diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f584db03e..97e2f0d0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ React.render(c, container);
 |optionLabelProp | which prop value of option will render as content of select | String | 'value' |
 |defaultValue | initial selected option(s) | String/Array<String> | - |
 |value | current selected option(s) | String/Array<String>/{key:String, label:React.Node}/Array<{key, label}> | - |
+|firstActiveValue | first active value when there is no value | String/Array<String> | - |
 |labelInValue| whether to embed label in value, see above value type | Bool | false |
 |onChange | called when select an option or input value change(combobox) | function(value) | - |
 |onSearch | called when input changed | function | - |
diff --git a/examples/single.js b/examples/single.js
index fb9c3606d..93221468a 100644
--- a/examples/single.js
+++ b/examples/single.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Test extends React.Component {
             optionLabelProp="children"
             optionFilterProp="text"
             onChange={this.onChange}
+            firstActiveValue="2"
           >
             <Option value="01" text="jack" title="jack">
               <b
diff --git a/src/DropdownMenu.jsx b/src/DropdownMenu.jsx
index 6192fd9ea..4871acd54 100644
--- a/src/DropdownMenu.jsx
+++ b/src/DropdownMenu.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import toArray from 'rc-util/lib/Children/toArray';
 import Menu from 'rc-menu';
 import scrollIntoView from 'dom-scroll-into-view';
-import { getSelectKeys, preventDefaultEvent } from './util';
+import { getSelectKeys, preventDefaultEvent, saveRef } from './util';
 
 export default class DropdownMenu extends React.Component {
   static propTypes= {
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export default class DropdownMenu extends React.Component {
     visible: PropTypes.bool,
   }
 
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.saveMenuRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'menuInstance');
+  }
+
   componentWillMount() {
     this.lastInputValue = this.props.inputValue;
   }
@@ -50,10 +55,17 @@ export default class DropdownMenu extends React.Component {
   scrollActiveItemToView = () => {
     // scroll into view
     const itemComponent = findDOMNode(this.firstActiveItem);
+    const props = this.props;
+
     if (itemComponent) {
-      scrollIntoView(itemComponent, findDOMNode(this.refs.menu), {
+      const scrollIntoViewOpts = {
         onlyScrollIfNeeded: true,
-      });
+      };
+      if ((!props.value || props.value.length === 0) && props.firstActiveValue) {
+        scrollIntoViewOpts.alignWithTop = true;
+      }
+
+      scrollIntoView(itemComponent, findDOMNode(this.menuInstance), scrollIntoViewOpts);
     }
   }
 
@@ -63,7 +75,7 @@ export default class DropdownMenu extends React.Component {
       menuItems,
       defaultActiveFirstOption, value,
       prefixCls, multiple,
-      onMenuSelect, inputValue,
+      onMenuSelect, inputValue, firstActiveValue,
     } = props;
     if (menuItems && menuItems.length) {
       const menuProps = {};
@@ -78,15 +90,16 @@ export default class DropdownMenu extends React.Component {
       const activeKeyProps = {};
 
       let clonedMenuItems = menuItems;
-      if (selectedKeys.length) {
+      if (selectedKeys.length || firstActiveValue) {
         if (props.visible && !this.lastVisible) {
-          activeKeyProps.activeKey = selectedKeys[0];
+          activeKeyProps.activeKey = selectedKeys[0] || firstActiveValue;
         }
         let foundFirst = false;
         // set firstActiveItem via cloning menus
         // for scroll into view
         const clone = (item) => {
-          if (!foundFirst && selectedKeys.indexOf(item.key) !== -1) {
+          if ((!foundFirst && selectedKeys.indexOf(item.key) !== -1)
+            || (!foundFirst && !selectedKeys.length && firstActiveValue.indexOf(item.key) !== -1)) {
             foundFirst = true;
             return cloneElement(item, {
               ref: (ref) => {
@@ -106,13 +119,14 @@ export default class DropdownMenu extends React.Component {
         });
       }
 
+
       // clear activeKey when inputValue change
       if (inputValue !== this.lastInputValue) {
         activeKeyProps.activeKey = '';
       }
 
       return (<Menu
-        ref="menu"
+        ref={this.saveMenuRef}
         style={this.props.dropdownMenuStyle}
         defaultActiveFirst={defaultActiveFirstOption}
         {...activeKeyProps}
diff --git a/src/Select.jsx b/src/Select.jsx
index f8725785e..43794153b 100644
--- a/src/Select.jsx
+++ b/src/Select.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   UNSELECTABLE_ATTRIBUTE, UNSELECTABLE_STYLE,
   preventDefaultEvent, findFirstMenuItem,
   includesSeparators, splitBySeparators,
-  findIndexInValueByLabel, defaultFilterFn,
+  findIndexInValueByLabel, defaultFilterFn, saveRef,
 } from './util';
 import SelectTrigger from './SelectTrigger';
 import { SelectPropTypes } from './PropTypes';
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ import warning from 'warning';
 function noop() {
 }
 
