diff --git a/src/uiSelectController.js b/src/uiSelectController.js
index d6023d0b9..13604a378 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectController.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectController.js
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ uis.controller('uiSelectCtrl',
     return isDisabled;
   };
 
+  function _replaceTaggingLabelAndTrim(item, taggingLabel) {
+    return item.replace(taggingLabel, '').trim();
+  }
 
   // When the user selects an item with ENTER or clicks the dropdown
   ctrl.select = function(item, skipFocusser, $event) {
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ uis.controller('uiSelectCtrl',
               // if item type is 'string', apply the tagging label
               } else if ( typeof item === 'string' ) {
                 // trim the trailing space
-                item = item.replace(ctrl.taggingLabel,'').trim();
+                item = _replaceTaggingLabelAndTrim(item, ctrl.taggingLabel);
               }
             }
           }
@@ -440,6 +443,8 @@ uis.controller('uiSelectCtrl',
             ctrl.close(skipFocusser);
             return;
           }
+        } else if ( typeof item === 'string' ) {
+          item = _replaceTaggingLabelAndTrim(item, ctrl.taggingLabel);
         }
         _resetSearchInput();
         $scope.$broadcast('uis:select', item);
diff --git a/test/select.spec.js b/test/select.spec.js
index 7add0ade5..88f32a057 100644
--- a/test/select.spec.js
+++ b/test/select.spec.js
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ describe('ui-select tests', function () {
       if (attrs.theme !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' theme="' + attrs.theme + '"'; }
       if (attrs.tabindex !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' tabindex="' + attrs.tabindex + '"'; }
       if (attrs.tagging !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' tagging="' + attrs.tagging + '"'; }
+      if (attrs.taggingLabel !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' tagging-label="' + attrs.taggingLabel + '"'; }
       if (attrs.taggingTokens !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' tagging-tokens="' + attrs.taggingTokens + '"'; }
       if (attrs.title !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' title="' + attrs.title + '"'; }
       if (attrs.appendToBody !== undefined) { attrsHtml += ' append-to-body="' + attrs.appendToBody + '"'; }
@@ -682,6 +683,15 @@ describe('ui-select tests', function () {
     expect($(el).scope().$select.selected).toEqual("I don't exist");
   });
 
+  it('should not include tagging label if the selection is clicked', function () {
+    var el = createUiSelect({tagging: true, taggingLabel: ' (default)'});
+    clickMatch(el);
+
+    $(el).scope().$select.select("I don't exist (default)", undefined, { type: 'click' });
+
+    expect($(el).scope().$select.selected).toEqual("I don't exist");
+  });
+
   it('should format new items using the tagging function when the attribute is a function', function () {
     scope.taggingFunc = function (name) {
       return {
@@ -2730,6 +2740,17 @@ describe('ui-select tests', function () {
       expect(el.scope().$select.items[1]).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ name: 'Amalie', email: 'amalie@email.com' }));
     });
 
+    it('should not include tagging label if the selection is clicked', function () {
+      var el = createUiSelectMultiple({tagging: true, taggingLabel: ' (default)'});
+      clickMatch(el);
+
+      $(el).scope().$select.select("I don't exist (default)", undefined, { type: 'click' });
+      $(el).scope().$select.select("I also don't exist (default)", undefined, { type: 'click' });
+
+      expect($(el).scope().$select.selected[0]).toEqual("I don't exist");
+      expect($(el).scope().$select.selected[1]).toEqual("I also don't exist");
+    });
+
 
     it('should have tolerance for undefined values', function () {