diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html
index 4a7e096d9..6eb380f10 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@
     [placeholder]="placeholder"
     [notFoundText]="notFoundText"
     [multiple]="true"
-    bindValue="id"
     [compareWith]="compareDocuments"
     [trackByFn]="trackByFn"
     [minTermLength]="2"
     [loading]="loading"
     [typeahead]="documentsInput$"
     (mousedown)="$event.stopImmediatePropagation()"
-    (change)="onChange(selectedDocuments)">
+    (change)="onChange(selectedDocumentIDs)">
     <ng-template ng-label-tmp let-document="item">
       <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
         @if (!disabled) {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
index a9e6f115a..c5b613ba4 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ export class DocumentLinkComponent
   @Input()
   placeholder: string = $localize`Search for documents`
 
+  get selectedDocumentIDs(): number[] {
+    return this.selectedDocuments.map((d) => d.id)
+  }
+
   constructor(private documentsService: DocumentService) {
     super()
   }