diff --git a/frontend/src/Editor/Components/DropDown.jsx b/frontend/src/Editor/Components/DropDown.jsx
index 6b72ee866b..c1aaacc0d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Editor/Components/DropDown.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Editor/Components/DropDown.jsx
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ export const DropDown = function DropDown({
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [JSON.stringify(values)]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setExposedVariable('label', label);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [label]);
+
   const onSearchTextChange = (searchText, actionProps) => {
     if (actionProps.action === 'input-change') {
       setExposedVariable('searchText', searchText);
diff --git a/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/widgetConfig.js b/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/widgetConfig.js
index a1445c1c0d..4be032e823 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/widgetConfig.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/widgetConfig.js
@@ -2321,6 +2321,7 @@ export const widgets = [
     exposedVariables: {
       value: 2,
       searchText: '',
+      label: 'Select',
     },
     actions: [
       {