diff --git a/playground/app/pages/components/input-menu.vue b/playground/app/pages/components/input-menu.vue
index 891a1fef..20363ae4 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/components/input-menu.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/components/input-menu.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const { data: users, status } = await useFetch('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode
 <template>
   <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 w-48">
-      <UInputMenu :items="items" autofocus placeholder="Search..." />
+      <UInputMenu :items="items" autofocus placeholder="Search..." default-value="Apple" />
     </div>
     <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
       <UInputMenu
diff --git a/playground/app/pages/components/select-menu.vue b/playground/app/pages/components/select-menu.vue
index b4797ce4..ff64cd2f 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/components/select-menu.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/components/select-menu.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const { data: users, status } = await useFetch('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode
 <template>
   <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 w-48">
-      <USelectMenu :items="items" placeholder="Search..." />
+      <USelectMenu :items="items" placeholder="Search..." default-value="Apple" />
     </div>
     <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
       <USelectMenu