diff --git a/lib/live_select/component.ex b/lib/live_select/component.ex
index c9db7e5..13384da 100644
--- a/lib/live_select/component.ex
+++ b/lib/live_select/component.ex
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
       else
         [selected]
       end
+      |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)
 
     socket =
       socket
diff --git a/test/live_select_test.exs b/test/live_select_test.exs
index ace4833..473ba51 100644
--- a/test/live_select_test.exs
+++ b/test/live_select_test.exs
@@ -1106,4 +1106,23 @@ defmodule LiveSelectTest do
       assert_selected(live, "A")
     end
   end
+
+  test "handles nil in options list when navigating and clearing input", %{conn: conn} do
+    stub_options([{"A", 1}, {"B", 2}, {"C", 3}])
+
+    {:ok, live, _html} = live(conn, "/")
+
+    type(live, "ABC")
+
+    assert_options(live, ["A", "B", "C"])
+
+    keydown(live, "ArrowDown")
+    keydown(live, "Backspace")
+
+    type(live, "")
+
+    keydown(live, "Enter")
+
+    refute_selected(live)
+  end
 end