diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
index c7b30f86dfd..28a344a323c 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
@@ -861,7 +861,8 @@ const SelectUserValueWidget = BaseSelectionUserValueWidget.extend({
         let textContent = '';
         const activeWidget = this._userValueWidgets.find(widget => !widget.isPreviewed() && widget.isActive());
         if (activeWidget) {
-            const value = (activeWidget.el.dataset.selectLabel || activeWidget.el.textContent.trim());
+            const svgTag = activeWidget.el.querySelector('svg'); // useful to avoid searching text content in svg element
+            const value = (activeWidget.el.dataset.selectLabel || (!svgTag && activeWidget.el.textContent.trim()));
             const imgSrc = activeWidget.el.dataset.img;
             if (value) {
                 textContent = value;