To reproduce: GridViewMultiComboBoxColumn supplierColumn = new GridViewMultiComboBoxColumn(); supplierColumn.SyncSelectionWithText = true; supplierColumn.Name = "SupplierColumn"; supplierColumn.HeaderText = "Supplier"; supplierColumn.DropDownStyle = Telerik.WinControls.RadDropDownStyle.DropDown; supplierColumn.AutoCompleteMode = AutoCompleteMode.Append; supplierColumn.DataSource = this.suppliersBindingSource; supplierColumn.ValueMember = "SupplierID"; supplierColumn.DisplayMember = "ContactName"; supplierColumn.FieldName = "SupplierID"; supplierColumn.Width = 200; this.radGridView1.Columns.Add(supplierColumn); Select the new row and try to enter some text that is not valid and press Enter. You will notice the new row is added with the last valid auto-completed value. Workaround: cancel the UserAddingRow event if the entered text is not valid.