diff --git a/.changeset/mean-roses-type.md b/.changeset/mean-roses-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..350ceadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-roses-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@telegraph/combobox": patch
+"@telegraph/select": patch
+---
+
+new select component + combobox fixes
diff --git a/packages/combobox/src/Combobox/Combobox.helpers.ts b/packages/combobox/src/Combobox/Combobox.helpers.ts
index 5a40c0e4..136598ce 100644
--- a/packages/combobox/src/Combobox/Combobox.helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/combobox/src/Combobox/Combobox.helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export type DefinedOption = { value: string; label?: string };
+export type DefinedOption = { value: string; label?: string | React.ReactNode };
export type Option = DefinedOption | undefined;
export const isMultiSelect = (
value: Option | Array