diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
index bdfb895..ebe72cb 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
@@ -1727,6 +1727,9 @@
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if ($tcaFieldConf['itemsProcFunc'] && empty($res)) {
+			$res['value'] = $value;
+		}
 		return $res;
 	}