diff --git a/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
index cebb67533..5d09d4507 100644
--- a/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ During the alpha period, things might break! We take breaking changes very serio
 ## Next
 
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-relative-time>` where the title attribute would show with redundant info
+- Added more resilient support for lazy loaded options in `<wa-select>`
 
 ## 3.0.0-alpha.3
 
diff --git a/src/components/select/select.ts b/src/components/select/select.ts
index e880f5407..a2f1d9bec 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/select.ts
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ export default class WaSelect extends WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement {
 
       // If it is open, update the value based on the current selection and close it
       if (this.currentOption && !this.currentOption.disabled) {
+        this.valueHasChanged = true;
         if (this.multiple) {
           this.toggleOptionSelection(this.currentOption);
         } else {