diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index 52f1198833..23c0fdac51 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -567,8 +567,16 @@ export function select_options(select, value) {
 	}
 }
 
+function first_enabled_option(select) {
+	for (const option of select.options) {
+		if (!option.disabled) {
+			return option;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 export function select_value(select) {
-	const selected_option = select.querySelector(':checked') || select.options[0];
+	const selected_option = select.querySelector(':checked') || first_enabled_option(select);
 	return selected_option && selected_option.__value;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/_config.js
index 27bac7ef77..c95cd44046 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/_config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export default {
 		<p>selected: a</p>
 
 		<select>
+			<option disabled='' value='x'>x</option>
 			<option value='a'>a</option>
 			<option value='b'>b</option>
 			<option value='c'>c</option>
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ export default {
 		const select = target.querySelector('select');
 		const options = [...target.querySelectorAll('option')];
 
+		// first enabled option should be selected
 		assert.equal(select.value, 'a');
-		assert.ok(options[0].selected);
+		assert.ok(options[1].selected);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/main.svelte
index 5cb1e9fae7..8c3bd0258f 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/main.svelte
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-initial-value-undefined/main.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 <p>selected: {selected}</p>
 
 <select bind:value={selected}>
+	<option disabled>x</option>
 	<option>a</option>
 	<option>b</option>
 	<option>c</option>
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-unmatched/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-unmatched/_config.js
index 99e7d23927..45594407b3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-unmatched/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-unmatched/_config.js
@@ -56,5 +56,40 @@ export default {
 
 			<p>selected: d</p>
 		`);
+
+		component.selected = 'b'; // second option should now be selected
+		assert.equal(select.value, 'b');
+		assert.ok(options[1].selected);
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>selected: b</p>
+
+			<select>
+				<option value='a'>a</option>
+				<option value='b'>b</option>
+				<option value='c'>c</option>
+			</select>
+
+			<p>selected: b</p>
+		`);
+
+		component.selected = undefined; // also doesn't match an option
+
+		// now no option should be selected again
+		assert.equal(select.value, '');
+		assert.equal(select.selectedIndex, -1);
+		assert.ok(!options[0].selected);
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>selected: undefined</p>
+
+			<select>
+				<option value='a'>a</option>
+				<option value='b'>b</option>
+				<option value='c'>c</option>
+			</select>
+
+			<p>selected: undefined</p>
+		`);
 	}
 };