diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index d463639e76a8..193515950cd7 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -1472,6 +1472,15 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "login": "jesnajoseijk",
+      "name": "jesnajoseijk",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38346258?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/jesnajoseijk",
+       "contributions": [
+        "code"
+      ]
+    },
+   {
       "login": "Jawahars",
       "name": "Jawahar S",
       "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4353146?v=4",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22a145a5dce2..7da9ea03bbc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ check out our [Contributing Guide](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) and our
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/mranjana"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/91003483?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Anjana M R</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=mranjana" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://cuppajoey.com/"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14837881?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Joseph Schultz</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=cuppajoey" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/anjaly0606"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/99959496?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>anjaly0606</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=anjaly0606" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/jesnajoseijk"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38346258?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>jesnajoseijk</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=jesnajoseijk" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/Jawahars"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4353146?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Jawahar S</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits?author=Jawahars" title="Code">💻</a></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx
index 685b3e7226ac..262f644734b7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ import {
 } from 'downshift';
 import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal';
 import PropTypes, { ReactNodeLike } from 'prop-types';
-import React, { ForwardedRef, useContext, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, {
+  ForwardedRef,
+  useContext,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+  useMemo,
+} from 'react';
 import ListBox, {
   ListBoxSize,
   ListBoxType,
@@ -373,14 +379,28 @@ const MultiSelect = React.forwardRef(
       selectedItems: selected,
     });
 
+    // Filter out items with an object having undefined values
+    const filteredItems = useMemo(() => {
+      return items.filter((item) => {
+        if (typeof item === 'object' && item !== null) {
+          for (const key in item) {
+            if (Object.hasOwn(item, key) && item[key] === undefined) {
+              return false; // Return false if any property has an undefined value
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        return true; // Return true if item is not an object with undefined values
+      });
+    }, [items]);
+
     const selectProps: UseSelectProps<ItemType> = {
       ...downshiftProps,
       stateReducer,
       isOpen,
-      itemToString: (items) => {
+      itemToString: (filteredItems) => {
         return (
-          (Array.isArray(items) &&
-            items
+          (Array.isArray(filteredItems) &&
+            filteredItems
               .map(function (item) {
                 return itemToString(item);
               })
@@ -389,7 +409,7 @@ const MultiSelect = React.forwardRef(
         );
       },
       selectedItem: controlledSelectedItems,
-      items,
+      items: filteredItems,
       isItemDisabled(item, _index) {
         return (item as any).disabled;
       },
@@ -627,7 +647,7 @@ const MultiSelect = React.forwardRef(
 
     const itemsSelectedText =
       selectedItems.length > 0 &&
-      selectedItems.map((item) => (item as selectedItemType).text);
+      selectedItems.map((item) => (item as selectedItemType)?.text);
 
     return (
       <div className={wrapperClasses}>
@@ -701,46 +721,47 @@ const MultiSelect = React.forwardRef(
           <ListBox.Menu {...getMenuProps()}>
             {isOpen &&
               // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-              sortItems!(items, sortOptions as SortItemsOptions<ItemType>).map(
-                (item, index) => {
-                  const isChecked =
-                    selectedItems.filter((selected) => isEqual(selected, item))
-                      .length > 0;
-
-                  const itemProps = getItemProps({
-                    item,
-                    // we don't want Downshift to set aria-selected for us
-                    // we also don't want to set 'false' for reader verbosity's sake
-                    ['aria-selected']: isChecked,
-                  });
-                  const itemText = itemToString(item);
-
-                  return (
-                    <ListBox.MenuItem
-                      key={itemProps.id}
-                      isActive={isChecked}
-                      aria-label={itemText}
-                      isHighlighted={highlightedIndex === index}
-                      title={itemText}
-                      disabled={itemProps['aria-disabled']}
-                      {...itemProps}>
-                      <div className={`${prefix}--checkbox-wrapper`}>
-                        <span
-                          title={useTitleInItem ? itemText : undefined}
-                          className={`${prefix}--checkbox-label`}
-                          data-contained-checkbox-state={isChecked}
-                          id={`${itemProps.id}__checkbox`}>
-                          {itemToElement ? (
-                            <ItemToElement key={itemProps.id} {...item} />
-                          ) : (
-                            itemText
-                          )}
-                        </span>
-                      </div>
-                    </ListBox.MenuItem>
-                  );
-                }
-              )}
+              sortItems!(
+                filteredItems,
+                sortOptions as SortItemsOptions<ItemType>
+              ).map((item, index) => {
+                const isChecked =
+                  selectedItems.filter((selected) => isEqual(selected, item))
+                    .length > 0;
+
+                const itemProps = getItemProps({
+                  item,
+                  // we don't want Downshift to set aria-selected for us
+                  // we also don't want to set 'false' for reader verbosity's sake
+                  ['aria-selected']: isChecked,
+                });
+                const itemText = itemToString(item);
+
+                return (
+                  <ListBox.MenuItem
+                    key={itemProps.id}
+                    isActive={isChecked}
+                    aria-label={itemText}
+                    isHighlighted={highlightedIndex === index}
+                    title={itemText}
+                    disabled={itemProps['aria-disabled']}
+                    {...itemProps}>
+                    <div className={`${prefix}--checkbox-wrapper`}>
+                      <span
+                        title={useTitleInItem ? itemText : undefined}
+                        className={`${prefix}--checkbox-label`}
+                        data-contained-checkbox-state={isChecked}
+                        id={`${itemProps.id}__checkbox`}>
+                        {itemToElement ? (
+                          <ItemToElement key={itemProps.id} {...item} />
+                        ) : (
+                          itemText
+                        )}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                  </ListBox.MenuItem>
+                );
+              })}
           </ListBox.Menu>
           {itemsCleared && (
             <span aria-live="assertive" aria-label={clearAnnouncement} />
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/__tests__/MultiSelect-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/__tests__/MultiSelect-test.js
index 721cc7ffb47f..d90f77d8ee68 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/__tests__/MultiSelect-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/__tests__/MultiSelect-test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@ describe('MultiSelect', () => {
       await expect(container).toHaveNoACViolations('MultiSelect');
     });
   });
+  it('does not render items with undefined values', async () => {
+    const items = [{ text: 'joey' }, { text: 'johnny' }, { text: undefined }];
+    const label = 'test-label';
+    render(
+      <MultiSelect
+        id="custom-id"
+        label={label}
+        items={items}
+        itemToString={(item) => (item ? item.text : '')}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const labelNode = screen.getByRole('combobox');
+    await userEvent.click(labelNode);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'joey' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'johnny' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole('option', { name: 'undefined' })
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 
   it('should initially render with a given label', () => {
     const items = generateItems(4, generateGenericItem);