diff --git a/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.stories.tsx b/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.stories.tsx
index 4861d26ae5d1..a6abd2ce3db1 100644
--- a/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.stories.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.stories.tsx
@@ -1479,3 +1479,61 @@ export const ResetWithUndefinedOption = meta.story({
     });
   },
 });
+
+export const ShowSelectedOptionTitleTrue = meta.story({
+  name: 'Show Selected Option Title (prop=true)',
+  args: {
+    showSelectedOptionTitle: true,
+    defaultOptions: 'frog',
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvas, step }) => {
+    await step('Verify selected option title is shown', async () => {
+      const selectButton = await canvas.findByRole('button');
+      expect(selectButton).toHaveTextContent('Frog');
+    });
+  },
+});
+
+export const ShowSelectedOptionTitleFalse = meta.story({
+  name: 'Show Selected Option Title (prop=false)',
+  args: {
+    showSelectedOptionTitle: false,
+    defaultOptions: 'frog',
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvas, step }) => {
+    await step('Verify default title is shown instead of selected option', async () => {
+      const selectButton = await canvas.findByRole('button');
+      expect(selectButton).toHaveTextContent('Animal');
+    });
+  },
+});
+
+export const ShowSelectedOptionTitleFalseMulti = meta.story({
+  name: 'Show Selected Option Title (prop=false, multi)',
+  args: {
+    showSelectedOptionTitle: false,
+    multiSelect: true,
+    defaultOptions: ['frog', 'tadpole'],
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvas, step }) => {
+    await step('Verify default title is shown for multi-select', async () => {
+      const selectButton = await canvas.findByRole('button');
+      expect(selectButton).toHaveTextContent('Animal');
+    });
+  },
+});
+
+export const ShowSelectedOptionTitleTrueMulti = meta.story({
+  name: 'Show Selected Option Title (prop=true, multi)',
+  args: {
+    showSelectedOptionTitle: true,
+    multiSelect: true,
+    defaultOptions: ['frog'],
+  },
+  play: async ({ canvas, step }) => {
+    await step('Verify option count is shown for multi-select', async () => {
+      const selectButton = await canvas.findByRole('button');
+      expect(selectButton).toHaveTextContent('1');
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.tsx b/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.tsx
index 0844cb7ed982..e50c192aedba 100644
--- a/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/components/components/Select/Select.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export interface SelectProps extends Omit<
   onSelect?: (option: Value) => void;
   onDeselect?: (option: Value) => void;
   onChange?: (selected: Value[]) => void;
+  /**
+   * Legacy option for ToolbarMenuSelect. Do not use in new code. Controls whether to show the
+   * selected option's title.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  showSelectedOptionTitle?: boolean;
 }
 
 function valueToId(parentId: string, { value }: InternalOption | ResetOption): string {
@@ -208,6 +215,7 @@ export const Select = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, SelectProps>(
       onChange,
       tooltip,
       ariaLabel,
+      showSelectedOptionTitle = true,
       ...props
     },
     ref
@@ -522,7 +530,7 @@ export const Select = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, SelectProps>(
           {!multiSelect && (
             <>
               {icon}
-              {selectedOptions[0]?.title ?? children}
+              {(showSelectedOptionTitle && selectedOptions[0]?.title) || children}
             </>
           )}
 
diff --git a/code/core/src/toolbar/components/ToolbarMenuSelect.tsx b/code/core/src/toolbar/components/ToolbarMenuSelect.tsx
index 757712a90120..52aee50efbe4 100644
--- a/code/core/src/toolbar/components/ToolbarMenuSelect.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/toolbar/components/ToolbarMenuSelect.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ export const ToolbarMenuSelect: FC<ToolbarMenuProps> = ({
   id,
   name,
   description,
-  toolbar: { icon: _icon, items, title: _title, preventDynamicIcon, dynamicTitle, shortcuts },
+  toolbar: {
+    icon: _icon,
+    items,
+    title: _title,
+    preventDynamicIcon,
+    dynamicTitle = true,
+    shortcuts,
+  },
 }) => {
   const api = useStorybookApi();
   const [globals, updateGlobals, storyGlobals] = useGlobals();
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ export const ToolbarMenuSelect: FC<ToolbarMenuProps> = ({
       onReset={resetItem ? () => updateGlobals({ [id]: resetItem?.value }) : undefined}
       onSelect={(selected) => updateGlobals({ [id]: selected })}
       icon={icon && <Icons icon={icon} __suppressDeprecationWarning={true} />}
+      showSelectedOptionTitle={dynamicTitle}
     >
       {title}
     </Select>
diff --git a/docs/_snippets/storybook-preview-configure-globaltypes.md b/docs/_snippets/storybook-preview-configure-globaltypes.md
index 651c5a63033a..4f976b95f75a 100644
--- a/docs/_snippets/storybook-preview-configure-globaltypes.md
+++ b/docs/_snippets/storybook-preview-configure-globaltypes.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const preview = {
         icon: 'circlehollow',
         // Array of plain string values or MenuItem shape (see below)
         items: ['light', 'dark'],
-        // Change title based on selected value
+        // Change title based on selected value (recommended for consistency with the Storybook UI)
         dynamicTitle: true,
       },
     },
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const preview: Preview = {
         icon: 'circlehollow',
         // Array of plain string values or MenuItem shape (see below)
         items: ['light', 'dark'],
-        // Change title based on selected value
+        // Change title based on selected value (recommended for consistency with the Storybook UI)
         dynamicTitle: true,
       },
     },
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default definePreview({
         icon: 'circlehollow',
         // Array of plain string values or MenuItem shape (see below)
         items: ['light', 'dark'],
-        // Change title based on selected value
+        // Change title based on selected value (recommended for consistency with the Storybook UI)
         dynamicTitle: true,
       },
     },
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default definePreview({
         icon: 'circlehollow',
         // Array of plain string values or MenuItem shape (see below)
         items: ['light', 'dark'],
-        // Change title based on selected value
+        // Change title based on selected value (recommended for consistency with the Storybook UI)
         dynamicTitle: true,
       },
     },