diff --git a/src/Select.js b/src/Select.js
index 80e5db0aca..afa39ac2e9 100644
--- a/src/Select.js
+++ b/src/Select.js
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ class Select extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	renderClear () {
-		if (!this.props.clearable || this.props.value === undefined || this.props.value === null || this.props.multi && !this.props.value.length || this.props.disabled || this.props.isLoading) return;
+		if (!this.props.clearable || this.props.value === undefined || this.props.value === null || this.props.value === '' || this.props.multi && !this.props.value.length || this.props.disabled || this.props.isLoading) return;
 		const clear = this.props.clearRenderer();
 
 		return (