diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-autocomplete/chips-autocomplete-example.html b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-autocomplete/chips-autocomplete-example.html
index cead65eaa9fd..5323712859b2 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-autocomplete/chips-autocomplete-example.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-autocomplete/chips-autocomplete-example.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <mat-label>Favorite Fruits</mat-label>
     <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid aria-label="Fruit selection">
       @for (fruit of fruits(); track $index) {
-        <mat-chip-row (removed)="remove(fruit)">
+        <mat-chip-row (removed)="remove(fruit)" [value]="fruit">
           {{fruit}}
           <button matChipRemove [attr.aria-label]="'remove ' + fruit">
             <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.html b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.html
index 4cae76b49fca..9985062a4767 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.html
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 <mat-form-field class="example-form-field">
   <mat-label>Video keywords</mat-label>
   <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid aria-label="Enter keywords" [formControl]="formControl">
-    @for (keyword of keywords(); track keyword) {
-      <mat-chip-row (removed)="removeKeyword(keyword)">
+    @for (keyword of formControl.value; track keyword) {
+      <mat-chip-row (removed)="removeKeyword(keyword)" [value]="keyword">
         {{keyword}}
         <button matChipRemove [attr.aria-label]="'remove ' + keyword">
           <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.ts b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.ts
index 1d204ab35d2f..7263d7a63098 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.ts
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-form-control/chips-form-control-example.ts
@@ -24,22 +24,17 @@ import {MatIconModule} from '@angular/material/icon';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class ChipsFormControlExample {
-  readonly keywords = signal(['angular', 'how-to', 'tutorial', 'accessibility']);
-  readonly formControl = new FormControl(['angular']);
-
-  announcer = inject(LiveAnnouncer);
+  readonly formControl = new FormControl(['angular', 'how-to', 'tutorial', 'accessibility']);
+  private _announcer = inject(LiveAnnouncer);
 
   removeKeyword(keyword: string) {
-    this.keywords.update(keywords => {
-      const index = keywords.indexOf(keyword);
-      if (index < 0) {
-        return keywords;
-      }
-
+    const keywords = this.formControl.value!;
+    const index = keywords.indexOf(keyword);
+    if (index > -1) {
       keywords.splice(index, 1);
-      this.announcer.announce(`removed ${keyword}`);
-      return [...keywords];
-    });
+      this._announcer.announce(`removed ${keyword}`);
+      this.formControl.setValue([...keywords]);
+    }
   }
 
   add(event: MatChipInputEvent): void {
@@ -47,7 +42,7 @@ export class ChipsFormControlExample {
 
     // Add our keyword
     if (value) {
-      this.keywords.update(keywords => [...keywords, value]);
+      this.formControl.setValue([...this.formControl.value!, value]);
     }
 
     // Clear the input value
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-input/chips-input-example.html b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-input/chips-input-example.html
index b1e75ee2426a..c361d25ada8d 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-input/chips-input-example.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-input/chips-input-example.html
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
         [editable]="true"
         (edited)="edit(fruit, $event)"
         [aria-description]="'press enter to edit ' + fruit.name"
-      >
+        [value]="fruit.name">
         <button matChipEdit [attr.aria-label]="'edit ' + fruit.name">
           <mat-icon>edit</mat-icon>
-        </button>      
+        </button>
         {{fruit.name}}
         <button matChipRemove [attr.aria-label]="'remove ' + fruit.name">
           <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.html b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.html
index 57d9876d271d..b9cafdf8e633 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ <h4>Chips inside of a Reactive form</h4>
   <mat-form-field class="example-form-field">
     <mat-label>Video keywords</mat-label>
     <mat-chip-grid #reactiveChipGrid aria-label="Enter reactive form keywords" [formControl]="formControl">
-    @for (keyword of reactiveKeywords(); track keyword) {
-      <mat-chip-row (removed)="removeReactiveKeyword(keyword)">
+    @for (keyword of formControl.value; track keyword) {
+      <mat-chip-row (removed)="removeReactiveKeyword(keyword)" [value]="keyword">
         {{keyword}}
       <button matChipRemove [attr.aria-label]="'remove reactive form' + keyword">
         <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.ts b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.ts
index 3f6125a926e0..5869d9e9bbd4 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.ts
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-reactive-form/chips-reactive-form-example.ts
@@ -23,22 +23,17 @@ import {MatIconModule} from '@angular/material/icon';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class ChipsReactiveFormExample {
-  readonly reactiveKeywords = signal(['angular', 'how-to', 'tutorial', 'accessibility']);
-  readonly formControl = new FormControl(['angular']);
-
-  announcer = inject(LiveAnnouncer);
+  readonly formControl = new FormControl(['angular', 'how-to', 'tutorial', 'accessibility']);
+  private _announcer = inject(LiveAnnouncer);
 
