diff --git a/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetLoader.cpp b/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetLoader.cpp
index e8a35dc5..fad756a9 100644
--- a/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetLoader.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,16 @@ namespace tgui
             if (node->propertyValuePairs["maximumitems"])
                 comboBox->setMaximumItems(tgui::stoi(node->propertyValuePairs["maximumitems"]->value));
 
+            if (node->propertyValuePairs["expanddirection"])
+            {
+                if (toLower(node->propertyValuePairs["expanddirection"]->value) == "up")
+                    comboBox->setExpandDirection(ComboBox::ExpandDirection::Up);
+                else if (toLower(node->propertyValuePairs["expanddirection"]->value) == "down")
+                    comboBox->setExpandDirection(ComboBox::ExpandDirection::Down);
+                else
+                    throw Exception{"Failed to parse ExpandDirection property. Only the values Up and Down are correct."};
+            }
+
             return comboBox;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetSaver.cpp b/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetSaver.cpp
index 8a57f5ba..bfbb4dfd 100644
--- a/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetSaver.cpp
+++ b/src/TGUI/Loading/WidgetSaver.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ namespace tgui
             SET_PROPERTY("TextSize", to_string(comboBox->getTextSize()));
             SET_PROPERTY("MaximumItems", to_string(comboBox->getMaximumItems()));
 
+            if (comboBox->getExpandDirection() != ComboBox::ExpandDirection::Down)
+                SET_PROPERTY("ExpandDirection", "Up");
+
             return node;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Widgets/ComboBox.cpp b/tests/Widgets/ComboBox.cpp
index 5e909f79..48a2382b 100644
--- a/tests/Widgets/ComboBox.cpp
+++ b/tests/Widgets/ComboBox.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[ComboBox]")
         comboBox->addItem("Item 3", "3");
         comboBox->setItemsToDisplay(3);
         comboBox->setMaximumItems(5);
+        comboBox->setExpandDirection(tgui::ComboBox::ExpandDirection::Up);
 
         testSavingWidget("ComboBox", comboBox);
     }