diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSelect-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSelect-test.js
index 4bb68cc92bec7..20dc76053880f 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSelect-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMSelect-test.js
@@ -808,4 +808,176 @@ describe('ReactDOMSelect', () => {
     expect(node.options[1].selected).toBe(false); // b
     expect(node.options[2].selected).toBe(false); // c
   });
+
+  describe('When given a Symbol value', () => {
+    it('treats initial Symbol value as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select onChange={noop} value={Symbol('foobar')}>
+            <option value={Symbol('foobar')}>A Symbol!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('treats updated Symbol value as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select onChange={noop} value="monkey">
+            <option value={Symbol('foobar')}>A Symbol!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('monkey');
+
+      node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <select onChange={noop} value={Symbol('foobar')}>
+          <option value={Symbol('foobar')}>A Symbol!</option>
+          <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+          <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+        </select>,
+      );
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('treats initial Symbol defaultValue as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select defaultValue={Symbol('foobar')}>
+            <option value={Symbol('foobar')}>A Symbol!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('treats updated Symbol defaultValue as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select defaultValue="monkey">
+            <option value={Symbol('foobar')}>A Symbol!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('monkey');
+
+      node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <select defaultValue={Symbol('foobar')}>
+          <option value={Symbol('foobar')}>A Symbol!</option>
+          <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+          <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+        </select>,
+      );
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('When given a function value', () => {
+    it('treats initial function value as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select onChange={noop} value={() => {}}>
+            <option value={() => {}}>A function!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('treats initial function defaultValue as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select defaultValue={() => {}}>
+            <option value={() => {}}>A function!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('treats updated function value as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select onChange={noop} value="monkey">
+            <option value={() => {}}>A function!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('monkey');
+
+      node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <select onChange={noop} value={() => {}}>
+          <option value={() => {}}>A function!</option>
+          <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+          <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+        </select>,
+      );
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('treats updated function defaultValue as an empty string', () => {
+      let node;
+
+      expect(() => {
+        node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+          <select defaultValue="monkey">
+            <option value={() => {}}>A function!</option>
+            <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+            <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+          </select>,
+        );
+      }).toWarnDev('Invalid value for prop `value`');
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('monkey');
+
+      node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <select defaultValue={() => {}}>
+          <option value={() => {}}>A function!</option>
+          <option value="monkey">A monkey!</option>
+          <option value="giraffe">A giraffe!</option>
+        </select>,
+      );
+
+      expect(node.value).toBe('');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js
index 5c2c561594ff9..9d905ceaaa018 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import warning from 'shared/warning';
 import {validateDOMNesting, updatedAncestorInfo} from './validateDOMNesting';
+import {getToStringValue, toString} from './ToStringValue';
 
 let didWarnSelectedSetOnOption = false;
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export function validateProps(element: Element, props: Object) {
 export function postMountWrapper(element: Element, props: Object) {
   // value="" should make a value attribute (#6219)
   if (props.value != null) {
-    element.setAttribute('value', props.value);
+    element.setAttribute('value', toString(getToStringValue(props.value)));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberSelect.js b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberSelect.js
index dfe71a6ae999c..1c51a02376b18 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberSelect.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberSelect.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {getCurrentFiberOwnerNameInDevOrNull} from 'react-reconciler/src/ReactCur
 import warning from 'shared/warning';
 
 import ReactControlledValuePropTypes from '../shared/ReactControlledValuePropTypes';
+import {getToStringValue, toString} from './ToStringValue';
+import type {ToStringValue} from './ToStringValue';
 
 let didWarnValueDefaultValue;
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ if (__DEV__) {
 
 type SelectWithWrapperState = HTMLSelectElement & {
   _wrapperState: {
-    initialValue: ?string,
+    initialValue: ?ToStringValue,
     wasMultiple: boolean,
   },
 };
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ function updateOptions(
   } else {
     // Do not set `select.value` as exact behavior isn't consistent across all
     // browsers for all cases.
-    let selectedValue = '' + (propValue: string);
+    let selectedValue = toString(getToStringValue((propValue: any)));
     let defaultSelected = null;
     for (let i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
       if (options[i].value === selectedValue) {