diff --git a/src/components/select/select-head.vue b/src/components/select/select-head.vue
index 4165e5f5..10004b8d 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select-head.vue
+++ b/src/components/select/select-head.vue
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                 default: false
             },
             initialLabel: {
-                type: String,
+                type: [String, Number, Array],
             },
             values: {
                 type: Array,
diff --git a/src/components/select/select.vue b/src/components/select/select.vue
index d426c545..8e177c06 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select.vue
+++ b/src/components/select/select.vue
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
                         });
                     });
                 }
-
+                let hasDefaultSelected = slotOptions.some(option => this.query === option.key);
                 for (let option of slotOptions) {
 
                     const cOptions = option.componentOptions;
@@ -375,11 +375,13 @@
                         if (cOptions.children.length > 0) selectOptions.push({...option});
                     } else {
                         // ignore option if not passing filter
-                        const optionPassesFilter = this.filterable ? this.validateOption(cOptions) : option;
-                        if (!optionPassesFilter) continue;
+                        if (!hasDefaultSelected) {
+                            const optionPassesFilter = this.filterable ? this.validateOption(cOptions) : option;
+                            if (!optionPassesFilter) continue;
+                        }
 
                         optionCounter = optionCounter + 1;
-                        selectOptions.push(this.processOption(option, selectedValues, optionCounter === currentIndex));
+                        selectOptions.push(this.processOption(option, selectedValues, false));
                     }
                 }