diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index 9adfb62d6..15c780f2d 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -542,6 +542,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
              * @var relation_curr_value String current value of the field (for fields that are foreign keyed).
              */
             var relation_curr_value = $this_field.find('a').text();
+            /**
+             * @var relation_key_or_display_column String relational key if in 'Relational display column' mode,
+             * relational display column if in 'Relational key' mode (for fields that are foreign keyed).
+             */
+            var relation_key_or_display_column = $this_field.find('a').attr('title');
             /**
              * @var curr_value String current value of the field (for fields that are of type enum or set).
              */
@@ -647,7 +652,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                         'table' : window.parent.table,
                         'column' : field_name,
                         'token' : window.parent.token,
-                        'curr_value' : relation_curr_value
+                        'curr_value' : relation_curr_value,
+                        'relation_key_or_display_column' : relation_key_or_display_column
                 }
 
                 $.post('sql.php', post_params, function(data) {
diff --git a/sql.php b/sql.php
index 41f1ec6a8..50026b92b 100644
--- a/sql.php
+++ b/sql.php
@@ -63,8 +63,17 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['get_relational_values']) && $_REQUEST['get_relational_value
     $column = $_REQUEST['column'];
     $foreigners = PMA_getForeigners($db, $table, $column);
 
+    $display_field = PMA_getDisplayField($foreigners[$column][foreign_db], $foreigners[$column][foreign_table]);
+
     $foreignData = PMA_getForeignData($foreigners, $column, false, '', '');
 
+    if ($_SESSION['tmp_user_values']['relational_display'] == 'D'
+        && (isset($display_field) && strlen($display_field)
+        && (isset($_REQUEST['relation_key_or_display_column']) && $_REQUEST['relation_key_or_display_column']))) {
+            $curr_value = $_REQUEST['relation_key_or_display_column'];
+    } else {
+        $curr_value = $_REQUEST['curr_value'];
+    }
     if ($foreignData['disp_row'] == null) {
         //Handle the case when number of values is more than $cfg['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']
         $_url_params = array(
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['get_relational_values']) && $_REQUEST['get_relational_value
                     .'>' . __('Browse foreign values') . '</a>';
     }
     else {
-        $dropdown = PMA_foreignDropdown($foreignData['disp_row'], $foreignData['foreign_field'], $foreignData['foreign_display'], $_REQUEST['curr_value'], $cfg['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']);
+        $dropdown = PMA_foreignDropdown($foreignData['disp_row'], $foreignData['foreign_field'], $foreignData['foreign_display'], $curr_value, $cfg['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']);
         $dropdown = '<select>' . $dropdown . '</select>';
     }