diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx
index 9d697ce970..7c11839c64 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.test.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,40 @@ describe("defaultOptionValueValidation - ", () => {
       messages: [""],
     });
   });
+  it("should get tested with number", () => {
+    const testValues = [
+      [
+        "{{1}}",
+        {
+          isValid: true,
+          parsed: 1,
+          messages: [""],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        "1",
+        {
+          isValid: true,
+          parsed: "1",
+          messages: [""],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        1,
+        {
+          isValid: true,
+          parsed: 1,
+          messages: [""],
+        },
+      ],
+    ];
+
+    testValues.forEach(([input, expected]) => {
+      expect(
+        defaultOptionValueValidation(input, {} as SelectWidgetProps, _),
+      ).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+  });
 
   it("should get tested with simple string", () => {
     const input = "green";
@@ -43,6 +77,40 @@ describe("defaultOptionValueValidation - ", () => {
       messages: [""],
     });
   });
+  it("should get tested with valid strings", () => {
+    const testValues = [
+      [
+        "undefined",
+        {
+          isValid: true,
+          parsed: "undefined",
+          messages: [""],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        "null",
+        {
+          isValid: true,
+          parsed: "null",
+          messages: [""],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        "true",
+        {
+          isValid: true,
+          parsed: "true",
+          messages: [""],
+        },
+      ],
+    ];
+
+    testValues.forEach(([input, expected]) => {
+      expect(
+        defaultOptionValueValidation(input, {} as SelectWidgetProps, _),
+      ).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+  });
 
   it("should get tested with invalid values", () => {
     const testValues = [
diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.tsx
index 1acb229f1a..581b08162a 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/SelectWidget/widget/index.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import {
 import { EvaluationSubstitutionType } from "entities/DataTree/dataTreeFactory";
 import { MinimumPopupRows, GRID_DENSITY_MIGRATION_V1 } from "widgets/constants";
 import { AutocompleteDataType } from "utils/autocomplete/TernServer";
-import { findIndex, isArray, isNumber, isString } from "lodash";
+import { findIndex, isArray, isNumber, isString, LoDashStatic } from "lodash";
 
 export function defaultOptionValueValidation(
   value: unknown,
   props: SelectWidgetProps,
-  _: any,
+  _: LoDashStatic,
 ): ValidationResponse {
   let isValid;
   let parsed;
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export function defaultOptionValueValidation(
    */
   if (typeof value === "string") {
     try {
-      value = JSON.parse(value);
+      const parsedValue = JSON.parse(value);
+      if (_.isObject(parsedValue)) {
+        value = parsedValue;
+      }
     } catch (e) {}
   }
 
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ export function defaultOptionValueValidation(
   } else {
     isValid = false;
     parsed = {};
-    message = `value does not evaluate to type: string | { "label": "label1", "value": "value1" }`;
+    message = `value does not evaluate to type: string | number | { "label": "label1", "value": "value1" }`;
   }
 
   return {