diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/component/ComboBox.js b/apps/common/main/lib/component/ComboBox.js
index 63e7a524c..1eb060eb2 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/component/ComboBox.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/component/ComboBox.js
@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ define([
             },
 
             selectCandidate: function() {
-                var index = this._search.index || 0,
+                var index = (this._search.index && this._search.index != -1) ? this._search.index : 0,
                     re = new RegExp('^' + ((this._search.full) ? this._search.text : this._search.char), 'i'),
+                    isFirstCharsEqual = re.test(this.store.at(index).get(this.displayField)),
                     itemCandidate, idxCandidate;
 
                 for (var i=0; i<this.store.length; i++) {
@@ -417,6 +418,8 @@ define([
                         if (!itemCandidate) {
                             itemCandidate = item;
                             idxCandidate = i;
+                            if(!isFirstCharsEqual) 
+                                break;  
                         }
                         if (this._search.full && i==index || i>index) {
                             itemCandidate = item;
diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/component/Menu.js b/apps/common/main/lib/component/Menu.js
index 03e16cc01..c58a1b5f1 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/component/Menu.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/component/Menu.js
@@ -472,8 +472,9 @@ define([
             },
 
             selectCandidate: function() {
-                var index = this._search.index || 0,
+                var index = (this._search.index && this._search.index != -1) ? this._search.index : 0,
                     re = new RegExp('^' + ((this._search.full) ? this._search.text : this._search.char), 'i'),
+                    isFirstCharsEqual = re.test(this.items[index].caption),
                     itemCandidate, idxCandidate;
 
                 for (var i=0; i<this.items.length; i++) {
@@ -482,6 +483,8 @@ define([
                         if (!itemCandidate) {
                             itemCandidate = item;
                             idxCandidate = i;
+                            if(!isFirstCharsEqual) 
+                                break;  
                         }
                         if (this._search.full && i==index || i>index) {
                             itemCandidate = item;
@@ -1051,8 +1054,9 @@ define([
         },
 
         selectCandidate: function() {
-            var index = this._search.index || 0,
+            var index = (this._search.index && this._search.index != -1) ? this._search.index : 0,
                 re = new RegExp('^' + ((this._search.full) ? this._search.text : this._search.char), 'i'),
+                isFirstCharsEqual = re.test(this.items[index].caption),
                 itemCandidate, idxCandidate;
 
             for (var i=0; i<this.items.length; i++) {
@@ -1061,6 +1065,8 @@ define([
                     if (!itemCandidate) {
                         itemCandidate = item;
                         idxCandidate = i;
+                        if(!isFirstCharsEqual) 
+                            break;                    
                     }
                     if (this._search.full && i==index || i>index) {
                         itemCandidate = item;