diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.js
index c4bf6c6af472..bcbce6004a00 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Element.js
@@ -56,20 +56,19 @@ export default function visitElement ( generator, block, state, node ) {
 		block.builders.create.addLine( `${generator.helper( 'setAttribute' )}( ${name}, '${generator.cssId}', '' );` );
 	}
 
-	let selectValueAttribute;
-
-	node.attributes
-		.sort( ( a, b ) => order[ a.type ] - order[ b.type ] )
-		.forEach( attribute => {
-			// <select> value attributes are an annoying special case — it must be handled
-			// *after* its children have been updated
-			if ( ( attribute.type === 'Attribute' || attribute.type === 'Binding' ) && attribute.name === 'value' && node.name === 'select' ) {
-				selectValueAttribute = attribute;
-				return;
-			}
-
-			visitors[ attribute.type ]( generator, block, childState, node, attribute );
-		});
+	function visitAttributes () {
+		node.attributes
+			.sort( ( a, b ) => order[ a.type ] - order[ b.type ] )
+			.forEach( attribute => {
+				visitors[ attribute.type ]( generator, block, childState, node, attribute );
+			});
+	}
+
+	if ( node.name !== 'select' ) {
+		// <select> value attributes are an annoying special case — it must be handled
+		// *after* its children have been updated
+		visitAttributes();
+	}
 
 	// special case – bound <option> without a value attribute
 	if ( node.name === 'option' && !node.attributes.find( attribute => attribute.type === 'Attribute' && attribute.name === 'value' ) ) { 	// TODO check it's bound
@@ -116,9 +115,8 @@ export default function visitElement ( generator, block, state, node ) {
 		block.builders.update.addLine( node.lateUpdate );
 	}
 
-	if ( selectValueAttribute ) {
-		const visitor = selectValueAttribute.type === 'Attribute' ? visitAttribute : visitBinding;
-		visitor( generator, block, childState, node, selectValueAttribute );
+	if ( node.name === 'select' ) {
+		visitAttributes();
 	}
 
 	if ( node.initialUpdate ) {
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/select-change-handler/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/select-change-handler/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..560061a09cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/select-change-handler/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export default {
+	skip: true, // JSDOM
+
+	data: {
+		options: [ { id: 'a' }, { id: 'b' }, { id: 'c' } ],
+		selected: 'b'
+	},
+
+	test ( assert, component, target, window ) {
+		const select = target.querySelector( 'select' );
+		assert.equal( select.value, 'b' );
+
+		const event = new window.Event( 'change' );
+
+		select.value = 'c';
+		select.dispatchEvent( event );
+
+		assert.equal( select.value, 'c' );
+		assert.equal( component.get( 'lastChangedTo' ), 'c' );
+		assert.equal( component.get( 'selected' ), 'c' );
+
+		component.destroy();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/select-change-handler/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/select-change-handler/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48376dfa93fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/select-change-handler/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<select bind:value="selected" on:change="updateLastChangedTo(selected)">
+	{{#each options as option}}
+		<option value="{{option.id}}">{{option.id}}</option>
+	{{/each}}
+</select>
+
+<script>
+	export default {
+		methods: {
+			updateLastChangedTo(result) {
+				this.set({ lastChangedTo: result });
+			}
+		}
+	};
+</script>