Hi John,
I confirm that this is indeed a bug. I've logged an issue, where we will keep track of the status of this bug: https://github.com/telerik/kendo-react/issues/891
As a thank you for bringing our attention to this, I've added 1000 points to your account.
The workaround you mentioned is a valid one until the issue is resovled.
Apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Regards,
Krissy
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