diff --git a/app/Domains/Catalog/Controllers/CatalogController.php b/app/Domains/Catalog/Controllers/CatalogController.php
index 94fcdac..9d75e12 100644
--- a/app/Domains/Catalog/Controllers/CatalogController.php
+++ b/app/Domains/Catalog/Controllers/CatalogController.php
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class CatalogController extends Controller
 
         $includedVariantId = null;
         $cartItemId = $request->validated('cart_item_id');
+        $selectedValues = $request->validated('selected_values', []);
 
         if ($cartItemId !== null) {
             $cartItem = $cartService->show($tenant, $request)
@@ -132,12 +133,18 @@ class CatalogController extends Controller
                 ->firstWhere('id', (int) $cartItemId);
             abort_unless($cartItem?->catalog_item_id === $catalogItem->id, 404);
             $includedVariantId = $cartItem->variant_id;
+
+            if ($selectedValues === [] && $cartItem->variant !== null) {
+                $selectedValues = $cartItem->variant
+                    ->selectorOptions($catalogItem->itemAttributes)
+                    ->all();
+            }
         }
 
         return CatalogVariantOptionsResource::make(
             $variantSelectionService->options(
                 $catalogItem,
-                $request->validated('selected_values', []),
+                $selectedValues,
                 $includedVariantId,
             )
         );
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Catalog/CatalogItemDetailControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Catalog/CatalogItemDetailControllerTest.php
index 1da6453..68190d4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Catalog/CatalogItemDetailControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Catalog/CatalogItemDetailControllerTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace Tests\Feature\Catalog;
 
 use App\Domains\Attachable\Enums\AttachmentType;
 use App\Domains\Attachable\Models\Attachment;
+use App\Domains\Auth\Models\User;
+use App\Domains\Cart\Models\Cart;
 use App\Domains\Catalog\Enums\InventoryPolicy;
 use App\Domains\Catalog\Models\Attribute;
 use App\Domains\Catalog\Models\CatalogItem;
@@ -358,6 +360,57 @@ class CatalogItemDetailControllerTest extends TestCase
             ->assertJsonPath('data.resolved_variant.values.sector.value', 'A');
     }
 
+    public function test_variant_options_restore_canonical_values_from_the_reserved_cart_item(): void
+    {
+        $tenant = $this->createTenant('reserved-variant-options');
+        $item = $this->createItem($tenant, 'Reserved numbered entry');
+        $sector = Attribute::query()->create([
+            'tenant_codigo' => $tenant->codigo,
+            'codigo' => 'sector',
+            'nombre' => 'Sector',
+            'type' => FieldType::Select,
+        ]);
+        $seat = Attribute::query()->create([
+            'tenant_codigo' => $tenant->codigo,
+            'codigo' => 'seat',
+            'nombre' => 'Seat',
+            'type' => FieldType::Select,
+        ]);
+        $itemSector = $item->itemAttributes()->create([
+            'attribute_id' => $sector->id,
+            'sort_order' => 0,
+        ]);
+        $itemSeat = $item->itemAttributes()->create([
+            'attribute_id' => $seat->id,
+            'sort_order' => 1,
+        ]);
+        $variant = $this->createVariant($item, 1, 0);
+        $variant->definitions()->createMany([
+            ['item_attribute_id' => $itemSector->id, 'value' => 'VIP'],
+            ['item_attribute_id' => $itemSeat->id, 'value' => 'A-12'],
+        ]);
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+        $cart = Cart::query()->create([
+            'tenant_codigo' => $tenant->codigo,
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'status' => 'active',
+        ]);
+        $cartItem = $cart->addItem($item->id, $variant->id, 1);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user, 'sanctum')
+            ->postJson(
+                "/api/tenants/{$tenant->codigo}/catalog-items/{$item->id}/variant-options",
+                [
+                    'selected_values' => [],
+                    'cart_item_id' => $cartItem->id,
+                ],
+            )
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertJsonPath('data.selected_values.sector', 'VIP')
+            ->assertJsonPath('data.selected_values.seat', 'A-12')
+            ->assertJsonPath('data.resolved_variant.id', $variant->id);
+    }
+
     private function createItem(
         Tenant $tenant,
         string $name,