   removeReactiveKeyword(keyword: string) {
-    this.reactiveKeywords.update(keywords => {
-      const index = keywords.indexOf(keyword);
-      if (index < 0) {
-        return keywords;
-      }
-
+    const keywords = this.formControl.value!;
+    const index = keywords.indexOf(keyword);
+    if (index > -1) {
       keywords.splice(index, 1);
-      this.announcer.announce(`removed ${keyword} from reactive form`);
-      return [...keywords];
-    });
+      this._announcer.announce(`removed ${keyword}`);
+      this.formControl.setValue([...keywords]);
+    }
   }
 
   addReactiveKeyword(event: MatChipInputEvent): void {
@@ -46,8 +41,7 @@ export class ChipsReactiveFormExample {
 
     // Add our keyword
     if (value) {
-      this.reactiveKeywords.update(keywords => [...keywords, value]);
-      this.announcer.announce(`added ${value} to reactive form`);
+      this.formControl.setValue([...this.formControl.value!, value]);
     }
 
     // Clear the input value
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-template-form/chips-template-form-example.html b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-template-form/chips-template-form-example.html
index 46dd40bdeb30..5185ca437355 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-template-form/chips-template-form-example.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/chips/chips-template-form/chips-template-form-example.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <h4>Chips inside of a Template-driven form</h4>
     <mat-label>Video keywords</mat-label>
     <mat-chip-grid #templateChipGrid aria-label="Enter template form keywords" [(ngModel)]="templateKeywords">
     @for (keyword of templateKeywords(); track keyword) {
-      <mat-chip-row (removed)="removeTemplateKeyword(keyword)">
+      <mat-chip-row (removed)="removeTemplateKeyword(keyword)" [value]="keyword">
         {{keyword}}
       <button matChipRemove [attr.aria-label]="'remove template form' + keyword">
         <mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.html b/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.html
index 9aecfb6ba882..be466b5cdae1 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.html
+++ b/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.html
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ <h4>Input is last child of chip grid</h4>
 
       <mat-form-field class="demo-has-chip-list">
         <mat-label>New Contributor...</mat-label>
-        <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid1 [(ngModel)]="selectedPeople" required [disabled]="disableInputs">
+        <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid1 [(ngModel)]="people" required [disabled]="disableInputs">
           @for (person of people; track person) {
             <mat-chip-row
               [editable]="editable"
+              [value]="person"
               (removed)="remove(person)"
               (edited)="edit(person, $event)">
               @if (showEditIcon) {
@@ -202,9 +203,9 @@ <h4>Input is next sibling child of chip grid</h4>
 
       <mat-form-field class="demo-has-chip-list">
         <mat-label>New Contributor...</mat-label>
-        <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid2 [(ngModel)]="selectedPeople" required [disabled]="disableInputs">
+        <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid2 [(ngModel)]="people" required [disabled]="disableInputs">
           @for (person of people; track person) {
-            <mat-chip-row (removed)="remove(person)">
+            <mat-chip-row (removed)="remove(person)" [value]="person">
               {{person.name}}
               <button matChipRemove aria-label="Remove contributor">
                 <mat-icon>close</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.ts b/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.ts
index 740bee4b97c1..d081b14f89d0 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.ts
+++ b/src/dev-app/chips/chips-demo.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ export class ChipsDemo {
   // Enter, comma, semi-colon
   separatorKeysCodes = [ENTER, COMMA, 186];
 
