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 62402513cad..2bddf24c6bb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.js
@@ -138,17 +138,25 @@ export class SelectMenu extends Component {
         });
     }
 
+    async onBeforeOpen() {
+        if (this.state.searchValue.length) {
+            this.state.searchValue = "";
+            if (this.props.onInput) {
+                // This props can be used by the parent to fetch items dynamically depending
+                // the search value. It must be called with the empty search value.
+                await this.executeOnInput("");
+            }
+        }
+        this.filterOptions();
+    }
+
     onStateChanged({ open }) {
         this.isOpen = open;
-
-        if (!open) {
-            this.state.searchValue = "";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const selectedElement = document.querySelector(".o_select_active");
-        if (selectedElement) {
-            scrollTo(selectedElement);
+        if (open) {
+            const selectedElement = document.querySelector(".o_select_active");
+            if (selectedElement) {
+                scrollTo(selectedElement);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.xml
index ba61fc64880..e3f4212e5d2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/select_menu/select_menu.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             togglerClass="`o_select_menu_toggler btn w-100 bg-light ${props.togglerClass || ''} ${canDeselect ? 'o_can_deselect' : ''}`"
             menuClass="`o_select_menu_menu${props.searchable ? ' py-0' : ''}${props.multiSelect ? ' o_select_menu_multi_select' : ''} border`"
             position="'bottom-fit'"
-            beforeOpen.bind="filterOptions"
+            beforeOpen.bind="onBeforeOpen"
             onScroll.bind="onScroll"
             onStateChanged.bind="onStateChanged"
         >
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js
index 16a0ebce5ea..aeb4f45e529 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/select_menu_tests.js
@@ -1202,4 +1202,42 @@ QUnit.module("Web Components", (hooks) => {
             "options have been filtered since the choices changed"
         );
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("search value is cleared when reopening the menu", async (assert) => {
+        class Parent extends Component {
+            setup() {
+                this.state = useState({
+                    choices: [
+                        { label: "Option A", value: "optionA" },
+                    ],
+                    value: "hello",
+                });
+            }
+
+            onInput(searchValue) {
+                assert.step("search=" + searchValue);
+            }
+        }
+        Parent.components = { SelectMenu };
+        Parent.template = xml`
+            <SelectMenu
+                choices="state.choices"
+                groups="state.groups"
+                value="state.value"
+                onInput.bind="onInput"
+            />
+        `;
+
+        await mount(Parent, target, { env });
+        await open();
+        assert.verifySteps([], "onInput props has not been called initially");
+        await editInput(target, "input.o_select_menu_sticky", "a");
+        assert.verifySteps(["search=a"], "onInput props has been called with the right search string");
+
+        // opening the menu should clear the search string, trigger onInput and update the props
+        await triggerEvent(target, ".o_select_menu_toggler", "keydown", { key: "Escape" });
+        await open();
+        assert.verifySteps(["search="], "onInput props has been called with the empty search string");
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_select_menu_sticky").value, "", "search input is empty");
+    });
 });