diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index 4fc58b58..fb8cf4bf 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ### Bug Fixes:
 
 -	fixed a subtree directive bug that happened in inputs inside loops
+-	fixed select.value so that the correct option is displayed on first render
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 2922dee7..a8cf5f22 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window) {
 				node = namespace === undefined ? window.document.createElement(data.tag) : window.document.createElementNS(namespace, data.tag)
 				cached = {
 					tag: data.tag,
-					attrs: setAttributes(node, data.tag, data.attrs, {}, namespace),
+					//process children before attrs so that select.value works correctly
 					children: data.children !== undefined ? build(node, data.tag, undefined, undefined, data.children, cached.children, true, 0, data.attrs.contenteditable ? node : editable, namespace, configs) : undefined,
+					attrs: setAttributes(node, data.tag, data.attrs, {}, namespace),
 					nodes: [node]
 				}
 				parentElement.insertBefore(node, parentElement.childNodes[index] || null)