diff --git a/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.stories.tsx b/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.stories.tsx
index 1bf574f2..4349218a 100644
--- a/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.stories.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../.storybook/components'
 import { ErrorBody } from '../../util'
 import { Form } from '../Form'
+import { Button } from '../../button'
 import {
   SearchQueryParameters,
   PaginatedResponse,
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ const meta = {
     dialogTitle: 'Users',
     dialogLabel: 'Users',
     noSearchResults: 'No users available.',
-    extractIdFromItem: (item) => (item as User).id,
-    renderListItem: (item) => (item as User).name,
-    renderErrorMessage: (error) => (error as ErrorBody).message,
+    resolveItem,
+    extractIdFromItem: (item) => item.id,
+    renderListItem: (item) => item.name,
+    renderErrorMessage: (error) => error.message,
     paginationConfig: { indexType: IndexType.ZERO_BASED },
     dialogProps: { overlayClassName: 'z-10' },
   },
@@ -56,16 +58,26 @@ const meta = {
       })
       type Person = z.infer<typeof personSchema>
       const defaultPerson: DefaultValues<Person> = {
-        userId: (context.args.initialItem as User | undefined)?.id,
+        userId: context.args.initialItem?.id,
       }
       const form = useForm({
         resolver: zodResolver(personSchema),
         defaultValues: defaultPerson,
       })
       return (
-        <Form form={form} onSubmit={action('onSubmit')}>
-          <Story />
-        </Form>
+        <>
+          <Form form={form} onSubmit={action('onSubmit')}>
+            <Story />
+          </Form>
+          <Button
+            className="mt-4"
+            onClick={() => {
+              form.setValue('userId', 999)
+            }}
+          >
+            Set to `User 999`
+          </Button>
+        </>
       )
     },
   ],
@@ -91,10 +103,10 @@ const meta = {
       ),
     },
   },
-} satisfies Meta<typeof SelectItemFormField>
+} satisfies Meta<typeof SelectItemFormField<User, User, number, ErrorBody>>
 
 export default meta
-type Story = StoryObj<typeof SelectItemFormField>
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>
 
 const useGetDataSuccess = ({
   search,
@@ -170,6 +182,17 @@ const useGetDataEmpty = ({
   }
 }
 
+function resolveItem(id: number): Promise<User> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) =>
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      resolve({
+        id,
+        name: `User ${id.toString()}`,
+      })
+    }, 200),
+  )
+}
+
 export const Default: Story = {
   args: { useGetData: useGetDataSuccess },
 }
diff --git a/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.tsx b/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.tsx
index 23abb053..43d784f1 100644
--- a/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/react-hook-form/SelectItemFormField/SelectItemFormField.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ export type SelectItemFormFieldProps<
   SelectItemFormFieldInputProps<Item, SelectedItem>,
   'name' | 'label' | 'placeholder' | 'disabled'
 > & {
+  /**
+   * The function to resolve an item by its id. This will be called when the programmatically set value is not the same as the initial item.
+   * When the function cannot resolve the item, it has to throw an error.
+   * Make sure to pass a stable reference to prevent unnecessary calls.
+   */
+  resolveItem?: (id: ItemId) => Item | Promise<Item>
   renderInputItem?: (item: Item) => ReactNode
   extractIdFromItem: (item: Item) => ItemId
   /**
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ export function SelectItemFormField<
   mode,
   variant,
   initialItem,
+  resolveItem,
   renderInputItem,
   label,
   placeholder,
@@ -93,16 +100,66 @@ export function SelectItemFormField<
     initialItem ?? null,
   )
 
+  const fieldValueRef = useRef(field.value as ItemId)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fieldValueRef.current = field.value as ItemId
+  }, [field.value])
+
+  // This effect is used to set the selected item when the field value changes (i.e. when the value is set programmatically with React Hook Form).
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedItem && extractIdFromItem(selectedItem) === field.value) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    // If the field value is null or undefined, we set the selected item to null.
     if (field.value === null || field.value === undefined) {
       setSelectedItem(null)
-    } else if (
+      return
+    }
+
+    // If the field value is the same as the initial item's id, we set the selected item to the initial item.
+    if (
       initialItemRef.current &&
       field.value === extractIdFromItem(initialItemRef.current)
     ) {
       setSelectedItem(initialItemRef.current)
+      return
     }
-  }, [field.value, extractIdFromItem])
+
+    // At this point, we don't know the selected item. We have to resolve it with the resolveItem callback.
+
+    if (!resolveItem) {
+      console.warn(
+        'SelectItemFormField: No resolveItem function provided. This is required to resolve the selected item.',
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    const fieldValueToBeResolved = field.value as ItemId
+
+    void (async () => {
+      try {
+        const item = await resolveItem(fieldValueToBeResolved)
+
+        // Make sure the field has not been changed in the meantime
+        if (fieldValueToBeResolved === fieldValueRef.current) {
+          // Make sure the resolved item is really the item that we want to set
+          if (extractIdFromItem(item) === fieldValueToBeResolved) {
+            setSelectedItem(item)
+          } else {
+            console.error(
+              'SelectItemFormField: The resolved item could not be set as the selected item. It does not have the same id as the field value.',
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(
+          'SelectItemFormField: Error while resolving the selected item.',
+          error,
+        )
+      }
+    })()
+  }, [field.value, selectedItem, extractIdFromItem, resolveItem])
 
   return (
     <>