diff --git a/modules/ui/fields/combo.js b/modules/ui/fields/combo.js
index 3ecd9d3ad..91e8a6569 100644
--- a/modules/ui/fields/combo.js
+++ b/modules/ui/fields/combo.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
     var _isMulti = (field.type === 'multiCombo' || field.type === 'manyCombo');
     var _isNetwork = (field.type === 'networkCombo');
     var _isSemi = (field.type === 'semiCombo');
-    var _optarray = field.options;
     var _showTagInfoSuggestions = field.type !== 'manyCombo' && field.autoSuggestions !== false;
     var _allowCustomValues = field.type !== 'manyCombo' && field.customValues !== false;
     var _snake_case = (field.snake_case || (field.snake_case === undefined));
@@ -152,15 +151,16 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
 
 
     function setStaticValues(callback) {
-        if (!_optarray) return;
+        var stringsField = field.resolveReference('stringsCrossReference');
+        if (!field.options || stringsField.options) return;
 
-        _comboData = _optarray.map(function(v) {
+        _comboData = (field.options || stringsField.options).map(function(v) {
             return {
                 key: v,
-                value: field.t('options.' + v, { default: v }),
+                value: stringsField.t('options.' + v, { default: v }),
                 title: v,
-                display: field.t.append('options.' + v, { default: v }),
-                klass: field.hasTextForStringId('options.' + v) ? '' : 'raw-option'
+                display: stringsField.t.append('options.' + v, { default: v }),
+                klass: stringsField.hasTextForStringId('options.' + v) ? '' : 'raw-option'
             };
         });
 
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
 
 
     function setTaginfoValues(q, callback) {
+        var stringsField = field.resolveReference('stringsCrossReference');
         var fn = _isMulti ? 'multikeys' : 'values';
         var query = (_isMulti ? field.key : '') + q;
         var hasCountryPrefix = _isNetwork && _countryCode && _countryCode.indexOf(q.toLowerCase()) === 0;
@@ -215,13 +216,13 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
             _comboData = data.map(function(d) {
                 var k = d.value;
                 if (_isMulti) k = k.replace(field.key, '');
-                var label = field.t('options.' + k, { default: k });
+                var label = stringsField.t('options.' + k, { default: k });
                 return {
                     key: k,
                     value: _isMulti ? k : label,
-                    display: field.t.append('options.' + k, { default: k }),
+                    display: stringsField.t.append('options.' + k, { default: k }),
                     title: d.title || label,
-                    klass: field.hasTextForStringId('options.' + k) ? '' : 'raw-option'
+                    klass: stringsField.hasTextForStringId('options.' + k) ? '' : 'raw-option'
                 };
             });
 
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
 
     combo.tags = function(tags) {
         _tags = tags;
+        var stringsField = field.resolveReference('stringsCrossReference');
 
         if (_isMulti || _isSemi) {
             _multiData = [];
@@ -527,7 +529,7 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
                 .classed('raw-value', function(d) {
                     var k = d.key;
                     if (_isMulti) k = k.replace(field.key, '');
-                    return !field.hasTextForStringId('options.' + k);
+                    return !stringsField.hasTextForStringId('options.' + k);
                 })
                 .classed('draggable', allowDragAndDrop)
                 .classed('mixed', function(d) {
@@ -565,7 +567,7 @@ export function uiFieldCombo(field, context) {
             }).filter(Boolean);
 
             var showsValue = !isMixed && tags[field.key] && !(field.type === 'typeCombo' && tags[field.key] === 'yes');
-            var isRawValue = showsValue && !field.hasTextForStringId('options.' + tags[field.key]);
+            var isRawValue = showsValue && !stringsField.hasTextForStringId('options.' + tags[field.key]);
             var isKnownValue = showsValue && !isRawValue;
 
             var isReadOnly = !_allowCustomValues || isKnownValue;