diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-snails-draw.md b/.changeset/plenty-snails-draw.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf206f8d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-snails-draw.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@commercetools-uikit/selectable-search-input': minor
+---
+
+We're introducing a **temporary** property to handle an internal case.
+Please do not use it as it will be removed in the near future.
diff --git a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.spec.tsx b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.spec.tsx
index 2d75e66370..9befc2e331 100644
--- a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.spec.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,35 @@ describe('SelectableSearchInput', () => {
     ).toHaveTextContent('Bar');
   });
 
+  it('should show the passed experimental value when controlled externally', () => {
+    render(
+      <TestComponent
+        value={{ text: 'foo', option: 'bar' }}
+        _experimentalValue={{ text: 'experimental', option: 'bar' }}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('test-label')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'value',
+      'experimental'
+    );
+    expect(
+      screen.getByTestId('selectable-search-input-container')
+    ).toHaveTextContent('Bar');
+  });
+
+  it('should show an empty input when an empty string is passed externally as value', () => {
+    render(
+      <TestComponent
+        value={{ text: 'foo', option: 'bar' }}
+        _experimentalValue={{ text: '', option: 'bar' }}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('test-label')).toHaveAttribute('value', '');
+    expect(
+      screen.getByTestId('selectable-search-input-container')
+    ).toHaveTextContent('Bar');
+  });
+
   it('should call onFocus when the dropdown menu is focused', async () => {
     const onFocus = jest.fn();
     render(
diff --git a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.story.js b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.story.js
index c088a4959f..d349c17290 100644
--- a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.story.js
+++ b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.story.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
 import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react';
 import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
 import { withKnobs, boolean, text, select } from '@storybook/addon-knobs/react';
@@ -88,12 +87,10 @@ storiesOf('Components|Inputs', module)
     ];
 
     const name = text('name', '') || 'default-name';
-    const [dropdownValue, setDropdownValue] = useState();
-    const [textInputValue, setTextInputValue] = useState();
 
     const value = {
-      text: textInputValue,
-      option: dropdownValue,
+      text: '',
+      option: '',
     };
 
     return (
@@ -114,12 +111,6 @@ storiesOf('Components|Inputs', module)
             value={value}
             onChange={(event) => {
               action('onChange')(event);
-              if (event.target.name.endsWith('.textInput')) {
-                setTextInputValue(event.target.value);
-              }
-              if (event.target.name.endsWith('.dropdown')) {
-                setDropdownValue(event.target.value);
-              }
             }}
             isAutofocussed={boolean('isAutofocussed', false)}
             isDisabled={boolean('isDisabled', false)}
diff --git a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.tsx b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.tsx
index cb99122b8d..8acf6de5eb 100644
--- a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-search-input.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export type TSelectableSearchInputProps = {
    * Value of the input. Consists of text input and selected option.
    */
   value: TValue;
+  _experimentalValue?: TValue;
   /**
    * Called with the event of the input or dropdown when either the selectable dropdown or the text input have changed.
    * The change event from the text input has a suffix of `.textInput` and the change event from the dropdown has a suffix of `.dropdown`.
@@ -258,12 +259,15 @@ const transformDataProps = (dataProps?: Record<string, string>) =>
 const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
   const [dropdownHasFocus, toggleDropdownHasFocus] = useToggleState(false);
   const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState(props.value.text || '');
+  const [searchOption, setSearchOption] = useState(props.value.option || '');
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const textInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   const legacyDataProps = filterDataAttributes(props);
   const transformedSelectDataProps = transformDataProps(props.selectDataProps);
   const transformedInputDataProps = transformDataProps(props.inputDataProps);
+  const searchInputValue = props._experimentalValue?.text ?? searchValue;
+  const searchInputOption = props._experimentalValue?.option ?? searchOption;
 
   const optionsWithoutGroups = props.options.flatMap((option) => {
     if (isOptionObject(option)) {
@@ -273,7 +277,7 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
   });
 
   const selectedOption = optionsWithoutGroups.find(
-    (option) => option.value === props.value.option
+    (option) => option.value === searchInputOption
   );
 
   const selectablSearchInputId = useFieldId(
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+  const handleTextInputChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     setSearchValue(event.target.value);
     if (props.onChange) {
       props.onChange({
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     if (props.onSubmit) {
       props.onSubmit({
-        text: searchValue,
+        text: searchInputValue,
         option: selectedOption?.value ?? '',
       });
     }
@@ -406,6 +410,23 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
     [onBlur, selectablSearchInputId, name]
   );
 
