diff --git a/src/core/annotation.js b/src/core/annotation.js
index 7fb6a13f4..97f728621 100644
--- a/src/core/annotation.js
+++ b/src/core/annotation.js
@@ -779,14 +779,16 @@ var ChoiceWidgetAnnotation = (function ChoiceWidgetAnnotationClosure() {
     // it to an array of arrays as well for convenience in the display layer.
     this.data.options = [];
 
-    var options = params.dict.getArray('Opt');
+    var options = params.dict.get('Opt');
     if (isArray(options)) {
+      var xref = params.xref;
       for (var i = 0, ii = options.length; i < ii; i++) {
-        var option = options[i];
+        var option = xref.fetchIfRef(options[i]);
+        var isOptionArray = isArray(option);
 
         this.data.options[i] = {
-          exportValue: isArray(option) ? option[0] : option,
-          displayValue: isArray(option) ? option[1] : option,
+          exportValue: isOptionArray ? xref.fetchIfRef(option[0]) : option,
+          displayValue: isOptionArray ? xref.fetchIfRef(option[1]) : option,
         };
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js b/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js
index 2e224d1b3..f5f3a1bb4 100644
--- a/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/annotation_layer_spec.js
@@ -900,7 +900,12 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
     });
 
     it('should handle option arrays with array elements', function() {
-      var options = [['foo_export', 'Foo'], ['bar_export', 'Bar']];
+      var optionBarRef = new Ref(20, 0);
+      var optionBarStr = 'Bar';
+      var optionOneRef = new Ref(10, 0);
+      var optionOneArr = ['bar_export', optionBarRef];
+
+      var options = [['foo_export', 'Foo'], optionOneRef];
       var expected = [
         {
           exportValue: 'foo_export',
@@ -916,7 +921,9 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
 
       var choiceWidgetRef = new Ref(123, 0);
       var xref = new XRefMock([
-        { ref: choiceWidgetRef, data: choiceWidgetDict, }
+        { ref: choiceWidgetRef, data: choiceWidgetDict, },
+        { ref: optionBarRef, data: optionBarStr, },
+        { ref: optionOneRef, data: optionOneArr, },
       ]);
 
       var choiceWidgetAnnotation = annotationFactory.create(xref,
@@ -928,7 +935,10 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
     });
 
     it('should handle option arrays with string elements', function() {
-      var options = ['Foo', 'Bar'];
+      var optionBarRef = new Ref(10, 0);
+      var optionBarStr = 'Bar';
+
+      var options = ['Foo', optionBarRef];
       var expected = [
         {
           exportValue: 'Foo',
@@ -944,7 +954,8 @@ describe('Annotation layer', function() {
 
       var choiceWidgetRef = new Ref(981, 0);
       var xref = new XRefMock([
-        { ref: choiceWidgetRef, data: choiceWidgetDict, }
+        { ref: choiceWidgetRef, data: choiceWidgetDict, },
+        { ref: optionBarRef, data: optionBarStr, }
       ]);
 
       var choiceWidgetAnnotation = annotationFactory.create(xref,