diff --git a/patterns/multiselektions-pulldown.html b/patterns/multiselektions-pulldown.html
index bc0acec..f9aaecc 100644
--- a/patterns/multiselektions-pulldown.html
+++ b/patterns/multiselektions-pulldown.html
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@
 
     <div class="sg-options-row" aria-label="Multiselektions-Pulldown Wrapper" data-pattern="multiselektions-pulldown">
       <div class="sg-options-row__left" data-pattern-part="multiselektions-pulldown-trigger-area">
-        <div class="sg-pulldown-demo" data-open="false" data-align="left" data-selection-mode="multiple" data-component="pulldown" data-component-state="inactive-selectable" data-activatable="true">
+        <div class="sg-pulldown-demo" data-open="false" data-align="left" data-selection-mode="multiple" data-component="pulldown" data-component-state="active" data-force-active="true">
           <span class="sg-activatable-control">
-            <button class="sg-interaction-element sg-pulldown sg-pulldown--inactive-selectable sg-pulldown-demo__trigger" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Multiselektions-Pulldown ohne aktive Auswahl" data-label-base="Multiselektions-Pulldown" data-component-part="pulldown-trigger">
+            <button class="sg-interaction-element sg-pulldown sg-pulldown--selected sg-form-active sg-pulldown-demo__trigger" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Multiselektions-Pulldown mit aktiver Auswahl" data-label-base="Multiselektions-Pulldown" data-component-part="pulldown-trigger">
               Multiselektions-Pulldown
             </button>
-            <button class="sg-activatable-remove" type="button" aria-label="Multiselektions-Pulldown entfernen" data-pulldown-activate-remove hidden>×</button>
           </span>
 
           <div class="sg-pulldown-panel" aria-label="Geöffnetes Multiselektions-Pulldown" data-component-part="pulldown-panel">
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@
         const trigger = demo.querySelector('.sg-pulldown-demo__trigger');
         const selectableOptions = demo.querySelectorAll('[data-pulldown-option]');
         const activatableRemove = demo.querySelector('[data-pulldown-activate-remove]');
+        const forceActive = demo.dataset.forceActive === 'true';
 
         if (!trigger || selectableOptions.length === 0) {
           return;
@@ -150,16 +150,18 @@
         }).length;
 
         const labelBase = trigger.dataset.labelBase || 'Auswahl';
-        trigger.textContent = selectedCount > 0 ? `${labelBase} (${selectedCount})` : labelBase;
-        trigger.classList.toggle('sg-pulldown--selected', selectedCount > 0);
-        trigger.classList.toggle('sg-form-active', selectedCount > 0);
-        trigger.classList.toggle('sg-pulldown--inactive-selectable', selectedCount === 0);
+        trigger.textContent = forceActive
+          ? labelBase
+          : (selectedCount > 0 ? `${labelBase} (${selectedCount})` : labelBase);
+        trigger.classList.toggle('sg-pulldown--selected', forceActive || selectedCount > 0);
+        trigger.classList.toggle('sg-form-active', forceActive || selectedCount > 0);
+        trigger.classList.toggle('sg-pulldown--inactive-selectable', !forceActive && selectedCount === 0);
         if (activatableRemove) {
-          activatableRemove.hidden = selectedCount === 0;
+          activatableRemove.hidden = forceActive || selectedCount === 0;
         }
         trigger.setAttribute(
           'aria-label',
-          selectedCount > 0 ? `${labelBase} mit aktiver Auswahl` : `${labelBase} ohne aktive Auswahl`
+          forceActive || selectedCount > 0 ? `${labelBase} mit aktiver Auswahl` : `${labelBase} ohne aktive Auswahl`
         );
       };