+  const handleDropdownChange = useCallback(
+    (nextSelectedOptions) => {
+      setSearchOption(nextSelectedOptions.value);
+      if (props.onChange) {
+        props.onChange({
+          target: {
+            id: SelectableSearchInput.getDropdownId(selectablSearchInputId),
+            name: getDropdownName(name),
+            value: nextSelectedOptions.value,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+      textInputRef.current?.focus();
+    },
+    [props.onChange, selectablSearchInputId, name]
+  );
+
   return (
     <Constraints.Horizontal max={props.horizontalConstraint}>
       <Container
@@ -422,6 +443,7 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
             isCondensed={props.isCondensed ?? false}
             handleDropdownFocus={handleDropdownFocus}
             handleDropdownBlur={handleDropdownBlur}
+            handleDropdownChange={handleDropdownChange}
             textInputRef={textInputRef}
             selectedOption={selectedOption}
             dataProps={transformedSelectDataProps}
@@ -445,8 +467,8 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
             id={SelectableSearchInput.getTextInputId(selectablSearchInputId)}
             name={getTextInputName(props.name)}
             type="text"
-            value={searchValue}
-            onChange={handleChange}
+            value={searchInputValue}
+            onChange={handleTextInputChange}
             onBlur={handleTextInputBlur}
             onFocus={handleTextInputFocus}
             disabled={props.isDisabled}
@@ -470,7 +492,7 @@ const SelectableSearchInput = (props: TSelectableSearchInputProps) => {
             }}
           />
           {props.isClearable &&
-            searchValue &&
+            searchInputValue &&
             !props.isDisabled &&
             !props.isReadOnly && (
               <SecondaryIconButton
diff --git a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-select.tsx b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-select.tsx
index 79d4aa6a89..c21d1896d1 100644
--- a/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-select.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/inputs/selectable-search-input/src/selectable-select.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Select, {
   type Props as ReactSelectProps,
 } from 'react-select';
 import { DropdownIndicator, messages } from '@commercetools-uikit/select-utils';
-import { type ReactNode, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import type {
   TSelectableSearchInputProps,
   TOption,
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type TSelectableSelect = {
   isCondensed: boolean;
   handleDropdownFocus: () => void;
   handleDropdownBlur: () => void;
+  handleDropdownChange: ReactSelectProps['onChange'];
   textInputRef: React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement>;
   selectedOption?: TOption;
   dataProps?: Record<string, string>;
@@ -50,23 +51,6 @@ const SelectableSelect = (props: TSelectableSelect) => {
     dropdownHasFocus: props.dropdownHasFocus,
   }) as ReactSelectProps['styles'];
 
-  const { onChange, name, id, textInputRef } = props;
-  const handleDropdownChange = useCallback(
-    (nextSelectedOptions) => {
-      if (onChange) {
-        onChange({
-          target: {
-            id: id,
-            name: name,
-            value: (nextSelectedOptions as TOption).value,
-          },
-        });
-      }
-      textInputRef.current?.focus();
-    },
-    [onChange, id, name, textInputRef]
-  );
-
   return (
     <Select
       inputId={props.id}
@@ -94,7 +78,7 @@ const SelectableSelect = (props: TSelectableSelect) => {
       menuPortalTarget={props.menuPortalTarget}
       menuShouldBlockScroll={props.menuShouldBlockScroll}
       onBlur={props.handleDropdownBlur}
-      onChange={handleDropdownChange}
+      onChange={props.handleDropdownChange}
       onInputChange={props.onMenuInputChange}
       noOptionsMessage={
         props.noMenuOptionsMessage ||