diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b6b84d2..5b53b441 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
 
 - [#117](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/117): Allow to specify a singleline of text in the metadata fields
+- [#119](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/119): Multi-select support for choice fields
+- [#121](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/121): Choice fields support ID/title objects as well as a regular string
+
+### 🐞 Fixes
+
+- [#120](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/120): Choice and number field not updating when set manually in front matter of the file
 
 ## [4.0.1] - 2021-09-24
 
diff --git a/assets/media/styles.css b/assets/media/styles.css
index 9a049c43..8c776498 100644
--- a/assets/media/styles.css
+++ b/assets/media/styles.css
@@ -452,17 +452,92 @@ input:checked + .field__toggle__slider:before {
   outline: none !important;
 }
 
-.metadata_field__choice {
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle {
   border: 1px solid var(--vscode-inputValidation-infoBorder) !important;
   outline: none !important;
   width: 100%;
   padding: var(--input-padding-vertical) var(--input-padding-horizontal);
   color: var(--vscode-input-foreground);
   background-color: var(--vscode-input-background);
+
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
 }
 
-.metadata_field__choice::placeholde {
-	color: var(--vscode-input-placeholderForeground);
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle:hover,
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle:focus,
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle:active,
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle:disabled {
+  background-color: var(--vscode-input-background);
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle span {
+  margin-right: 1rem;
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice__toggle svg.icon {
+  height: 1rem;
+  width: 1rem;
+  margin-left: .25rem;
+
+  position: absolute;
+  right: .25rem;
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list {
+  width: 90%;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  z-index: 1;
+  position: absolute;
+  list-style: none;
+  overflow: auto;
+  max-height: 200px;
+
+	color: var(--vscode-dropdown-foreground);
+  background-color: var(--vscode-dropdown-background);
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list.open {
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, .9);
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list li {
+  padding: var(--input-padding-vertical) var(--input-padding-horizontal);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list li:active {
+	color: var(--vscode-button-foreground);
+  background-color: var(--vscode-button-background);
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list li[aria-selected="true"] {
+  color: var(--vscode-button-foreground);
+  background-color: var(--vscode-button-hoverBackground);
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list li[aria-disabled="true"] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice_list__item {
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice__button {
+  margin-top: .5rem;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  width: auto;
+  margin-right: .5rem;
+}
+
+.metadata_field__choice__button_icon {
+  height: 1.25rem;
+  width: 1.25rem;
+  margin-left: .5rem;
 }
 
 .metadata_field__datetime {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbfff88f..ca3e8073 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -268,12 +268,29 @@
                       "type": "array",
                       "description": "Define your choices",
                       "items": {
-                        "type": "string"
+                        "type": [
+                          "object",
+                          "string"
+                        ],
+                        "properties": {
+                          "id": {
+                            "type": ["null", "string"],
+                            "description": "The choice ID"
+                          },
+                          "title": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "The choice title"
+                          }
+                        }
                       }
                     },
                     "single": {
                       "type": "boolean",
                       "description": "Is a single line field"
+                    },
+                    "multiSelect": {
+                      "type": "boolean",
+                      "description": "Do you allow to select multiple values?"
                     }
                   },
                   "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/src/models/Choice.ts b/src/models/Choice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46d1be05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/Choice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+export interface Choice {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+}
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diff --git a/src/models/PanelSettings.ts b/src/models/PanelSettings.ts
index e4471b1e..aadb9a49 100644
--- a/src/models/PanelSettings.ts
+++ b/src/models/PanelSettings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { FileType } from "vscode";
+import { Choice } from "./Choice";
 import { DashboardData } from "./DashboardData";
 
 export interface PanelSettings {
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ export interface Field {
   title?: string;
   name: string;
   type: "string" | "number" | "datetime" | "boolean" | "image" | "choice" | "tags" | "categories";
-  choices?: string[];
+  choices?: string[] | Choice[];
   single?: boolean;
+  multiSelect?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface DateInfo {
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceButton.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aee6cc25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { XIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+export interface IChoiceButtonProps {
+  title: string;
+  value: string;
+  onClick: (value: string) => void;
+}
+
+export const ChoiceButton: React.FunctionComponent<IChoiceButtonProps> = ({title, value, onClick}: React.PropsWithChildren<IChoiceButtonProps>) => {
+  return (
+    <button 
+      title={`Remove ${title}`} 
+      className="metadata_field__choice__button"
+      onClick={() => onClick(value)}>
+        {title}
+        <XIcon className={`metadata_field__choice__button_icon`} />
+    </button>
+  );
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceField.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceField.tsx
index 85bd3a6e..377a86b5 100644
--- a/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceField.tsx
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/Fields/ChoiceField.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,78 @@
-import { CheckIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
+import { CheckIcon, ChevronDownIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
+import Downshift from 'downshift';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { Choice } from '../../../models/Choice';
 import { VsLabel } from '../VscodeComponents';
+import { ChoiceButton } from './ChoiceButton';
 
 export interface IChoiceFieldProps {
   label: string;
-  selected: string;
-  choices: string[];
-  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  selected: string | string[];
+  choices: string[] | Choice[];
+  multiSelect?: boolean;
+  onChange: (value: string | string[]) => void;
 }
 
