diff --git a/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/import/step_data_manipulation/create_new_segment.jsx b/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/import/step_data_manipulation/create_new_segment.jsx
index 2958e5aba1..32400e5fe0 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/import/step_data_manipulation/create_new_segment.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/import/step_data_manipulation/create_new_segment.jsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export default (onCreateSegment) => {
       onCreateSegment({
         id: response.data.id,
         name: response.data.name,
+        text: response.data.name, // Required select2 property
         subscriberCount: 0,
       });
 
diff --git a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/ImportExportFactory.php b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/ImportExportFactory.php
index 8d4229c28f..838832bf7a 100644
--- a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/ImportExportFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/ImportExportFactory.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ImportExportFactory {
       return [
         'id' => $segment['id'],
         'name' => $segment['name'],
+        'text' => $segment['name'], // Required select2 property
         'subscriberCount' => $segment['subscribers'],
       ];
     }, $segments);