diff --git a/src/Form.php b/src/Form.php
index 5091857..d1d95bc 100644
--- a/src/Form.php
+++ b/src/Form.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Form
     protected $model; // model to be bound
     protected $type; // element type: select, input, textarea
     protected $options; // only for select element
+    protected $selectedValue; // only for select element
     protected $useOptionKeysForValues; // only for select element
 
     public static function input( $name, $type = 'text' )
@@ -40,11 +41,12 @@ public static function input( $name, $type = 'text' )
         return $elem;
     }
 
-    public static function select( $name, $options, $useOptionKeysForValues = false )
+    public static function select( $name, $options, $selectedValue = null, $useOptionKeysForValues = false )
     {
         $elem = static::createElement($name,"select");
         $elem->options = $options;
         $elem->useOptionKeysForValues = $useOptionKeysForValues;
+        $elem->selectedValue = $selectedValue;
         return $elem;
     }
 
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ protected function showInput()
 
     protected function showSelect()
     {
-        return Html::select( $this->name, $this->options, $this->attributes, $this->useOptionKeysForValues );
+        return Html::select( $this->name, $this->options, $this->attributes, $this->selectedValue, $this->useOptionKeysForValues );
     }
 
     protected function showTextarea()
@@ -161,4 +163,4 @@ public function __get($property)
         return $this->{"_".$property};
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Html.php b/src/Html.php
index ec48c3f..1a43aac 100644
--- a/src/Html.php
+++ b/src/Html.php
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ public static function select( $name, $options, $attributes = [], $selectedValue
         foreach ( $options as $key => $value ){
             if( $useKeysAsValues )
             {
-                $selectedAttr = $key === $selectedValue ? " selected" : "";
+                $selectedAttr = $key === $selectedValue ? " selected='selected'" : "";
                 $valueAttr = " value='{$key}'";
             }
             else
             {
-                $selectedAttr = $value === $selectedValue ? " selected" : "";
+                $selectedAttr = $value === $selectedValue ? " selected='selected'" : "";
                 $valueAttr = "";
             }
             $output .= "<option{$selectedAttr}{$valueAttr}>{$value}</option>";
@@ -142,4 +142,4 @@ public static function endTag( $tag )
         return "</{$tag}>";
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}