diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.ts b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.ts
index 37482f1986..4979340b4f 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Block from '../../Block';
 import { Node } from '../../../../interfaces';
 import { State } from '../../interfaces';
 import getObject from '../../../../utils/getObject';
+import getTailSnippet from '../../../../utils/getTailSnippet';
 
 export default function visitBinding(
 	generator: DomGenerator,
@@ -83,8 +84,11 @@ export default function visitBinding(
 					break;
 				}`;
 
+		const { name } = getObject(attribute.value);
+		const tailSnippet = getTailSnippet(attribute.value);
+
 		updateElement = deindent`
-			var ${value} = ${snippet};
+			var ${value} = #component.get( '${name}' )${tailSnippet};
 			for ( var #i = 0; #i < ${state.parentNode}.options.length; #i += 1 ) {
 				var ${option} = ${state.parentNode}.options[#i];
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js
index e8ef296a33..4ff851d33f 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ export default {
 
 		select.options[2].selected = true;
 		select.dispatchEvent(change);
+		assert.equal(component.get('letter'), 'c');
+
+		assert.deepEqual(Array.from(select.options).map(o => o.selected), [
+			false,
+			false,
+			true
+		]);
 
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
 			<span>c</span>
@@ -37,7 +44,11 @@ export default {
 		component.refs.modal.toggle();
 		component.refs.modal.toggle();
 
-		assert.ok(select.options[2].selected);
+		assert.deepEqual(Array.from(select.options).map(o => o.selected), [
+			false,
+			false,
+			true
+		]);
 
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
 			<span>c</span>