              "children": [
+                  {
+                    "value": "bb::bba",
+                    "name": "bba",
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "value": "bb::bbb",
+                    "name": "bbb",
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "value": "bb::bbc",
+                    "name": "bbc",
+                  },
+              ]
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    autofocus: true
+  });
+
+  el.find("[name=\"tree_select\"].js-shadow + .js-input").click()
+  el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsList [data-value=\"a\\\\a\"]").mouseenter().click()
+  el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsSubmenu [data-value=\"a\\\\a::aab\"]").mouseenter().click()
+  el.find("[name=\"tree_select\"].js-shadow + .js-input").click()
+
+  var params = App.ControllerForm.params(el)
+  var test_params = {
+    tree_select: 'a\\a::aab'
+  }
+
+  var optionsSubmenu = el.find(".searchableSelect [data-parent-value=\"a\\\\a\"].js-optionsSubmenu")
+  var optionsList = el.find(".searchableSelect .js-optionsList")
+
+  setTimeout( () => {
+    deepEqual(params, test_params, 'form param check')
+    equal(optionsSubmenu.is('[hidden]'), false, 'options submenu menu not hidden')
+    equal(optionsList.is('[hidden]'), true, 'options list is hidden')
+    start();
+  }, 300)
+
+});