diff --git a/playwright/select.spec.ts b/playwright/select.spec.ts
index bf0f48fe..cb612ebc 100644
--- a/playwright/select.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/select.spec.ts
@@ -126,3 +126,29 @@ test("options selected", async ({ page }) => {
     // Assert the first option is now selected
     await expect(firstOption).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
 });
+
+test("down arrow selects first element", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("http://127.0.0.1:8080/component/?name=select&");
+    // Find Select a fruit...
+    let selectTrigger = page.locator(".select-trigger");
+    const selectMenu = page.locator(".select-list");
+    await selectTrigger.focus();
+
+    // Select the first option
+    await page.keyboard.press("ArrowDown");
+    const firstOption = selectMenu.getByRole("option", { name: "apple" });
+    await expect(firstOption).toBeFocused();
+});
+
+test("up arrow selects last element", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("http://127.0.0.1:8080/component/?name=select&");
+    // Find Select a fruit...
+    let selectTrigger = page.locator(".select-trigger");
+    const selectMenu = page.locator(".select-list");
+    await selectTrigger.focus();
+
+    // Select the first option
+    await page.keyboard.press("ArrowUp");
+    const firstOption = selectMenu.getByRole("option", { name: "other" });
+    await expect(firstOption).toBeFocused();
+});
diff --git a/primitives/src/focus.rs b/primitives/src/focus.rs
index 11845e72..1d574f9a 100644
--- a/primitives/src/focus.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/focus.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ impl FocusState {
         self.item_count += 1;
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn item_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.item_count.cloned()
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn remove_item(&mut self, index: usize) {
         self.item_count -= 1;
         if (self.current_focus)() == Some(index) {
diff --git a/primitives/src/select/components/list.rs b/primitives/src/select/components/list.rs
index 4fe24553..019d9318 100644
--- a/primitives/src/select/components/list.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/select/components/list.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ pub fn SelectList(props: SelectListProps) -> Element {
         render: render.into(),
     });
 
+    use_effect(move || {
+        if render() {
+            ctx.focus_state.set_focus(ctx.initial_focus.cloned());
+        } else {
+            ctx.initial_focus.set(None);
+        }
+    });
+
     rsx! {
         if render() {
             div {
diff --git a/primitives/src/select/components/select.rs b/primitives/src/select/components/select.rs
index e9465417..6844b6c2 100644
--- a/primitives/src/select/components/select.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/select/components/select.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ pub fn Select<T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static>(props: SelectProps<T>) -> Element
             typeahead_buffer.take();
         }
     });
+    let initial_focus = use_signal(|| None);
 
     use_context_provider(|| SelectContext {
         typeahead_buffer,
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ pub fn Select<T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static>(props: SelectProps<T>) -> Element
         placeholder: props.placeholder,
         typeahead_clear_task,
         typeahead_timeout: props.typeahead_timeout,
+        initial_focus,
     });
 
     rsx! {
diff --git a/primitives/src/select/components/trigger.rs b/primitives/src/select/components/trigger.rs
index 66e66db9..f6162f6a 100644
--- a/primitives/src/select/components/trigger.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/select/components/trigger.rs
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ pub fn SelectTrigger(props: SelectTriggerProps) -> Element {
                 match event.key() {
                     Key::ArrowUp => {
                         open.set(true);
-                        ctx.focus_state.focus_last();
+                        ctx.initial_focus.set(ctx.focus_state.item_count().checked_sub(1));
                         event.prevent_default();
                         event.stop_propagation();
                     }
                     Key::ArrowDown => {
                         open.set(true);
-                        ctx.focus_state.focus_first();
+                        ctx.initial_focus.set((ctx.focus_state.item_count() > 0).then_some(0));
                         event.prevent_default();
                         event.stop_propagation();
                     }
diff --git a/primitives/src/select/context.rs b/primitives/src/select/context.rs
index 70fb86fa..459292f7 100644
--- a/primitives/src/select/context.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/select/context.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ pub(super) struct SelectContext {
     pub typeahead_clear_task: Signal<Option<Task>>,
     /// Timeout before clearing typeahead buffer
     pub typeahead_timeout: ReadSignal<Duration>,
+    /// The initial element to focus once the list is rendered
+    pub initial_focus: Signal<Option<usize>>,
 }
 
 impl SelectContext {