diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-garlics-pretend.md b/.changeset/lovely-garlics-pretend.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c84be6575af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-garlics-pretend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@siemens/ix': patch
+---
+
+fix(core/select): check if value is defined, before updating selection
diff --git a/packages/core/component-doc.json b/packages/core/component-doc.json
index eb3cbe2cf3b..15c74bf5562 100644
--- a/packages/core/component-doc.json
+++ b/packages/core/component-doc.json
@@ -13413,6 +13413,11 @@
           "capture": false,
           "passive": false
         },
+        {
+          "event": "ix-select-item:valueChange",
+          "capture": false,
+          "passive": false
+        },
         {
           "event": "ix-select-item:labelChange",
           "capture": false,
@@ -13469,7 +13474,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             }
           ],
-          "optional": false,
+          "optional": true,
           "required": false
         },
         {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
index b3d310448ac..00edf5ba082 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ export namespace Components {
         /**
           * Displayed name of the item
          */
-        "label": string;
+        "label"?: string;
         /**
           * @param event
          */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts b/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts
index e36da76313e..d0382e83b5b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function hasDropdownItemWrapperImplemented(
   item: unknown
 ): item is DropdownItemWrapper {
   return (
-    item &&
+    item !== null &&
     (item as DropdownItemWrapper).getDropdownItemElement !== undefined &&
     typeof (item as DropdownItemWrapper).getDropdownItemElement === 'function'
   );
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class DropdownController {
   }
 
   present(dropdown: DropdownInterface) {
-    if (!dropdown.isPresent() && dropdown.willPresent()) {
+    if (!dropdown.isPresent() && dropdown.willPresent?.()) {
       this.submenuIds[dropdown.getId()] = dropdown.getAssignedSubmenuIds();
       dropdown.present();
     }
@@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ class DropdownController {
   dismissChildren(uid: string) {
     const childIds = this.submenuIds[uid] || [];
     for (const id of childIds) {
-      this.dismiss(this.dropdowns.get(id));
+      const dropdown = this.dropdowns.get(id);
+      if (dropdown) {
+        this.dismiss(dropdown);
+      }
     }
   }
 
   dismiss(dropdown: DropdownInterface) {
-    if (dropdown.isPresent() && dropdown.willDismiss()) {
+    if (dropdown.isPresent() && dropdown.willDismiss?.()) {
       this.dismissChildren(dropdown.getId());
       dropdown.dismiss();
       delete this.submenuIds[dropdown.getId()];
@@ -175,7 +178,8 @@ class DropdownController {
 
   private pathIncludesDropdown(eventTargets: EventTarget[]) {
     return !!eventTargets.find(
-      (element: HTMLElement) => element.tagName === 'IX-DROPDOWN'
+      (element: EventTarget) =>
+        (element as HTMLElement).tagName === 'IX-DROPDOWN'
     );
   }
 
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ class DropdownController {
   private addOverlayListeners() {
     this.isWindowListenerActive = true;
 
-    window.addEventListener('click', (event: PointerEvent) => {
+    window.addEventListener('click', (event: MouseEvent) => {
       const hasTrigger = this.pathIncludesTrigger(event.composedPath());
       const hasDropdown = this.pathIncludesDropdown(event.composedPath());
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/select-item/events.ts b/packages/core/src/components/select-item/events.ts
index b42d897c10e..de58c65bdea 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/select-item/events.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/select-item/events.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,15 @@ export class IxSelectItemLabelChangeEvent extends CustomEvent<{
     });
   }
 }
+
+export class IxSelectItemValueChangeEvent extends CustomEvent<{
+  oldValue: string;
+  newValue: string;
+}> {
+  constructor(detail: { oldValue: string; newValue: string }) {
+    super('ix-select-item:valueChange', {
+      bubbles: true,
+      detail,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/select-item/select-item.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/select-item/select-item.tsx
index 53369d41a86..780c6db6029 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/select-item/select-item.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/select-item/select-item.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import {
   Prop,
   Watch,
 } from '@stencil/core';
-import { IxSelectItemLabelChangeEvent } from './events';
+import {
+  IxSelectItemLabelChangeEvent,
+  IxSelectItemValueChangeEvent,
+} from './events';
 import { DropdownItemWrapper } from '../dropdown/dropdown-controller';
 
 @Component({
@@ -27,12 +30,12 @@ import { DropdownItemWrapper } from '../dropdown/dropdown-controller';
   shadow: true,
 })
 export class SelectItem implements DropdownItemWrapper {
-  @Element() hostElement: HTMLIxSelectItemElement;
+  @Element() hostElement!: HTMLIxSelectItemElement;
 
   /**
    * Displayed name of the item
    */
-  @Prop({ reflect: true }) label: string;
+  @Prop({ reflect: true }) label?: string;
 
   /**
    * The value of the item.
@@ -55,12 +58,14 @@ export class SelectItem implements DropdownItemWrapper {
   /**
    * Item clicked
    */
-  @Event() itemClick: EventEmitter<string>;
+  @Event() itemClick!: EventEmitter<string>;
+
+  private componentLoaded = false;
 
   /** @internal */
   @Method()
   async getDropdownItemElement(): Promise<HTMLIxDropdownItemElement> {
-    return this.dropdownItem;
+    return this.dropdownItem!;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -83,16 +88,31 @@ export class SelectItem implements DropdownItemWrapper {
     if (this.value === undefined || this.value === null) {
       throw Error('ix-select-item must have a `value` property');
     }
+    this.componentLoaded = true;
+  }
+
+  @Watch('value')
+  onValueChange(newValue: string, oldValue: string) {
+    if (this.componentLoaded) {
+      this.hostElement.dispatchEvent(
+        new IxSelectItemValueChangeEvent({
+          newValue: newValue,
+          oldValue: oldValue,
+        })
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   @Watch('label')
   labelChange(newValue: string, oldValue: string) {
-    this.hostElement.dispatchEvent(
-      new IxSelectItemLabelChangeEvent({
-        newValue: newValue,
-        oldValue: oldValue,
-      })
-    );
+    if (this.componentLoaded) {
+      this.hostElement.dispatchEvent(
+        new IxSelectItemLabelChangeEvent({
+          newValue: newValue,
+          oldValue: oldValue,
+        })
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
index 0bf3079bb8d..9d0271d9622 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
@@ -142,11 +142,10 @@ export class Select {
 
   private arrowFocusController?: ArrowFocusController;
 
-  private itemObserver = createMutationObserver(() => {
+  private readonly itemObserver = createMutationObserver(() => {
     if (!this.arrowFocusController) {
       return;
     }
-
     this.arrowFocusController.items = this.visibleNonShadowItems;
   });
 
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ export class Select {
 
     this.items.forEach((item) => {
       item.selected = ids.some((i) => {
-        if (typeof i !== typeof item.value) {
+        if (item.value !== undefined && typeof i !== typeof item.value) {
           return i.toString() === item.value.toString();
         } else {
           return i === item.value;
@@ -375,6 +374,7 @@ export class Select {
     this.updateSelection();
   }
 
+  @Listen('ix-select-item:valueChange')
   @Listen('ix-select-item:labelChange')
   onLabelChange(event: IxSelectItemLabelChangeEvent) {
     event.preventDefault();