To reproduce: public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); Random r = new Random(); DataTable table = new DataTable(); table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int)); table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string)); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { table.Rows.Add(i, "Row with longer value " + i); } radMultiColumnComboBox1.DropDownOpening += radMultiColumnComboBox1_DropDownOpening; radMultiColumnComboBox1.AutoSizeDropDownToBestFit = true; radMultiColumnComboBox1.DataSource = table; } void radMultiColumnComboBox1_DropDownOpening(object sender, CancelEventArgs args) { // radMultiColumnComboBox1.BestFitColumns(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Random r = new Random(); DataTable table = new DataTable(); table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int)); table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string)); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { table.Rows.Add(i, "Row " + i); } radMultiColumnComboBox1.DataSource = table; } } WORKAROUND: call the BestFitColumns method in the DropDownOpening event