-export const ChoiceField: React.FunctionComponent<IChoiceFieldProps> = ({label, selected, choices, onChange}: React.PropsWithChildren<IChoiceFieldProps>) => {
-  const [ crntSelected, setCrntSelected ] = React.useState<string | null>(selected);
+export const ChoiceField: React.FunctionComponent<IChoiceFieldProps> = ({label, selected, choices, multiSelect, onChange}: React.PropsWithChildren<IChoiceFieldProps>) => {
+  const [ crntSelected, setCrntSelected ] = React.useState<string | string[] | null>(selected);
+  const dsRef = React.useRef<Downshift<string> | null>(null);
 
   const onValueChange = (txtValue: string) => {
-    setCrntSelected(txtValue);
-    onChange(txtValue);
+    if (multiSelect) {
+      const newValue = [...(crntSelected || []) as string[], txtValue];
+      setCrntSelected(newValue);
+      onChange(newValue);
+    } else {
+      setCrntSelected(txtValue);
+      onChange(txtValue);
+    }
   };
 
-  const containsSelected = crntSelected && choices.indexOf(crntSelected) !== -1;
+  const removeSelected = (txtValue: string) => {
+    if (multiSelect) {
+      const newValue = [...(crntSelected || [])].filter(v => v !== txtValue);
+      setCrntSelected(newValue);
+      onChange(newValue);
+    } else {
+      setCrntSelected("");
+      onChange("");
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getValue = (value: string | Choice, type: "id" | "title") => {
+    if (typeof value === 'string' || typeof value === 'number') {
+      return `${value}`;
+    }
+    return `${value[type]}`;
+  };
+
+  const getChoiceValue = (value: string) => {
+    const choice = (choices as Array<string | Choice>).find((c: string | Choice) => getValue(c, 'id') === value);
+    if (choice) {
+      return getValue(choice, 'title');
+    }
+    return "";
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (crntSelected !== selected) {
+      setCrntSelected(selected);
+    }
+  }, [selected]);
   
+  const availableChoices = !multiSelect ? choices : (choices as Array<string | Choice>).filter((choice: string | Choice) => {
+    const value = typeof choice === 'string' || typeof choice === 'number' ? choice : choice.id;
+
+    if (typeof crntSelected === 'string') {
+      return crntSelected !== `${value}`;
+    } else if (crntSelected instanceof Array) {
+      return crntSelected.indexOf(`${value}`) === -1;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  });
+
   return (
     <div className={`metadata_field`}>
       <VsLabel>
@@ -26,17 +80,48 @@ export const ChoiceField: React.FunctionComponent<IChoiceFieldProps> = ({label,
           <CheckIcon style={{ width: "16px", height: "16px" }} /> <span style={{ lineHeight: "16px"}}>{label}</span>
         </div>
       </VsLabel>
-      
-      <select 
-        value={crntSelected || ""}
-        placeholder={`Select from your ${label}`}
-        className={`metadata_field__choice`} 
-        onChange={(e) => onValueChange(e.currentTarget.value)}>
-        { !containsSelected && <option value='' disabled hidden></option> }
-        {choices.map((choice, index) => (
-          <option key={index} value={choice}>{choice}</option>
-        ))}
-      </select>
+
+      <Downshift 
+        ref={dsRef}
+        onChange={(selected) => onValueChange(selected || "")}
+        itemToString={item => (item ? item : '')}>
+        {({ getToggleButtonProps, getItemProps, getMenuProps, isOpen, getRootProps }) => (
+          <div {...getRootProps(undefined, {suppressRefError: true})} className={`metadata_field__choice`}>
+            <button 
+              {...getToggleButtonProps({ 
+                className: `metadata_field__choice__toggle`,
+                disabled: availableChoices.length === 0 
+              })}>
+              <span>{`Select your ${label} value`}</span>
+              <ChevronDownIcon className="icon" />
+            </button>
+
+            <ul className={`metadata_field__choice_list ${isOpen ? "open" : "closed" }`} {...getMenuProps()}>
+              { 
+                isOpen ? availableChoices.map((choice, index) => (
+                  <li {...getItemProps({ 
+                    key: getValue(choice, 'id'), 
+                    index,
+                    item: getValue(choice, 'id'),
+                  })}>
+                    { getValue(choice, 'title') || <span className={`metadata_field__choice_list__item`}>Clear value</span> }
+                  </li>
+                )) : null
+              }
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </Downshift>
+
+      {
+        crntSelected instanceof Array ? crntSelected.map((value: string) => (
+          <ChoiceButton key={value} value={value} title={getChoiceValue(value)} onClick={removeSelected} />
+        )) : (
+          crntSelected && (
+            <ChoiceButton key={crntSelected} value={crntSelected} title={getChoiceValue(crntSelected)} onClick={removeSelected} />
+          )
+        )
+      }
     </div>
   );
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/panelWebView/components/Metadata.tsx b/src/panelWebView/components/Metadata.tsx
index ac65b556..d81c0c3b 100644
--- a/src/panelWebView/components/Metadata.tsx
+++ b/src/panelWebView/components/Metadata.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export const Metadata: React.FunctionComponent<IMetadataProps> = ({settings, met
             label={field.title || field.name}
             selected={choiceValue as string}
             choices={choices}
+            multiSelect={field.multiSelect}
             onChange={(value => sendUpdate(field.name, value))} />
         );
       } else if (field.type === 'tags') {