diff --git a/src/template/example.html b/src/template/example.html
index 9ebc2ec..d97082d 100644
--- a/src/template/example.html
+++ b/src/template/example.html
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
             <p>$textinterp</p>
             <button title="$title" data-e6d-event-click="click buttonclick">A button with tooltip and onclick $textinterpfunc</button>
             <p>Oh, look: a normal dollar sign: $. And then a dollar sign with no vars (does not resolve, emits error): $dollar</p>
+            <label>This should autoselect to 3</label>
+            <select data-e6d-value="$selectval">
+                <option value="one">1</option>
+                <option value="two">2</option>
+                <option value="three">3</option>
+                <option value="four">4</option>
+            </select>
         </div>
     </template>
     <main>
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@
                     },
                     title: `A title, injected`,
                     dynamicInterp: document.getElementById(`text-interp`).value,
+                    selectval: `three`,
                 });
                 document.getElementById(`template-add`).appendChild(bind);
             };
diff --git a/src/template/template-e6d.js b/src/template/template-e6d.js
index bbbee4f..50764d2 100644
--- a/src/template/template-e6d.js
+++ b/src/template/template-e6d.js
@@ -67,10 +67,16 @@ class TemplateE6d extends HTMLTemplateElement {
                 } else {
                     const textTemplate = buildTextTemplate(node.getAttribute(attr));
                     if (textTemplate) {
-                        bindAttr.push({
+                        const bindLogic = {
                             attr: attr,
                             template: textTemplate,
-                        });
+                        };
+                        if (node.nodeName === `SELECT` && attr === `data-e6d-value`) {
+                            bindLogic.func = (el, val) => {
+                                el.value = val;
+                            };
+                        }
+                        bindAttr.push(bindLogic);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -160,7 +166,12 @@ class TemplateE6d extends HTMLTemplateElement {
         const injectTarget = resolve(templated, route.route);
         for (const attr of route.bind.attr) {
             const attrValue = templateString(attr.template, obj);
-            injectTarget.setAttribute(attr.attr, attrValue);
+            if (attr.func) {
+                attr.func(injectTarget, attrValue);
+                injectTarget.removeAttribute(attr.attr);
+            } else if (attr.template) {
+                injectTarget.setAttribute(attr.attr, attrValue);
+            }
         }
         for (const evt of route.bind.event) {
             const trigger = evt.event;