diff --git a/.changeset/smart-turkeys-tell.md b/.changeset/smart-turkeys-tell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4598ca14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-turkeys-tell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: ensure select value is updated upon select element removal
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 5e6241f8cd..8c0f535cd1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/select.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/select.js
@@ -91,6 +91,28 @@ export function bind_select_value(select, get_value, update) {
 		select.__value = value;
 		mounting = false;
 	});
+
+	// If one of the options gets removed from the DOM, the value might have changed
+	effect(() => {
+		var observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+			// @ts-ignore
+			var value = select.__value;
+			select_option(select, value, mounting);
+			/** @type {HTMLOptionElement | null} */
+			var selected_option = select.querySelector(':checked');
+			if (selected_option === null || get_option_value(selected_option) !== value) {
+				update('');
+			}
+		});
+
+		observer.observe(select, {
+			childList: true
+		});
+
+		return () => {
+			observer.disconnect();
+		};
+	});
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-unmatched-3/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-unmatched-3/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c73cec9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-unmatched-3/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { ok, test } from '../../test';
+
+// test select binding behavior when a selected option is removed
+export default test({
+	skip_if_ssr: 'permanent',
+
+	html: `<p>selected: a</p><select><option value="a">a</option><option value="b">b</option><option value="c">c</option></select>`,
+
+	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
+		const select = target.querySelector('select');
+		ok(select);
+		const options = target.querySelectorAll('option');
+
+		// first option should be selected by default since no value was bound
+		assert.equal(component.selected, 'a');
+		assert.equal(select.value, 'a');
+		assert.ok(options[0].selected);
+
+		// remove the selected item, so the bound value no longer matches anything
+		component.items = ['b', 'c'];
+
+		// There's a MutationObserver
+		await Promise.resolve();
+
+		// now no option should be selected
+		assert.equal(select.value, '');
+		assert.equal(select.selectedIndex, -1);
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<p>selected:</p><select><option value="b">b</option><option value="c">c</option></select>`
+		);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-unmatched-3/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-unmatched-3/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc18fa83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-unmatched-3/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<script>
+	export let selected;
+	export let items = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
+</script>
+
+<p>selected: {selected}</p>
+
+<select bind:value={selected}>
+	{#each items as letter}
+		<option>{letter}</option>
+	{/each}
+</select>