Index: core/src/com/icesoft/faces/renderkit/dom_html_basic/MenuRenderer.java
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--- core/src/com/icesoft/faces/renderkit/dom_html_basic/MenuRenderer.java	(revision 19710)
+++ core/src/com/icesoft/faces/renderkit/dom_html_basic/MenuRenderer.java	(working copy)
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 
         boolean selected = isValueSelected(facesContext, selectItem, uiComponent,
                 submittedValues, selectedValues);
-        if (uiComponent instanceof HtmlSelectOneMenu) {
+        if (uiComponent instanceof HtmlSelectOneMenu || uiComponent instanceof HtmlSelectOneListbox) {
             if (submittedValues == null && selectedValues== null && 
                     (selectItem.getValue() == "" || selectItem.getValue() == null))
                 selected = true;