diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-circular/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-circular/_config.js
index 29ddac16ad..d2ef0abb1f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-circular/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-circular/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
-	html: `
+	ssrHtml: `
 		<select>
-			<option value="[object Object]">wheeee</option>
+			<option selected="" value="[object Object]">wheeee</option>
 		</select>
 	`
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-indirect/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-indirect/_config.js
index d0b46cffa6..fbd7d662a4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-indirect/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-indirect/_config.js
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export default test({
 		return { tasks, selected: tasks[0] };
 	},
 
-	html: `
+	ssrHtml: `
 		<select>
-			<option value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
+			<option selected="" value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
 			<option value='[object Object]'>your left leg out</option>
 			<option value='[object Object]'>in, out, in, out</option>
 			<option value='[object Object]'>shake it all about</option>
@@ -36,7 +36,28 @@ export default test({
 		<p>shake it all about</p>
 	`,
 
-	async test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
+	async test({ assert, component, target, window, variant }) {
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+			<select>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
+				<option value='[object Object]'>your left leg out</option>
+				<option value='[object Object]'>in, out, in, out</option>
+				<option value='[object Object]'>shake it all about</option>
+			</select>
+
+			<label>
+				<input type='checkbox'> put your left leg in
+			</label>
+
+			<h2>Pending tasks</h2>
+			<p>put your left leg in</p>
+			<p>your left leg out</p>
+			<p>in, out, in, out</p>
+			<p>shake it all about</p>
+		`
+		);
 		const input = target.querySelector('input');
 		const select = target.querySelector('select');
 		const options = target.querySelectorAll('option');
@@ -57,7 +78,7 @@ export default test({
 			target.innerHTML,
 			`
 			<select>
-				<option value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
 				<option value='[object Object]'>your left leg out</option>
 				<option value='[object Object]'>in, out, in, out</option>
 				<option value='[object Object]'>shake it all about</option>
@@ -94,7 +115,7 @@ export default test({
 			target.innerHTML,
 			`
 			<select>
-				<option value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value='[object Object]'>put your left leg in</option>
 				<option value='[object Object]'>your left leg out</option>
 				<option value='[object Object]'>in, out, in, out</option>
 				<option value='[object Object]'>shake it all about</option>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-implicit-option-value/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-implicit-option-value/_config.js
index 1fea6c08f4..103876faa5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-implicit-option-value/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-implicit-option-value/_config.js
@@ -6,17 +6,29 @@ export default test({
 		return { values: [1, 2, 3], foo: 2 };
 	},
 
-	html: `
+	ssrHtml: `
 		<select>
 			<option value="1">1</option>
-			<option value="2">2</option>
+			<option selected="" value="2">2</option>
 			<option value="3">3</option>
 		</select>
 
 		<p>foo: 2</p>
 	`,
 
-	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
+	test({ assert, component, target, window, variant }) {
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+			<select>
+				<option value="1">1</option>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value="2">2</option>
+				<option value="3">3</option>
+			</select>
+
+			<p>foo: 2</p>
+		`
+		);
 		const select = target.querySelector('select');
 		ok(select);
 		const options = [...target.querySelectorAll('option')];
@@ -36,7 +48,7 @@ export default test({
 			`
 			<select>
 				<option value="1">1</option>
-				<option value="2">2</option>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value="2">2</option>
 				<option value="3">3</option>
 			</select>
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-in-each-block/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-in-each-block/_config.js
index 9c442aa329..741804fba1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-in-each-block/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-select-in-each-block/_config.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
-	html: `
+	ssrHtml: `
 		<select>
-			<option value='hullo'>Hullo</option>
+			<option selected="" value='hullo'>Hullo</option>
 			<option value='world'>World</option>
 		</select>
 
 		<select>
 			<option value='hullo'>Hullo</option>
-			<option value='world'>World</option>
+			<option selected="" value='world'>World</option>
 		</select>
 	`,
 
@@ -19,7 +19,21 @@ export default test({
 		};
 	},
 
-	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
+	test({ assert, component, target, window, variant }) {
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+			<select>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value='hullo'>Hullo</option>
+				<option value='world'>World</option>
+			</select>
+
+			<select>
+				<option value='hullo'>Hullo</option>
+				<option ${variant === 'hydrate' ? 'selected="" ' : ''}value='world'>World</option>
+			</select>
+		`
+		);
 		const selects = [...target.querySelectorAll('select')];
 
 		const change = new window.Event('change');
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 842d8e855c..edb68b7170 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
@@ -2,27 +2,28 @@ import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
 import { ok, test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
-	html: `
-		<select>
-			<option selected="" value="a">A</option>
-			<option value="b">B</option>
-		</select>
-		selected: a
-	`,
-
-	test({ assert, target }) {
+	test({ assert, target, variant }) {
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+			<select>
+				<option${variant === 'hydrate' ? ' selected=""' : ''} value="a">A</option$>
+				<option value="b">B</option>
+			</select>
+			selected: a
+		`
+		);
 		const select = target.querySelector('select');
 		ok(select);
 		const event = new window.Event('change');
 		select.value = 'b';
 		select.dispatchEvent(event);
 		flushSync();
-
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
 			`
 			<select>
-				<option value="a">A</option>
+				<option${variant === 'hydrate' ? ' selected=""' : ''} value="a">A</option$>
 				<option value="b">B</option>
 			</select>
 			selected: b
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/bindings-form-reset/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/bindings-form-reset/main.svelte
index ff13af85c8..0886efd59c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/bindings-form-reset/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/bindings-form-reset/main.svelte
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 	let checkbox = $state(true);
 	let radio_group = $state('a');
 	let checkbox_group = $state(['a']);
-	let select = $state('b');
+	// this will be ssrd
+	let select = $state('a');
 	let textarea = $state('textarea');
+
+	$effect(()=>{
+		// changing the value of `select` on mount
+		select = 'b';
+	})
 </script>
 
 <p>{JSON.stringify({ text, checkbox, radio_group, checkbox_group, select, textarea })}</p>