diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.js
index 1aed04b605b..f0f4e15efec 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Component, useState, useRef } from "@odoo/owl";
 import { Dropdown } from "@web/core/dropdown/dropdown";
 import { DropdownItem } from "@web/core/dropdown/dropdown_item";
 import { _lt } from "@web/core/l10n/translation";
+import { shallowEqual } from "@web/core/utils/objects";
 import { useDebounced } from "@web/core/utils/timing";
 import { scrollTo } from "@web/core/utils/scrolling";
 import { fuzzyLookup } from "@web/core/utils/search";
@@ -89,9 +90,15 @@ export class SelectMenu extends Component {
     get displayValue() {
         if (this.props.value !== undefined) {
             const choices = [...this.props.choices, ...this.props.groups.flatMap((g) => g.choices)];
-            const value = choices.find((c) => c.value === this.props.value);
+            const value = choices.find((c) => {
+                if (typeof c.value === "object" && typeof this.props.value === "object") {
+                    return shallowEqual(c.value, this.props.value);
+                }
+                return c.value === this.props.value;
+            });
             return value ? value.label : this.props.value;
         }
+        return "";
     }
 
     onOpened() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js
index 60a4da27444..3ef884d0579 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js
@@ -178,6 +178,58 @@ QUnit.module("Web Components", (hooks) => {
         assert.equal(document.activeElement, target.querySelector(".o_select_menu_input input"));
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("value props accept array", async (assert) => {
+        class Parent extends Component {
+            setup() {
+                this.choices = [
+                    { label: "Z", value: [1, 2] },
+                    { label: "A", value: [1, 3] },
+                ];
+                this.value = [1, 2];
+            }
+        }
+        Parent.components = { SelectMenu };
+        Parent.template = xml`
+                <SelectMenu
+                    choices="this.choices"
+                    value="this.value"
+                />
+            `;
+
+        await mount(Parent, target, { env });
+        assert.equal(
+            target.querySelector(".o_select_menu_toggler_slot").innerText,
+            "Z",
+            `The select value shoud be "Z"`
+        );
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test("value props accept object", async (assert) => {
+        class Parent extends Component {
+            setup() {
+                this.choices = [
+                    { label: "Z", value: { hello: "world" } },
+                    { label: "A", value: { paper: "company" } },
+                ];
+                this.value = { paper: "company" };
+            }
+        }
+        Parent.components = { SelectMenu };
+        Parent.template = xml`
+                <SelectMenu
+                    choices="this.choices"
+                    value="this.value"
+                />
+            `;
+
+        await mount(Parent, target, { env });
+        assert.equal(
+            target.querySelector(".o_select_menu_toggler_slot").innerText,
+            "A",
+            `The select value shoud be "A"`
+        );
+    });
+
     QUnit.test(
         "Clear button calls 'onSelect' with null value and appears only when value is not null",
         async (assert) => {