Fix selected attribute on <wa-option> when <wa-select> has with-clear #1922 (#1985)

* updated wa-option

* updated change

* added fix to past tests

* fixed lock

* simplified approach

* updated changelog

Author: kelseythejackson

packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 <small>TBD</small>
 
 - Added `wa-button` class for styling `<a>` elements as buttons [pr:2040]
+- Fixed a bug in `<wa-select>` where options with `selected` set via framework property binding (e.g., Vue's `:selected`) were not respected when `with-clear` was present [pr:1985] 
 - Fixed a bug `<wa-color-picker>` that prevented it from flipping horizontally when position to the right of the viewport. [pr:2024]
 - Fixed a bug by adding `color: inherit` to the `<wa-dialog>` and `<wa-drawer>` styles so they inherit the text color from the document context rather than the browser default. [pr:2064]
 - Fixed a bug that caused 0ms animations to not fire correctly in the internal `animateWithClass()` function [pr#2068]
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 
 <small>February 4, 2026</small>
 
+- Fixed a bug in `<wa-select>` where the `selected` attribute on `<wa-option>` was ignored when `with-clear` was present [#1922]
 - Added `<wa-file-input>` as an experimental pro component [issue:1240]
 - Added `<wa-sparkline>` as an experimental pro component
 - Added `<wa-number-input>` as an experimental component for numeric input with stepper buttons [issue:1688]

packages/webawesome/src/components/option/option.ts

@@ -147,9 +147,13 @@ export default class WaOption extends WebAwesomeElement {
     if (changedProperties.has('defaultSelected')) {
       // We cast to <wa-select> because it shares the same API as combobox
       if (!this.closest<WaSelect>('wa-combobox, wa-select')?.hasInteracted) {
-        const oldVal = this.selected;
-        this.selected = this.defaultSelected;
-        this.requestUpdate('selected', oldVal);
+        // Only sync if defaultSelected is becoming true
+        // This prevents overwriting `selected` when it was set directly by frameworks like Vue
+        if (this.defaultSelected) {
+          const oldVal = this.selected;
+          this.selected = this.defaultSelected;
+          this.requestUpdate('selected', oldVal);
+        }
       }
     }
     super.willUpdate(changedProperties);
@@ -183,6 +187,21 @@ export default class WaOption extends WebAwesomeElement {
     }
   }
 
+  protected firstUpdated(changedProperties: PropertyValues<this>) {
+    super.firstUpdated(changedProperties);
+
+    // If the `selected` property was set directly (e.g., by Vue's :selected binding),
+    // notify the parent select to update its selection. This is needed because
+    // Vue binds to the `selected` property instead of the `defaultSelected` property
+    // when using `:selected="true"` syntax.
+    if (this.selected && !this.defaultSelected) {
+      const parent = this.closest<WaSelect>('wa-select, wa-combobox');
+      if (parent && !parent.hasInteracted) {
+        parent.selectionChanged?.();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private updateDefaultLabel() {
     let oldValue = this.defaultLabel;
     this.defaultLabel = getText(this).trim();

packages/webawesome/src/components/select/select.test.ts

@@ -857,6 +857,47 @@ describe('<wa-select>', () => {
           const values = formData.getAll('test');
           expect(values).to.have.members(['option with spaces', 'another option']);
         });
+
+        it('should select options using the selected attribute with with-clear', async () => {
+          // Issue #1922: selected attribute was ignored when with-clear was present
+          const el = await fixture<WaSelect>(html`
+            <wa-select with-clear>
+              <wa-option value="option-1">Option 1</wa-option>
+              <wa-option value="option-2" selected>Option 2</wa-option>
+              <wa-option value="option-3">Option 3</wa-option>
+            </wa-select>
+          `);
+
+          expect(el.value).to.equal('option-2');
+          expect(el.displayInput.value).to.equal('Option 2');
+        });
+
+        it('should select options with selected attribute, with-clear, and placeholder', async () => {
+          // This is the exact combination reported in bug #1922
+          const el = await fixture<WaSelect>(html`
+            <wa-select placeholder="Placeholder" with-clear>
+              <wa-option value="option-1" selected>Option 1</wa-option>
+              <wa-option value="option-2">Option 2</wa-option>
+              <wa-option value="option-3">Option 3</wa-option>
+            </wa-select>
+          `);
+
+          expect(el.value).to.equal('option-1');
+          expect(el.displayInput.value).to.equal('Option 1');
+        });
+
+        it('should select multiple options with selected attribute and with-clear', async () => {
+          const el = await fixture<WaSelect>(html`
+            <wa-select multiple with-clear>
+              <wa-option value="option-1" selected>Option 1</wa-option>
+              <wa-option value="option-2" selected>Option 2</wa-option>
+              <wa-option value="option-3">Option 3</wa-option>
+            </wa-select>
+          `);
+
+          expect(el.value).to.have.members(['option-1', 'option-2']);
+          expect(el.value).to.have.length(2);
+        });
       });
 
       it('should allow interaction after being disabled and re-enabled', async () => {

packages/webawesome/src/components/select/select.ts

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export default class WaSelect extends WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement {
   private selectionOrder: Map<string, number> = new Map();
   private typeToSelectString = '';
   private typeToSelectTimeout: number;
-
   @query('.select') popup: WaPopup;
   @query('.combobox') combobox: HTMLSlotElement;
   @query('.display-input') displayInput: HTMLInputElement;