diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-scissors-burn.md b/.changeset/cyan-scissors-burn.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f391ab88435..000000000000
--- a/.changeset/cyan-scissors-burn.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-"@db-ux/core-components": patch
-"@db-ux/ngx-core-components": patch
-"@db-ux/react-core-components": patch
-"@db-ux/v-core-components": patch
-"@db-ux/wc-core-components": patch
----
-
-fix(select): set placeholder option as selected if it doesn't contain a value
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/select/select.lite.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/select/select.lite.tsx
index b9490dce05d3..c6a2d1387ff6 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/select/select.lite.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/select/select.lite.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export default function DBSelect(props: DBSelectProps) {
 				aria-describedby={props.ariaDescribedBy ?? state._descByIds}>
 				{/* Empty option for floating label */}
 				<Show when={props.variant === 'floating' || props.placeholder}>
-					<option class="placeholder" value="" selected={!props.value}></option>
+					<option class="placeholder" value=""></option>
 				</Show>
 				<Show when={props.options?.length} else={props.children}>
 					<For each={props.options}>
diff --git a/showcases/angular-showcase/src/app/components/select/select.component.html b/showcases/angular-showcase/src/app/components/select/select.component.html
index f144bbe5a531..1855d237e79a 100644
--- a/showcases/angular-showcase/src/app/components/select/select.component.html
+++ b/showcases/angular-showcase/src/app/components/select/select.component.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			[disabled]="exampleProps?.disabled"
 			[icon]="exampleProps?.icon"
 			[required]="exampleProps?.required"
-			[value]="exampleProps?.value"
+			[value]="exampleProps?.value || ''"
 			[message]="exampleProps?.message"
 			[showMessage]="exampleProps?.showMessage"
 			[invalidMessage]="exampleProps?.invalidMessage"