diff --git a/src/js/control/select.js b/src/js/control/select.js
index 2148416da..2745faa8c 100644
--- a/src/js/control/select.js
+++ b/src/js/control/select.js
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ export default class controlSelect extends control {
       if (placeholder && isSelect) {
         options.push(
           this.markup('option', placeholder, {
-            disabled: null,
-            selected: null,
+            disabled: true,
+            selected: true,
+            value: '',
           }),
         )
       }
diff --git a/tests/control/select.test.js b/tests/control/select.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d76ee7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/control/select.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import controlSelect from '../../src/js/control/select.js'
+
+describe('Test Text Control', () => {
+  test('test building select element', async () => {
+    const controlInstance = new controlSelect({
+      'type': 'select',
+      'required': false,
+      'label': 'Select',
+      'className': 'form-control',
+      'name': 'test-select',
+      'multiple': false,
+      'values': [
+        {
+          'label': 'Option 1',
+          'value': 'option-1',
+          'selected': true
+        },
+        {
+          'label': 'Option 2',
+          'value': 'option-2',
+          'selected': false
+        },
+        {
+          'label': 'Option 3',
+          'value': 'option-3',
+          'selected': false
+        }
+      ]
+    }, false)
+    expect(typeof controlInstance).toBe('object')
+    expect(controlInstance.constructor.name).toBe('controlSelect')
+
+    const element = controlInstance.build()
+    expect(element.constructor.name).toBe('HTMLSelectElement')
+    expect(element.name).toBe('test-select')
+    expect(element.validity.valid).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  test('required select with placeholder to be :invalid until an option is selected', async () => {
+    const controlInstance = new controlSelect({
+      'type': 'select',
+      'required': true,
+      'label': 'Select',
+      'className': 'form-control',
+      'placeholder': 'Select an option...',
+      'name': 'test-select',
+      'multiple': false,
+      'values': [
+        {
+          'label': 'Option 1',
+          'value': 'option-1',
+          'selected': true
+        },
+        {
+          'label': 'Option 2',
+          'value': 'option-2',
+          'selected': false
+        },
+        {
+          'label': 'Option 3',
+          'value': 'option-3',
+          'selected': false
+        }
+      ]
+    }, false)
+
+    const element = controlInstance.build()
+
+    controlInstance.on('render')(element)
+
+    expect(element.constructor.name).toBe('HTMLSelectElement')
+    expect(element.name).toBe('test-select')
+    expect(element.value).toBe('')
+    expect(element.validity.valid).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(element.options[0].disabled).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(element.options[0].selected).toBeTruthy()
+
+    element.value = 'option-1'
+    expect(element.validity.valid).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+})
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