-  selectedPeople = null;
-
   people: Person[] = [
     {name: 'Kara', avatar: 'K'},
     {name: 'Jeremy', avatar: 'J'},
@@ -107,6 +105,8 @@ export class ChipsDemo {
       this.people.push({name: value});
     }
 
+    console.log(this.people);
+
     // Clear the input value
     event.chipInput!.clear();
   }
diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip-grid.spec.ts b/src/material/chips/chip-grid.spec.ts
index 385dca10c968..f09e669b3d6e 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip-grid.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip-grid.spec.ts
@@ -1026,6 +1026,59 @@ describe('MatChipGrid', () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  describe('chip grid with a form control', () => {
+    it('should emit the change event on blur if the set of chips changed', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ChipGridWithFormControl);
+      fixture.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      const control = fixture.componentInstance.control;
+      const spy = jasmine.createSpy('change');
+      const subscription = control.valueChanges.subscribe(spy);
+      fixture.componentInstance.chips.push('one');
+      fixture.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(control.dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(control.touched).toBe(false);
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      dispatchFakeEvent(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('mat-chip-grid'), 'blur');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(control.dirty).toBe(true);
+      expect(control.touched).toBe(true);
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      subscription.unsubscribe();
+    }));
+
+    it('should not emit the change event on blur if the chips have not changed', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ChipGridWithFormControl);
+      fixture.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      const control = fixture.componentInstance.control;
+      const spy = jasmine.createSpy('change');
+      const subscription = control.valueChanges.subscribe(spy);
+
+      expect(control.dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(control.touched).toBe(false);
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      dispatchFakeEvent(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('mat-chip-grid'), 'blur');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(control.dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(control.touched).toBe(true);
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      subscription.unsubscribe();
+    }));
+  });
+
   function createComponent<T>(
     component: Type<T>,
     direction: Direction = 'ltr',
@@ -1234,3 +1287,22 @@ class ChipGridWithRemove {
     this.chips.splice(event.chip.value, 1);
   }
 }
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <mat-form-field>
+      <mat-label>Enter a value</mat-label>
+      <mat-chip-grid #chipGrid [formControl]="control">
+        @for (value of chips; track value) {
+          <mat-chip-row [value]="value">{{ value }}</mat-chip-row>
+        }
+      </mat-chip-grid>
+      <input [matChipInputFor]="chipGrid"/>
+    </mat-form-field>
+  `,
+  imports: [MatChipGrid, MatChipRow, MatChipInput, MatFormField, MatLabel, ReactiveFormsModule],
+})
+class ChipGridWithFormControl {
+  control = new FormControl<string[]>([]);
+  chips: string[] = [];
+}
diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts b/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts
index 5dfe91e9233e..3e21a66354d3 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts
@@ -493,11 +493,14 @@ export class MatChipGrid
   /** Emits change event to set the model value. */
   private _propagateChanges(): void {
     const valueToEmit = this._chips.length ? this._chips.toArray().map(chip => chip.value) : [];
-    this._value = valueToEmit;
-    this.change.emit(new MatChipGridChange(this, valueToEmit));
-    this.valueChange.emit(valueToEmit);
-    this._onChange(valueToEmit);
-    this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
+
+    if (!this._value || !arraysIdentical(this._value, valueToEmit)) {
+      this._value = valueToEmit;
+      this.change.emit(new MatChipGridChange(this, valueToEmit));
+      this.valueChange.emit(valueToEmit);
+      this._onChange(valueToEmit);
+      this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
+    }
   }
 
   /** Mark the field as touched */
@@ -507,3 +510,22 @@ export class MatChipGrid
     this.stateChanges.next();
   }
 }
+
+/** Determines if two arrays are identical. */
+function arraysIdentical(one: unknown[], two: unknown[]): boolean {
+  if (one === two) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (one.length !== two.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < one.length; i++) {
+    if (one[i] !== two[i]) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}