-function saveRef(name, component) {
-  this[name] = component;
-}
-
 function chaining(...fns) {
   return function (...args) {  // eslint-disable-line
     for (let i = 0; i < fns.length; i++) {
@@ -78,6 +74,9 @@ constructor(props) {
   }
   this.saveInputRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'inputInstance');
   this.saveInputMirrorRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'inputMirrorInstance');
+  this.saveRootRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'rootInstance');
+  this.saveSelectionRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'selectionInstance');
+  this.saveTriggerRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'triggerInstance');
   let open = props.open;
   if (open === undefined) {
     open = props.defaultOpen;
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ constructor(props) {
     }
 
     if (state.open) {
-      const menu = this.refs.trigger.getInnerMenu();
+      const menu = this.triggerInstance.getInnerMenu();
       if (menu && menu.onKeyDown(event)) {
         event.preventDefault();
         event.stopPropagation();
@@ -362,7 +361,7 @@ constructor(props) {
   }
 
   onChoiceAnimationLeave =() => {
-    this.refs.trigger.refs.trigger.forcePopupAlign();
+    this.triggerInstance.triggerInstance.forcePopupAlign();
   }
 
   getLabelBySingleValue = (children, value) => {
@@ -505,11 +504,11 @@ constructor(props) {
   }
 
   getPopupDOMNode=() => {
-    return this.refs.trigger.getPopupDOMNode();
+    return this.triggerInstance.getPopupDOMNode();
   }
 
   getPopupMenuComponent=() => {
-    return this.refs.trigger.getInnerMenu();
+    return this.triggerInstance.getInnerMenu();
   }
 
   setOpenState = (open, needFocus) => {
@@ -600,12 +599,12 @@ constructor(props) {
   }
 
   updateFocusClassName = () => {
-    const { refs, props } = this;
+    const { rootInstance, props } = this;
     // avoid setState and its side effect
     if (this._focused) {
-      classes(refs.root).add(`${props.prefixCls}-focused`);
+      classes(rootInstance).add(`${props.prefixCls}-focused`);
     } else {
-      classes(refs.root).remove(`${props.prefixCls}-focused`);
+      classes(rootInstance).remove(`${props.prefixCls}-focused`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -619,7 +618,7 @@ constructor(props) {
           this._focused = true;
         }
       } else {
-        const selection = this.refs.selection;
+        const selection = this.selectionInstance;
         if (activeElement !== selection) {
           selection.focus();
           this._focused = true;
@@ -1031,21 +1030,22 @@ constructor(props) {
         visible={open}
         inputValue={state.inputValue}
         value={state.value}
+        firstActiveValue={props.firstActiveValue}
         onDropdownVisibleChange={this.onDropdownVisibleChange}
         getPopupContainer={props.getPopupContainer}
         onMenuSelect={this.onMenuSelect}
         onMenuDeselect={this.onMenuDeselect}
-        ref="trigger"
+        ref={this.saveTriggerRef}
       >
         <div
           style={props.style}
-          ref="root"
+          ref={this.saveRootRef}
           onBlur={this.onOuterBlur}
           onFocus={this.onOuterFocus}
           className={classnames(rootCls)}
         >
           <div
-            ref="selection"
+            ref={this.saveSelectionRef}
             key="selection"
             className={`${prefixCls}-selection
             ${prefixCls}-selection--${multiple ? 'multiple' : 'single'}`}
diff --git a/src/SelectTrigger.jsx b/src/SelectTrigger.jsx
index 21140ae1e..43380c3c8 100644
--- a/src/SelectTrigger.jsx
+++ b/src/SelectTrigger.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import DropdownMenu from './DropdownMenu';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import { isSingleMode } from './util';
+import { isSingleMode, saveRef } from './util';
 
 Trigger.displayName = 'Trigger';
 
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ export default class SelectTrigger extends React.Component {
     children: PropTypes.any,
   }
 
