diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 2928ca9173..4c248cb19c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { dev, locator } from '../../../../state.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
 import { clean_nodes, determine_namespace_for_children } from '../../utils.js';
 import { build_element_attributes } from './shared/element.js';
-import { process_children, build_template } from './shared/utils.js';
+import { process_children, build_template, build_attribute_value } from './shared/utils.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.RegularElement} node
@@ -71,6 +71,42 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 		);
 	}
 
+	let select_with_value = false;
+
+	if (node.name === 'select') {
+		const value = node.attributes.find(
+			(attribute) =>
+				((attribute.type === 'Attribute' || attribute.type === 'BindDirective') &&
+					attribute.name === 'value') ||
+				attribute.type === 'SpreadAttribute'
+		);
+		if (value) {
+			select_with_value = true;
+			const left = b.id('$$payload.select_value');
+			if (value.type === 'SpreadAttribute') {
+				state.template.push(
+					b.stmt(b.assignment('=', left, b.member(value.expression, 'value', false, true)))
+				);
+			} else if (value.type === 'Attribute') {
+				state.template.push(
+					b.stmt(b.assignment('=', left, build_attribute_value(value.value, context)))
+				);
+			} else if (value.type === 'BindDirective') {
+				state.template.push(
+					b.stmt(
+						b.assignment(
+							'=',
+							left,
+							value.expression.type === 'SequenceExpression'
+								? b.call(value.expression.expressions[0])
+								: value.expression
+						)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (body === null) {
 		process_children(trimmed, { ...context, state });
 	} else {
@@ -96,6 +132,10 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 		);
 	}
 
+	if (select_with_value) {
+		state.template.push(b.stmt(b.assignment('=', b.id('$$payload.select_value'), b.void0)));
+	}
+
 	if (!node_is_void) {
 		state.template.push(b.literal(`</${node.name}>`));
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js
index b0bcb8fd6f..e57afbb42a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ export function build_element_attributes(node, context) {
 					);
 				}
 
+				if (node.name === 'option' && name === 'value') {
+					context.state.template.push(
+						b.call(
+							'$.maybe_selected',
+							b.id('$$payload'),
+							literal_value != null ? b.literal(/** @type {any} */ (literal_value)) : b.void0
+						)
+					);
+				}
+
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -260,6 +270,10 @@ export function build_element_attributes(node, context) {
 					b.call('$.attr', b.literal(name), value, is_boolean_attribute(name) && b.true)
 				);
 			}
+
+			if (name === 'value' && node.name === 'option') {
+				context.state.template.push(b.call('$.maybe_selected', b.id('$$payload'), value));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js
index 29e09fe4dd..a815d0755e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/index.js
@@ -535,3 +535,12 @@ export function derived(fn) {
 		return updated_value;
 	};
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {Payload} payload
+ * @param {*} value
+ */
+export function maybe_selected(payload, value) {
+	return value === payload.select_value ? ' selected' : '';
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/payload.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/payload.js
index 8df5787ba4..a31120ae16 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/payload.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/payload.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class Payload {
 	css = new Set();
 	out = '';
 	uid = () => '';
+	select_value = undefined;
 
 	head = new HeadPayload();
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/select-in-each/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/select-in-each/_config.js
index 335c46d53d..842d8e855c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/select-in-each/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/select-in-each/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ok, test } from '../../test';
 export default test({
 	html: `
 		<select>
-			<option value="a">A</option>
+			<option selected="" value="a">A</option>
 			<option value="b">B</option>
 		</select>
 		selected: a
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/select-value/_expected.html b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/select-value/_expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96d1d8b233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/select-value/_expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<select><option value="">--Please choose an option--</option><option value="dog" selected>Dog</option><option value="cat">Cat</option></select>
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diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/select-value/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/select-value/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811d752d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/select-value/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<select value="dog">
+	<option value="">--Please choose an option--</option>
+	<option value="dog">Dog</option>
+	<option value="cat">Cat</option>
+</select>
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diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/server/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/server/index.svelte.js
index a587c05e2c..0532ec5aa9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/server/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/server/index.svelte.js
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/server';
 export default function Skip_static_subtree($$payload, $$props) {
 	let { title, content } = $$props;
 
-	$$payload.out += `<header><nav><a href="/">Home</a> <a href="/away">Away</a></nav></header> <main><h1>${$.escape(title)}</h1> <div class="static"><p>we don't need to traverse these nodes</p></div> <p>or</p> <p>these</p> <p>ones</p> ${$.html(content)} <p>these</p> <p>trailing</p> <p>nodes</p> <p>can</p> <p>be</p> <p>completely</p> <p>ignored</p></main> <cant-skip><custom-elements with="attributes"></custom-elements></cant-skip> <div><input autofocus/></div> <div><source muted/></div> <select><option value="a">a</option></select> <img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"/> <div><img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"/></div>`;
+	$$payload.out += `<header><nav><a href="/">Home</a> <a href="/away">Away</a></nav></header> <main><h1>${$.escape(title)}</h1> <div class="static"><p>we don't need to traverse these nodes</p></div> <p>or</p> <p>these</p> <p>ones</p> ${$.html(content)} <p>these</p> <p>trailing</p> <p>nodes</p> <p>can</p> <p>be</p> <p>completely</p> <p>ignored</p></main> <cant-skip><custom-elements with="attributes"></custom-elements></cant-skip> <div><input autofocus/></div> <div><source muted/></div> <select><option value="a"${$.maybe_selected($$payload, 'a')}>a</option></select> <img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"/> <div><img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"/></div>`;
 }
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