diff --git a/components/select/select.component.ts b/components/select/select.component.ts
index e540792924..6a298ffa74 100644
--- a/components/select/select.component.ts
+++ b/components/select/select.component.ts
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ export class NzSelectComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit, AfterCon
     }
     const activatedItem =
       listOfContainerItem.find(item => item.nzLabel === this.searchValue) ||
+      listOfContainerItem.find(item => this.compareWith(item.nzValue, this.activatedValue)) ||
       listOfContainerItem.find(item => this.compareWith(item.nzValue, this.listOfValue[0])) ||
       listOfContainerItem[0];
     this.activatedValue = (activatedItem && activatedItem.nzValue) || null;