diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/patchProps.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/patchProps.spec.ts
index e1ee7928c84..e2590e2e0ee 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/patchProps.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/patchProps.spec.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ describe('runtime-dom: props patching', () => {
   // so we need to add tests for other elements
   test('value for non-text input', () => {
     const el = document.createElement('option')
+    el.textContent = 'foo' // #4956
     patchProp(el, 'value', null, 'foo')
+    expect(el.getAttribute('value')).toBe('foo')
     expect(el.value).toBe('foo')
     patchProp(el, 'value', null, null)
+    el.textContent = ''
     expect(el.value).toBe('')
     // #3475
     expect(el.getAttribute('value')).toBe(null)
diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/src/modules/props.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/src/modules/props.ts
index d706923966f..63513f34756 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/src/modules/props.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/src/modules/props.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ export function patchDOMProp(
     // non-string values will be stringified.
     el._value = value
     const newValue = value == null ? '' : value
-    if (el.value !== newValue) {
+    if (
+      el.value !== newValue ||
+      // #4956: always set for OPTION elements because its value falls back to
+      // textContent if no value attribute is present. And setting .value for
+      // OPTION has no side effect
+      el.tagName === 'OPTION'
+    ) {
       el.value = newValue
     }
     if (value == null) {