diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/columns_initializers/list_column_type.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/columns_initializers/list_column_type.js
index 24c52b53c..033b362dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/columns_initializers/list_column_type.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/columns_initializers/list_column_type.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+/* global GLOBAL_CONSTANTS */
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
 var RepositoryListColumnType = (function() {
   var manageModal = '#manageRepositoryColumn';
 
+  function onlyUnique(value, index, self) {
+    return self.indexOf(value) === index;
+  }
+
   function textToItems(text, delimiter) {
     var res = [];
     var definedDelimiters = {
@@ -26,7 +31,12 @@ var RepositoryListColumnType = (function() {
       }
     });
 
-    return res.filter(Boolean);
+    res = res.filter(Boolean).filter(onlyUnique);
+
+    $.each(res, (index, option) => {
+      res[index] = option.slice(0, GLOBAL_CONSTANTS.NAME_MAX_LENGTH);
+    });
+    return res;
   }
 
   function drawDropdownPreview(items) {
@@ -47,11 +57,15 @@ var RepositoryListColumnType = (function() {
     var dropdownDelimiter = 'select#delimiter';
 
     $manageModal.off('change keyup paste', listItemsTextarea).on('change keyup paste', listItemsTextarea, function() {
-      drawDropdownPreview(textToItems($(listItemsTextarea).val(), $(dropdownDelimiter).val()));
+      var items = textToItems($(listItemsTextarea).val(), $(dropdownDelimiter).val());
+      drawDropdownPreview(items);
+      $('#dropdown_options').val(items);
     });
 
     $manageModal.off('change', dropdownDelimiter).on('change', dropdownDelimiter, function() {
-      drawDropdownPreview(textToItems($(listItemsTextarea).val(), $(dropdownDelimiter).val()));
+      var items = textToItems($(listItemsTextarea).val(), $(dropdownDelimiter).val());
+      drawDropdownPreview(items);
+      $('#dropdown_options').val(items);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/index.js
index e2e7f9746..6e73dcec9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repository_columns/index.js
@@ -80,11 +80,21 @@ var RepositoryColumns = (function() {
     $('li[data-id=' + column.id + ']').find('span').first().text(name);
   }
 
+  function loadSpecificParams(type, params) {
+    var newParams = params;
+    if (type === 'RepositoryListValue') {
+      newParams.repository_column.list_items = $('#dropdown_options').val();
+    }
+    return newParams;
+  }
+
   function initCreateSubmitAction() {
     var $manageModal = $(manageModal);
     $manageModal.off('click', '#new-repo-column-submit').on('click', '#new-repo-column-submit', function() {
       var url = $('#repository-column-data-type').find(':selected').data('create-url');
       var params = { repository_column: { name: $('#repository-column-name').val() } };
+      var selectedType = $('#repository-column-data-type').find(':selected').val();
+      params = loadSpecificParams(selectedType, params);
       $.post(url, params, (result) => {
         var data = result.data;
         insertNewListItem(data);
@@ -101,6 +111,8 @@ var RepositoryColumns = (function() {
     $manageModal.off('click', '#update-repo-column-submit').on('click', '#update-repo-column-submit', function() {
       var url = $('#repository-column-data-type').find(':selected').data('edit-url');
       var params = { repository_column: { name: $('#repository-column-name').val() } };
+      var selectedType = $('#repository-column-data-type').find(':selected').val();
+      params = loadSpecificParams(selectedType, params);
       $.ajax({
         url: url,
         type: 'PUT',
diff --git a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_list.html.erb b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_list.html.erb
index 316009a56..566c0b2c5 100644
--- a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_list.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%= hidden_field_tag 'dropdown_options' %>
 <div class="form-group">
   <label class="control-label col-sm-3" for="repository-column-data-type">
     <%= t('libraries.manange_modal_column.list_type.delimiter_label') %>