diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52121b8164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { nextTick } from 'vue'
+import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import SelectPlus from '@/components/primevueOverride/SelectPlus.vue'
+import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+
+import WidgetSelectDefault from './WidgetSelectDefault.vue'
+
+describe('WidgetSelectDefault', () => {
+  const createWidget = (
+    values: unknown
+  ): SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined> => ({
+    name: 'test_combo',
+    type: 'combo',
+    value: undefined,
+    options: { values } as SimplifiedWidget['options']
+  })
+
+  const mountComponent = (widget: SimplifiedWidget<string | undefined>) =>
+    mount(WidgetSelectDefault, {
+      props: { widget },
+      global: {
+        plugins: [PrimeVue],
+        components: { SelectPlus }
+      }
+    })
+
+  describe('array-valued options', () => {
+    it('resolves options from a plain array', () => {
+      const widget = createWidget(['a', 'b', 'c'])
+      const wrapper = mountComponent(widget)
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).props('options')).toEqual([
+        'a',
+        'b',
+        'c'
+      ])
+    })
+
+    it('reactively updates when widget prop changes', async () => {
+      const widget = createWidget(['x', 'y'])
+      const wrapper = mountComponent(widget)
+
+      await wrapper.setProps({ widget: createWidget(['x', 'y', 'z']) })
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).props('options')).toEqual([
+        'x',
+        'y',
+        'z'
+      ])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('undefined/empty options', () => {
+    it('returns empty array when values is undefined', () => {
+      const widget = createWidget(undefined)
+      const wrapper = mountComponent(widget)
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).props('options')).toEqual([])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('function-valued options', () => {
+    it('resolves options from a function', () => {
+      const widget = createWidget(() => ['a', 'b', 'c'])
+      const wrapper = mountComponent(widget)
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).props('options')).toEqual([
+        'a',
+        'b',
+        'c'
+      ])
+    })
+
+    it('re-evaluates function on show event', async () => {
+      let items = ['x', 'y']
+      const widget = createWidget(() => items)
+      const wrapper = mountComponent(widget)
+
+      items = ['x', 'y', 'z']
+      wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).vm.$emit('show')
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).props('options')).toEqual([
+        'x',
+        'y',
+        'z'
+      ])
+    })
+
+    it('re-evaluates function on filter event', async () => {
+      let items = ['a']
+      const widget = createWidget(() => items)
+      const wrapper = mountComponent(widget)
+
+      items = ['a', 'b']
+      wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).vm.$emit('filter')
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(SelectPlus).props('options')).toEqual([
+        'a',
+        'b'
+      ])
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue
index 2803b57708..2fdf328cd2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDefault.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
         overlay: 'w-fit min-w-full'
       }"
       data-capture-wheel="true"
+      @show="refreshOptions"
+      @filter="refreshOptions"
     >
       <template #dropdownicon>
         <i
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 
 import SelectPlus from '@/components/primevueOverride/SelectPlus.vue'
 import { useTransformCompatOverlayProps } from '@/composables/useTransformCompatOverlayProps'
@@ -51,25 +53,30 @@ interface Props {
 
 const props = defineProps<Props>()
 
+function resolveValues(values: unknown): string[] {
+  if (typeof values === 'function') return values()
+  if (Array.isArray(values)) return values
+  return []
+}
+
 const modelValue = defineModel<string | undefined>({
   default(props: Props) {
     const values = props.widget.options?.values
-    return (Array.isArray(values) ? values[0] : undefined) ?? ''
+    const resolved = typeof values === 'function' ? values() : values
+    return Array.isArray(resolved) ? (resolved[0] ?? '') : ''
   }
 })
 
 // Transform compatibility props for overlay positioning
 const transformCompatProps = useTransformCompatOverlayProps()
 
-// Extract select options from widget options
+const refreshTrigger = ref(0)
+function refreshOptions() {
+  refreshTrigger.value++
+}
 const selectOptions = computed(() => {
-  const options = props.widget.options
-
-  if (options?.values && Array.isArray(options.values)) {
-    return options.values
-  }
-
-  return []
+  void refreshTrigger.value
+  return resolveValues(props.widget.options?.values)
 })
 const invalid = computed(
   () => !!modelValue.value && !selectOptions.value.includes(modelValue.value)