diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 1393342eee..07760592d4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -205,25 +205,25 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 
 		build_set_attributes(attributes, class_directives, style_directives, context, node, node_id);
 
-		// If value binding exists, that one takes care of calling $.init_select
-		if (node.name === 'select' && !bindings.has('value')) {
-			context.state.init.push(
-				b.stmt(b.call('$.init_select', node_id, b.thunk(b.member(attributes_id, 'value'))))
-			);
-
-			context.state.update.push(
-				b.if(
-					b.binary('in', b.literal('value'), attributes_id),
-					b.block([
-						// This ensures a one-way street to the DOM in case it's <select {value}>
-						// and not <select bind:value>. We need it in addition to $.init_select
-						// because the select value is not reflected as an attribute, so the
-						// mutation observer wouldn't notice.
-						b.stmt(b.call('$.select_option', node_id, b.member(attributes_id, 'value')))
-					])
-				)
-			);
-		}
+		// // If value binding exists, that one takes care of calling $.init_select
+		// if (node.name === 'select' && !bindings.has('value')) {
+		// 	context.state.init.push(
+		// 		b.stmt(b.call('$.init_select', node_id, b.thunk(b.member(attributes_id, 'value'))))
+		// 	);
+
+		// 	context.state.update.push(
+		// 		b.if(
+		// 			b.binary('in', b.literal('value'), attributes_id),
+		// 			b.block([
+		// 				// This ensures a one-way street to the DOM in case it's <select {value}>
+		// 				// and not <select bind:value>. We need it in addition to $.init_select
+		// 				// because the select value is not reflected as an attribute, so the
+		// 				// mutation observer wouldn't notice.
+		// 				b.stmt(b.call('$.select_option', node_id, b.member(attributes_id, 'value')))
+		// 			])
+		// 		)
+		// 	);
+		// }
 	} else {
 		/** If true, needs `__value` for inputs */
 		const needs_special_value_handling =
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
index 80d390441d..103c2cfcdb 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ import { clsx } from '../../../shared/attributes.js';
 import { set_class } from './class.js';
 import { set_style } from './style.js';
 import { ATTACHMENT_KEY, NAMESPACE_HTML } from '../../../../constants.js';
-import { block, branch, destroy_effect } from '../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { block, branch, destroy_effect, effect } from '../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { derived } from '../../reactivity/deriveds.js';
+import { init_select, select_option } from './bindings/select.js';
 
 export const CLASS = Symbol('class');
 export const STYLE = Symbol('style');
@@ -483,11 +484,18 @@ export function attribute_effect(
 	/** @type {Record<symbol, Effect>} */
 	var effects = {};
 
+	var is_select = element.nodeName === 'SELECT';
+	var inited = false;
+
 	block(() => {
 		var next = fn(...deriveds.map(get));
 
 		set_attributes(element, prev, next, css_hash, skip_warning);
 
+		if (inited && is_select) {
+			select_option(/** @type {HTMLSelectElement} */ (element), next.value, false);
+		}
+
 		for (let symbol of Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(effects)) {
 			if (!next[symbol]) destroy_effect(effects[symbol]);
 		}
@@ -503,6 +511,12 @@ export function attribute_effect(
 
 		prev = next;
 	});
+
+	if (is_select) {
+		init_select(/** @type {HTMLSelectElement} */ (element), () => prev.value);
+	}
+
+	inited = true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/select.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/select.js
index 20f95af5ec..c9b7cea4f0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/select.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/select.js
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export function select_option(select, value, mounting) {
 		}
 
 		// Otherwise, update the selection
-		return select_options(select, value);
+		for (var option of select.options) {
+			option.selected = value.includes(get_option_value(option));
+		}
+
+		return;
 	}
 
 	for (var option of select.options) {
@@ -136,16 +140,6 @@ export function bind_select_value(select, get, set = get) {
 	init_select(select);
 }
 
-/**
- * @param {HTMLSelectElement} select
- * @param {unknown[]} value
- */
-function select_options(select, value) {
-	for (var option of select.options) {
-		option.selected = value.includes(get_option_value(option));
-	}
-}
-
 /** @param {HTMLOptionElement} option */
 function get_option_value(option) {
 	// __value only exists if the <option> has a value attribute