diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js
index bad296429e43..df92cc38c802 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js
@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@ export function createElement(
       // See discussion in https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/6896
       // and discussion in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1276240
       domElement = ownerDocument.createElement(type);
+      // Make sure that `select` has `multiple` attribute set to appropriate state before appending options
+      // To prevent first option be initialy made selected
+      // see more details in https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/13222
+      if (type === 'select' && !!props.multiple) {
+        domElement.setAttribute('multiple', 'true');
+      }
     }
   } else {
     domElement = ownerDocument.createElementNS(namespaceURI, type);