diff --git a/core/src/components/select/select.tsx b/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
index e39856c2482..8701a7e19a0 100644
--- a/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
@@ -1228,7 +1228,8 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
      * TODO(FW-5592): Remove hasStartEndSlots condition
      */
     const labelShouldFloat =
-      labelPlacement === 'stacked' || (labelPlacement === 'floating' && (hasValue || isExpanded || hasStartEndSlots));
+      labelPlacement === 'stacked' ||
+      (labelPlacement === 'floating' && (hasValue || hasFocus || isExpanded || hasStartEndSlots));
 
     return (
       <Host
diff --git a/core/src/components/select/test/label/select.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/select/test/label/select.e2e.ts
index 4999268e4f7..2b7fb3c4b32 100644
--- a/core/src/components/select/test/label/select.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/select/test/label/select.e2e.ts
@@ -377,3 +377,27 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
     });
   });
 });
+
+/**
+ * This behavior does not vary across modes/directions
+ */
+configs({ modes: ['md'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, screenshot, config }) => {
+  test.describe(title('select: floating label focus'), () => {
+    test('label should appear on top of the select when it is focused, has a placeholder, and no value', async ({
+      page,
+    }) => {
+      await page.setContent(
+        `
+           <ion-select label="Label" label-placement="floating" placeholder="Placeholder">
+             <ion-select-option value="apples">Apples</ion-select-option>
+           </ion-select>
+         `,
+        config
+      );
+
+      const select = page.locator('ion-select');
+      await page.locator('ion-select button').focus();
+      await expect(select).toHaveScreenshot(screenshot(`select-label-floating-focus-no-value-placeholder`));
+    });
+  });
+});
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