diff --git a/typo3/sysext/form/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Backend/FormEditor/Core.js b/typo3/sysext/form/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Backend/FormEditor/Core.js
index 15d0b10e4b719eb7f8784af4d6bf11791a9571dc..a2ef8c85b51d9e2135ba7d101b436e08c04c36ee 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/form/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Backend/FormEditor/Core.js
+++ b/typo3/sysext/form/Resources/Public/JavaScript/Backend/FormEditor/Core.js
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ define(['jquery'], function($) {
 
                     if ('object' === $.type(modelExtension[key]) || 'array' === $.type(modelExtension[key])) {
                         extendModel(modelToExtend, modelExtension[key], path, disablePublishersOnSet);
+                    } else if (pathPrefix === 'properties.options') {
+                        modelToExtend.set(pathPrefix, modelExtension, disablePublishersOnSet);
                     } else {
                         modelToExtend.set(path, modelExtension[key], disablePublishersOnSet);
                     }