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.saveMenuRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'popupMenu');
+    this.saveTriggerRef = saveRef.bind(this, 'triggerInstance');
+  }
+
   componentDidUpdate() {
     const { visible, dropdownMatchSelectWidth } = this.props;
     if (visible) {
@@ -57,22 +64,23 @@ export default class SelectTrigger extends React.Component {
   }
 
   getInnerMenu = () => {
-    return this.popupMenu && this.popupMenu.refs.menu;
+    return this.popupMenu && this.popupMenu.menuInstance;
   }
 
   getPopupDOMNode = () => {
-    return this.refs.trigger.getPopupDomNode();
+    return this.triggerInstance.getPopupDomNode();
   }
 
   getDropdownElement = (newProps) => {
     const props = this.props;
     return (<DropdownMenu
-      ref={this.saveMenu}
+      ref={this.saveMenuRef}
       {...newProps}
       prefixCls={this.getDropdownPrefixCls()}
       onMenuSelect={props.onMenuSelect}
       onMenuDeselect={props.onMenuDeselect}
       value={props.value}
+      firstActiveValue={props.firstActiveValue}
       defaultActiveFirstOption={props.defaultActiveFirstOption}
       dropdownMenuStyle={props.dropdownMenuStyle}
     />);
@@ -91,10 +99,6 @@ export default class SelectTrigger extends React.Component {
     return `${this.props.prefixCls}-dropdown`;
   }
 
-  saveMenu = (menu) => {
-    this.popupMenu = menu;
-  }
-
   render() {
     const { onPopupFocus, ...props } = this.props;
     const { multiple, visible, inputValue, dropdownAlign,
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ export default class SelectTrigger extends React.Component {
     return (<Trigger {...props}
       showAction={disabled ? [] : ['click']}
       hideAction={hideAction}
-      ref="trigger"
+      ref={this.saveTriggerRef}
       popupPlacement="bottomLeft"
       builtinPlacements={BUILT_IN_PLACEMENTS}
       prefixCls={dropdownPrefixCls}
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index d7031c89c..58a1a7a7b 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -141,3 +141,7 @@ export function splitBySeparators(string, separators) {
 export function defaultFilterFn(input, child) {
   return String(getPropValue(child, this.props.optionFilterProp)).indexOf(input) > -1;
 }
+
+export function saveRef(name, component) {
+  this[name] = component;
+}
diff --git a/tests/DropdownMenu.spec.js b/tests/DropdownMenu.spec.js
index 73e18ab75..773323c80 100644
--- a/tests/DropdownMenu.spec.js
+++ b/tests/DropdownMenu.spec.js
@@ -61,6 +61,59 @@ describe('DropdownMenu', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('Menu').props().activeKey).toBe('');
   });
 
+  it('save firstActiveValue', () => {
+    const menuItems = [
+      <MenuItem key="1">1</MenuItem>,
+      <MenuItem key="2">2</MenuItem>,
+    ];
+
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DropdownMenu
+        menuItems={menuItems}
+        firstActiveValue={'2'}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(wrapper.instance().firstActiveItem.props.children).toBe('2');
+  });
+
+  it('set firstActiveValue key to menu', () => {
+    const menuItems = [
+      <MenuItem key="1">1</MenuItem>,
+      <MenuItem key="2">2</MenuItem>,
+    ];
+
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DropdownMenu
+        menuItems={menuItems}
+        firstActiveValue={'2'}
+      />
+    );
+
+    wrapper.setProps({ visible: true });
+    expect(wrapper.find('Menu').props().activeKey).toBe('2');
+
+    wrapper.setProps({ inputValue: 'foo' });
+    expect(wrapper.find('Menu').props().activeKey).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('save value not firstActiveValue', () => {
+    const menuItems = [
+      <MenuItem key="1">1</MenuItem>,
+      <MenuItem key="2">2</MenuItem>,
+    ];
+
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DropdownMenu
+        value={[{ key: '1' }]}
+        menuItems={menuItems}
+        firstActiveValue={'2'}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(wrapper.instance().firstActiveItem.props.children).toBe('1');
+  });
+
   it('save visible and inputValue when update', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DropdownMenu />
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/SelectTrigger.spec.js.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/SelectTrigger.spec.js.snap
index ee889d362..671346acb 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/SelectTrigger.spec.js.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/SelectTrigger.spec.js.snap
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ exports[`SelectTrigger renders correctly 1`] = `
       <DropdownMenu
         defaultActiveFirstOption={undefined}
         dropdownMenuStyle={undefined}
+        firstActiveValue={undefined}
         inputValue={undefined}
         menuItems={undefined}
         multiple={undefined}
diff --git a/tests/util.spec.js b/tests/util.spec.js
index a1a8a1b12..e20040b5b 100644
--- a/tests/util.spec.js
+++ b/tests/util.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   splitBySeparators,
   getValuePropValue,
   defaultFilterFn,
+  saveRef,
 } from '../src/util';
 
 describe('includesSeparators', () => {
@@ -94,3 +95,14 @@ describe('defaultFilterFn', () => {
     expect(defaultFilterFn.call(testerInstance, 'wrong-val', child)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('saveRef', () => {
+  const mock = {};
+  const saveTestRef = saveRef.bind(mock, 'testInstance');
+
+  it('adds a property with the given name to context', () => {
+    expect(mock.testInstance).toBe(undefined);
+    saveTestRef('bar');
+    expect(mock.testInstance).toBe('bar');
+  });
+});