diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 370335f..6aa3a86 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ implicit-clone = "0.3.5"
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2"
 web-sys = { version = "0.3", features = ["DomRect", "Element", "Event", "HtmlSelectElement", "DomTokenList"] }
 yew = "0.20"
+yew-callbacks = "0.2.1"
 
 [workspace]
 members = ["yewprint-css", "yewprint-doc", "xtask"]
diff --git a/src/html_select.rs b/src/html_select.rs
index 1dbb532..110b39e 100644
--- a/src/html_select.rs
+++ b/src/html_select.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-use implicit_clone::{unsync::IArray, ImplicitClone};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-
 use crate::Icon;
+use implicit_clone::{unsync::IArray, ImplicitClone};
 use web_sys::HtmlSelectElement;
 use yew::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct HtmlSelect<T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static> {
+pub struct HtmlSelect<T: ImplicitClone + PartialEq + 'static> {
     select_element: NodeRef,
-    update_selected: bool,
-    phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+    cb: HtmlSelectMessageCallbacks<Self>,
+    phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Properties)]
@@ -33,35 +31,50 @@ pub struct HtmlSelectProps<T: ImplicitClone + PartialEq + 'static> {
     pub class: Classes,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, yew_callbacks::Callbacks)]
+pub enum HtmlSelectMessage {
+    OnChange(Event),
+    // NOTE: the component becomes tainted when a value is selected because there is no way to
+    //       prevent the selection of the option in an <input> HTML component. This means the
+    //       actual value and the visible value might differ.
+    Untaint,
+}
+
 impl<T: ImplicitClone + PartialEq + 'static> Component for HtmlSelect<T> {
-    type Message = Event;
+    type Message = HtmlSelectMessage;
     type Properties = HtmlSelectProps<T>;
 
-    fn create(_ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Self {
+    fn create(ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Self {
         Self {
             select_element: NodeRef::default(),
-            update_selected: false,
-            phantom: PhantomData,
+            cb: ctx.link().into(),
+            phantom: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
     fn update(&mut self, ctx: &Context<Self>, msg: Self::Message) -> bool {
-        let i = if let Some(select) = msg.target_dyn_into::<HtmlSelectElement>() {
-            select.selected_index()
-        } else {
-            unreachable!("unexpected Event: {:?}", msg);
-        };
-        if i >= 0 {
-            let i = i as usize;
-            let variant = ctx.props().options[i].0.clone();
-            ctx.props().onchange.emit(variant);
+        match msg {
+            HtmlSelectMessage::OnChange(event) => {
+                let i = if let Some(select) = event.target_dyn_into::<HtmlSelectElement>() {
+                    select.selected_index()
+                } else {
+                    unreachable!("unexpected Event: {:?}", event);
+                };
+                if i >= 0 {
+                    let i = i as usize;
+                    let variant = ctx.props().options[i].0.clone();
+                    ctx.props().onchange.emit(variant);
+                    // NOTE: register option selection update for later even if the parent
+                    //       component is not going to re-render
+                    ctx.link().send_message(HtmlSelectMessage::Untaint);
+                }
+                false
+            }
+            HtmlSelectMessage::Untaint => {
+                self.select_option(ctx);
+                false
+            }
         }
-        false
-    }
-
-    fn changed(&mut self, _ctx: &Context<Self>, _old_props: &Self::Properties) -> bool {
-        self.update_selected = true;
-        true
     }
 
     fn view(&self, ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Html {
@@ -104,7 +117,7 @@ impl<T: ImplicitClone + PartialEq + 'static> Component for HtmlSelect<T> {
                 <select
                     value={String::new()}
                     disabled={*disabled}
-                    onchange={ctx.link().callback(|x| x)}
+                    onchange={self.cb.on_change()}
                     {title}
                     ref={self.select_element.clone()}
                 >
@@ -116,15 +129,19 @@ impl<T: ImplicitClone + PartialEq + 'static> Component for HtmlSelect<T> {
     }
 
     fn rendered(&mut self, ctx: &Context<Self>, _first_render: bool) {
-        if self.update_selected {
-            self.update_selected = false;
-            if let Some(value) = ctx.props().value.as_ref() {
-                if let Some(select) = self.select_element.cast::<HtmlSelectElement>() {
-                    if let Some(i) = ctx.props().options.iter().position(|(x, _)| &x == value) {
-                        if let Ok(i) = i.try_into() {
-                            if select.selected_index() != i {
-                                select.set_selected_index(i);
-                            }
+        // NOTE: ensure correct option is selected
+        self.select_option(ctx);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: ImplicitClone + PartialEq + 'static> HtmlSelect<T> {
+    fn select_option(&self, ctx: &Context<Self>) {
+        if let Some(value) = ctx.props().value.as_ref() {
+            if let Some(select) = self.select_element.cast::<HtmlSelectElement>() {
+                if let Some(i) = ctx.props().options.iter().position(|(x, _)| &x == value) {
+                    if let Ok(i) = i.try_into() {
+                        if select.selected_index() != i {
+                            select.set_selected_index(i);
                         }
                     }
                 }