RadCombox version is 2017 R2 (2017.05.03).
When user chooses second item: "empty", the SelectedIndex=1 when AllowCustomText=False,
but SelectedIndex=-1 if the value is empty when AllowCustomText=True.
I think it's a bug for empty value in AllowCustomText mode.
<telerik:RadComboBox ID="Type" runat="server" AllowCustomText="true" RenderMode="Lightweight" CollapseAnimation-Duration="0" ExpandAnimation-Duration="0"> <Items> <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="first" Value="1" /> <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="empty" Value="" /> <telerik:RadComboBoxItem Text="third" Value="2" /> </Items></telerik:RadComboBox>