diff --git a/src/select.js b/src/select.js
index fe5bd03162..63d0c05b03 100644
--- a/src/select.js
+++ b/src/select.js
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@
 
           var transcludedMatch = transcluded.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-match');
           transcludedMatch.removeAttr('ui-select-match'); //To avoid loop in case directive as attr
+          transcludedMatch.removeAttr('data-ui-select-match'); // Properly handle HTML5 data-attributes
           if (transcludedMatch.length !== 1) {
             throw uiSelectMinErr('transcluded', "Expected 1 .ui-select-match but got '{0}'.", transcludedMatch.length);
           }
@@ -1222,6 +1223,7 @@
 
           var transcludedChoices = transcluded.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-choices');
           transcludedChoices.removeAttr('ui-select-choices'); //To avoid loop in case directive as attr
+          transcludedChoices.removeAttr('data-ui-select-choices'); // Properly handle HTML5 data-attributes
           if (transcludedChoices.length !== 1) {
             throw uiSelectMinErr('transcluded', "Expected 1 .ui-select-choices but got '{0}'.", transcludedChoices.length);
           }