diff --git a/src/core/Util.mjs b/src/core/Util.mjs
index 1f84d8603..0464525ae 100644
--- a/src/core/Util.mjs
+++ b/src/core/Util.mjs
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ class Util extends Base {
         return value?.constructor?.name === 'Object' || false
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the passed value is a neo data record
+     * @param {Object} value The value to test
+     * @returns {Boolean}
+     */
+    static isRecord(value) {
+        return value?.constructor?.name === 'Record' || false
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the passed value is a string
      * @param {String} value The value to test
@@ -224,6 +233,7 @@ Neo.applyFromNs(Neo, Util, {
     isFunction       : 'isFunction',
     isNumber         : 'isNumber',
     isObject         : 'isObject',
+    isRecord         : 'isRecord',
     isString         : 'isString',
     toArray          : 'toArray'
 }, true);
diff --git a/src/form/field/ComboBox.mjs b/src/form/field/ComboBox.mjs
index 3e05f4193..a5a9c94ab 100644
--- a/src/form/field/ComboBox.mjs
+++ b/src/form/field/ComboBox.mjs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class ComboBox extends Picker {
             record;
 
         // getting a record, nothing to do
-        if (Neo.isObject(value)) {
+        if (Neo.isRecord(value)) {
             return value
         }
 
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ class ComboBox extends Picker {
     updateInputValueFromValue(value) {
         let inputValue = null;
 
-        if (Neo.isObject(value)) {
+        if (Neo.isRecord(value)) {
             inputValue = value[this.displayField]
         }