diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/custom_filter_item.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/custom_filter_item.js
index 48c08085521..3f8094f9146 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/custom_filter_item.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/filter_menu/custom_filter_item.js
@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ export class CustomFilterItem extends Component {
         } catch (_err) {
             // Parsing error: nothing is done
         }
-        ev.target.value = condition.displayedValue;
+        // Only reset the target's value if it is not a selection field.
+        if (field.type !== "selection") {
+            ev.target.value = condition.displayedValue;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_filter_item_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_filter_item_tests.js
index 0eb62991aa1..abf27e93fca 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_filter_item_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_filter_item_tests.js
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ QUnit.module("Search", (hooks) => {
     });
 
     QUnit.test("selection field: default and updated value", async function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(10);
+        assert.expect(11);
 
         const controlPanel = await makeWithSearch({
             serverData,
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ QUnit.module("Search", (hooks) => {
         await toggleAddCustomFilter(target);
         await editConditionField(target, 0, "color");
         await editConditionValue(target, 0, "white");
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            target.querySelector(".o_generator_menu_value input,.o_generator_menu_value select")
+                .value,
+            "white"
+        );
         await applyFilter(target);
 
         assert.deepEqual(getFacetTexts(target), ['Color is "white"']);