diff --git a/examples/vite-demo-vanilla-bundle/package.json b/examples/vite-demo-vanilla-bundle/package.json
index a669f76a8..0fbdb7cf7 100644
--- a/examples/vite-demo-vanilla-bundle/package.json
+++ b/examples/vite-demo-vanilla-bundle/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "fetch-jsonp": "^1.2.3",
     "flatpickr": "^4.6.13",
     "moment-mini": "^2.29.4",
-    "multiple-select-vanilla": "^0.4.3",
+    "multiple-select-vanilla": "^0.4.4",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
     "whatwg-fetch": "^3.6.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/common/package.json b/packages/common/package.json
index 1bb89af46..bcd542117 100644
--- a/packages/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/common/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "dompurify": "^3.0.3",
     "flatpickr": "^4.6.13",
     "moment-mini": "^2.29.4",
-    "multiple-select-vanilla": "^0.4.3",
+    "multiple-select-vanilla": "^0.4.4",
     "slickgrid": "^4.0.0",
     "sortablejs": "^1.15.0",
     "un-flatten-tree": "^2.0.12"
diff --git a/packages/common/src/filters/selectFilter.ts b/packages/common/src/filters/selectFilter.ts
index d630ac5bd..897ffa45d 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/filters/selectFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/filters/selectFilter.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ export class SelectFilter implements Filter {
       filter: false,  // input search term on top of the select option list
       maxHeight: 275,
       single: true,
+      useSelectOptionLabelToHtml: this.columnFilter?.enableRenderHtml ?? false,
       sanitizer: (dirtyHtml: string) => sanitizeTextByAvailableSanitizer(this.gridOptions, dirtyHtml),
       // we will subscribe to the onClose event for triggering our callback
       // also add/remove "filled" class for styling purposes
diff --git a/packages/common/src/services/domUtilities.ts b/packages/common/src/services/domUtilities.ts
index 6b06b75d6..5d886dce5 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/services/domUtilities.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/services/domUtilities.ts
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ export function buildMultipleSelectDataCollection(type: 'editor' | 'filter', col
           // sanitize any unauthorized html tags like script and others
           // for the remaining allowed tags we'll permit all attributes
           optionText = sanitizeTextByAvailableSanitizer(gridOptions, optionText, sanitizedOptions);
-        } else {
-          optionText = htmlEncode(optionText);
         }
         selectOption.text = optionText;
 
@@ -297,16 +295,19 @@ export function findWidthOrDefault(inputWidth?: number | string, defaultValue =
  * HTML encode using a plain <div>
  * Create a in-memory div, set it's inner text(which a div can encode)
  * then grab the encoded contents back out.  The div never exists on the page.
+ * @param {String} inputValue - input value to be encoded
+ * @return {String}
  */
 export function htmlEncode(inputValue: string): string {
-  const entityMap = {
+  const val = typeof inputValue === 'string' ? inputValue : String(inputValue);
+  const entityMap: { [char: string]: string; } = {
     '&': '&amp;',
     '<': '&lt;',
     '>': '&gt;',
     '"': '&quot;',
-    '\'': '&#39;'
+    '\'': '&#39;',
   };
-  return (inputValue || '').toString().replace(/[&<>"']/g, (s) => (entityMap as any)[s]);
+  return (val || '').toString().replace(/[&<>"']/g, (s) => entityMap[s as keyof { [char: string]: string; }]);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1f6c87829..30e25e629 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.29.4
         version: 2.29.4
       multiple-select-vanilla:
-        specifier: ^0.4.3
-        version: 0.4.3
+        specifier: ^0.4.4
+        version: 0.4.4
       rxjs:
         specifier: ^7.8.1
         version: 7.8.1
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.29.4
         version: 2.29.4
       multiple-select-vanilla:
-        specifier: ^0.4.3
-        version: 0.4.3
+        specifier: ^0.4.4
+        version: 0.4.4
       slickgrid:
         specifier: ^4.0.0
         version: 4.0.0
@@ -7079,8 +7079,8 @@ packages:
       minimatch: 3.1.2
     dev: true
 
-  /multiple-select-vanilla@0.4.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-l3MNcn/eB1TZKPUlGuNFEKix16vbKCkeksHFUeNCWHSZsgTo0GezpHiT82BSwtDLzjwx1Q4ykKvXKG/49Jk8Wg==}
+  /multiple-select-vanilla@0.4.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-R6Sl93PyYAGL8LFUkp8W+ojdBEdVNZYd/eV2H+37rcolMKgyssjA5KsHO1d+5JnO6rr4Xm7npAmGfuHNehBM0g==}
     dev: false
 
   /mute-stream@1.0.0: