diff --git a/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js b/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js
index 98ea994..65ffaa1 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js
+++ b/crates/obscura-js/js/bootstrap.js
@@ -2135,6 +2135,10 @@ class Element extends Node {
   }
   set value(v) {
     const tag = this.localName;
+    if (tag === 'option') {
+      this.setAttribute('value', String(v));
+      return;
+    }
     if (tag === 'select') {
       // Set selected on matching option, clear on others. Puppeteer's
       // page.select(selector, value) round-trips through this setter.
@@ -2236,7 +2240,36 @@ class Element extends Node {
     if (this._selected !== undefined) return this._selected;
     return this.hasAttribute("selected");
   }
-  set selected(v) { this._selected = !!v; }
+  set selected(v) {
+    this._selected = !!v;
+    // Keep the native DOM tree in sync so layout/paint observes live form
+    // state after scripts construct or change an option.
+    if (this.localName === 'option') {
+      if (this._selected) this.setAttribute('selected', '');
+      else this.removeAttribute('selected');
+    }
+  }
+  get text() {
+    if (['option', 'script', 'title', 'a'].includes(this.localName)) {
+      return this.textContent;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  set text(v) {
+    if (['option', 'script', 'title', 'a'].includes(this.localName)) {
+      this.textContent = String(v);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Most elements have no platform `text` reflector. Preserve ordinary
+    // expando semantics for them even though all HTML element interfaces
+    // currently share this prototype.
+    Object.defineProperty(this, 'text', {
+      value: v,
+      writable: true,
+      enumerable: true,
+      configurable: true
+    });
+  }
   get disabled() { return this.hasAttribute("disabled"); }
   set disabled(v) { if (v) this.setAttribute("disabled", ""); else this.removeAttribute("disabled"); }
   get type() { return this.getAttribute("type") || (this.localName === "input" ? "text" : ""); }
@@ -2375,12 +2408,29 @@ class Element extends Node {
     if (this.localName !== 'select') return [];
     return HTMLCollection._from(this.querySelectorAll('option'));
   }
+  add(item, before = null) {
+    if (this.localName !== 'select') {
+      throw new TypeError("Illegal invocation");
+    }
+    if (!item || item.nodeType !== 1
+        || (item.localName !== 'option' && item.localName !== 'optgroup')) {
+      throw new TypeError("Failed to execute 'add' on 'HTMLSelectElement': parameter 1 is not of type 'HTMLOptionElement' or 'HTMLOptGroupElement'.");
+    }
+    if (typeof before === 'number') {
+      const reference = this.options[before] || null;
+      this.insertBefore(item, reference);
+    } else if (before == null) {
+      this.appendChild(item);
+    } else {
+      this.insertBefore(item, before);
+    }
+  }
   get selectedIndex() {
     const opts = this.options;
     for (let i = 0; i < opts.length; i++) {
       if (opts[i].selected || opts[i].hasAttribute('selected')) return i;
     }
-    return -1;
+    return opts.length ? 0 : -1;
   }
   set selectedIndex(v) {
     const opts = this.options;
diff --git a/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs b/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs
index ea2f291..f34590f 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-js/src/runtime.rs
@@ -3094,6 +3094,44 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(value["attribute"], "color: red;");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn select_add_and_option_text_update_the_live_dom() {
+        let mut rt = setup_runtime("<html><body><select id='language'></select></body></html>");
+        let result = rt
+            .evaluate(
+                r#"(() => {
+                    const select = document.getElementById('language');
+                    const english = document.createElement('option');
+                    english.value = 'en';
+                    english.text = 'English';
+                    english.selected = true;
+                    select.add(english);
+                    const greek = document.createElement('option');
+                    greek.value = 'el';
+                    greek.text = 'Greek';
+                    select.add(greek, 0);
+                    return JSON.stringify({
+                        labels: [...select.options].map(option => option.textContent),
+                        selectedIndex: select.selectedIndex,
+                        value: select.value,
+                        html: select.outerHTML
+                    });
+                })()"#,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let value: serde_json::Value =
+            serde_json::from_str(result.as_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(value["labels"], serde_json::json!(["Greek", "English"]));
+        assert_eq!(value["selectedIndex"], 1);
+        assert_eq!(value["value"], "en");
+        assert!(
+            value["html"]
+                .as_str()
+                .unwrap()
+                .contains(r#"<option value="en" selected="">English</option>"#)
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Regression for #105: `element.querySelector` and `querySelectorAll`
     /// must scope to the receiver's subtree, not the whole document.
     #[test]