diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1646b9cf7..11df6b1ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 - fix(indev) disabled object shouldn't absorb clicks but let the parent to be clicked
 - fix(arabic) support processing again already processed texts with _lv_txt_ap_proc
 - fix(textarea) support Arabic letter connections
+- fix(dropdown) support Arabic letter connections
+- fix(value_str) support Arabic letter connections in value string property
 
 ## v7.7.2 (Planned to 17.11.2020)
 ### Bugfixes
diff --git a/src/lv_draw/lv_draw_rect.c b/src/lv_draw/lv_draw_rect.c
index 4d41d4405..2710db162 100644
--- a/src/lv_draw/lv_draw_rect.c
+++ b/src/lv_draw/lv_draw_rect.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "lv_draw_blend.h"
 #include "lv_draw_mask.h"
 #include "../lv_misc/lv_math.h"
+#include "../lv_misc/lv_txt_ap.h"
 #include "../lv_core/lv_refr.h"
 #include "../lv_misc/lv_debug.h"
 
@@ -1295,8 +1296,16 @@ static void draw_value_str(const lv_area_t * coords, const lv_area_t * clip, con
     if(dsc->value_str == NULL) return;
     if(dsc->value_opa <= LV_OPA_MIN) return;
 
+#if LV_USE_ARABIC_PERSIAN_CHARS == 0
+    const char * str = dsc->value_str;
+#else
+    uint32_t str_len =  _lv_txt_ap_calc_bytes_cnt(dsc->value_str);
+    char * str = _lv_mem_buf_get(str_len + 1);
+    _lv_txt_ap_proc(dsc->value_str, str);
+#endif
+
     lv_point_t s;
-    _lv_txt_get_size(&s, dsc->value_str, dsc->value_font, dsc->value_letter_space, dsc->value_line_space, LV_COORD_MAX,
+    _lv_txt_get_size(&s, str, dsc->value_font, dsc->value_letter_space, dsc->value_line_space, LV_COORD_MAX,
                      LV_TXT_FLAG_NONE);
 
     lv_area_t value_area;
@@ -1321,7 +1330,7 @@ static void draw_value_str(const lv_area_t * coords, const lv_area_t * clip, con
     label_dsc.color = dsc->value_color;
     label_dsc.opa = dsc->value_opa;
 
-    lv_draw_label(&value_area, clip, &label_dsc, dsc->value_str, NULL);
+    lv_draw_label(&value_area, clip, &label_dsc, str, NULL);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/lv_widgets/lv_dropdown.c b/src/lv_widgets/lv_dropdown.c
index b8247f72e..a73524570 100644
--- a/src/lv_widgets/lv_dropdown.c
+++ b/src/lv_widgets/lv_dropdown.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "../lv_font/lv_symbol_def.h"
 #include "../lv_misc/lv_anim.h"
 #include "../lv_misc/lv_math.h"
+#include "../lv_misc/lv_txt_ap.h"
 #include <string.h>
 
 /*********************
@@ -211,7 +212,12 @@ void lv_dropdown_set_options(lv_obj_t * ddlist, const char * options)
     ext->sel_opt_id_orig = 0;
 
     /*Allocate space for the new text*/
+#if LV_USE_ARABIC_PERSIAN_CHARS == 0
     size_t len = strlen(options) + 1;
+#else
+    size_t len = _lv_txt_ap_calc_bytes_cnt(options) + 1;
+#endif
+
     if(ext->options != NULL && ext->static_txt == 0) {
         lv_mem_free(ext->options);
         ext->options = NULL;
@@ -222,7 +228,11 @@ void lv_dropdown_set_options(lv_obj_t * ddlist, const char * options)
     LV_ASSERT_MEM(ext->options);
     if(ext->options == NULL) return;
 
+#if LV_USE_ARABIC_PERSIAN_CHARS == 0
     strcpy(ext->options, options);
+#else
+    _lv_txt_ap_proc(options, ext->options);
+#endif
 
     /*Now the text is dynamically allocated*/
     ext->static_txt = 0;