[Solved] Kendo Combo-box inside Kendo Grid MVC shows "No data found" and does not hit the server endpoint

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Somi
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Somi asked on 28 Jan 2026, 04:44 PM

Hi,
   I am working with Kendo UI grid in ASP .NET MVC using an EditorTemplate with ComboBoxFor inside the grid.

Issue description

  • The combobox appears inside the grid edit mode.
  • When I click the dropdown , it shows "No data found"
  • The server side action method is not being hit at all.
  • No JS error
  • Using same server endpoint DropdownListFor works correctly and loads data

Sample code

@model Department

@(Html.Kendo()
.ComboBoxFor(m=>m)
.DataValueField("departmentId")
.DataTextField("departmentName")
.DataSource(ds=>ds.Read(read=>read.Action("GetDepartments", "Home")))
)

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Anton Mironov
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answered on 02 Feb 2026, 06:22 AM

Hello Somi,

Thank you for the details provided.

Can you please double-check the Developer Tools Console of the browser for any JavaScript errors?

Furthermore, it would be great if you could send us a runnable isolated sample of your application:

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

 

Kind Regards,
Anton Mironov
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Somi
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commented on 02 Feb 2026, 02:33 PM

Hello Anton,

Thankyou for you response, Sending runnable sample of application is difficult because of number of  dependencies ,In addition, we are using CSP with deferredScriptFiles

Also I don't have any JS errors in my console.

Could you please help me with a minimal sample implementation for a Kendo combobox inside kendo grid using EditorTemplate/EditorTemplateComponentName for a new row?

 

Anton Mironov
Telerik team
commented on 05 Feb 2026, 08:20 AM

Hi Somi,

Attached is a sample project that I prepared for the case.

Feel free to add your customizations and CSP by deferring the script files.

If additional assistance is needed, feel free to open a support ticket in our system:

 

Kind Regards,
Anton Mironov

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