diff --git a/components/select/select.component.ts b/components/select/select.component.ts
index 83f59d7938..4540409ee7 100644
--- a/components/select/select.component.ts
+++ b/components/select/select.component.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@ export class NzSelectComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit, AfterCon
       }
     }
     const activatedItem =
-      listOfContainerItem.find(item => this.compareWith(item.nzValue, this.listOfValue[0])) || listOfContainerItem[0];
+      listOfContainerItem.find(item => item.nzLabel === this.searchValue) ||
+      listOfContainerItem.find(item => this.compareWith(item.nzValue, this.listOfValue[0])) ||
+      listOfContainerItem[0];
     this.activatedValue = (activatedItem && activatedItem.nzValue) || null;
     let listOfGroupLabel: Array<string | number | TemplateRef<NzSafeAny> | null> = [];
     if (this.isReactiveDriven) {