diff --git a/.changeset/tricky-pumpkins-lie.md b/.changeset/tricky-pumpkins-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e0a495b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tricky-pumpkins-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@lion/select-rich': patch
+---
+
+Fix select rich to manually request update for the invoker selected element when it synchronizes, as the modelValue could be changed but would not trigger a change since the old and new value are both referenced from the updated node reference, meaning they will always be the same and never pass the dirty check.
diff --git a/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js b/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js
index 1776e4231..eb7e4dc67 100644
--- a/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js
+++ b/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ export class LionSelectRich extends SlotMixin(ScopedElementsMixin(OverlayMixin(L
       this._invokerNode.selectedElement = this.formElements[
         /**  @type {number} */ (this.checkedIndex)
       ];
+      /**
+       * Manually update this, as the node reference may be the same, but the modelValue might not.
+       * This would mean that it won't pass the LitElement dirty check.
+       * hasChanged in selectedElement won't work, since the oldValue and the newValue's modelValues will be the same,
+       * as they are referenced through the same node reference.
+       */
+      this._invokerNode.requestUpdate('selectedElement');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich.test.js b/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich.test.js
index 1f6689ff1..b3effaba0 100644
--- a/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich.test.js
+++ b/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { LitElement } from '@lion/core';
+// @ts-expect-error
+import { renderLitAsNode } from '@lion/helpers';
 import { OverlayController } from '@lion/overlays';
+import { LionOption } from '@lion/listbox';
 import {
   aTimeout,
   defineCE,
@@ -16,10 +19,6 @@ import '@lion/listbox/lion-option.js';
 import '@lion/listbox/lion-options.js';
 import '../lion-select-rich.js';
 
-/**
- * @typedef {import('@lion/listbox').LionOption} LionOption
- */
-
 /**
  * @param {LionSelectRich} lionSelectEl
  */
@@ -155,6 +154,40 @@ describe('lion-select-rich', () => {
       // @ts-ignore allow protected access in tests
       expect(el._invokerNode.hasAttribute('single-option')).to.be.true;
     });
+
+    it('updates the invoker when the selected element is the same but the modelValue was updated asynchronously', async () => {
+      const tag = defineCE(
+        class LionCustomOption extends LionOption {
+          render() {
+            return html`${this.modelValue.value}`;
+          }
+
+          createRenderRoot() {
+            return this;
+          }
+        },
+      );
+      const tagString = unsafeStatic(tag);
+
+      const firstOption = renderLitAsNode(
+        html`<${tagString} checked .choiceValue=${10}></${tagString}>`,
+      );
+
+      const el = /** @type {LionSelectRich} */ (await fixture(html`
+        <lion-select-rich>
+          ${firstOption}
+          <${tagString} .choiceValue=${20}></${tagString}>
+        </lion-select-rich>
+      `));
+
+      // @ts-ignore allow protected access in tests
+      expect(el._invokerNode.shadowRoot.firstElementChild.textContent).to.equal('10');
+
+      firstOption.modelValue = { value: 30, checked: true };
+      await el.updateComplete;
+      // @ts-ignore allow protected access in tests
+      expect(el._invokerNode.shadowRoot.firstElementChild.textContent).to.equal('30');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('overlay', () => {
diff --git a/packages/textarea/test/lion-textarea.test.js b/packages/textarea/test/lion-textarea.test.js
index 5abe4efcc..c9926cf40 100644
--- a/packages/textarea/test/lion-textarea.test.js
+++ b/packages/textarea/test/lion-textarea.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, fixture as _fixture, html, nextFrame } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { aTimeout, expect, fixture as _fixture, html } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import '../lion-textarea.js';
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('<lion-textarea>', () => {
 
     const resizeSpy = sinon.spy(textArea, 'resizeTextarea');
     el.style.display = 'block';
-    await nextFrame();
+    await aTimeout(0);
     expect(resizeSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
   });