diff --git a/src/display/annotation_layer.js b/src/display/annotation_layer.js
index a712781874f369..2a03b3d33f0dfb 100644
--- a/src/display/annotation_layer.js
+++ b/src/display/annotation_layer.js
@@ -1461,6 +1461,8 @@ class ChoiceWidgetAnnotationElement extends WidgetAnnotationElement {
     selectElement.setAttribute("id", id);
     selectElement.tabIndex = DEFAULT_TAB_INDEX;
 
+    let hasAnEmptyEntry = true;
+
     if (!this.data.combo) {
       // List boxes have a size and (optionally) multiple selection.
       selectElement.size = this.data.options.length;
@@ -1486,10 +1488,27 @@ class ChoiceWidgetAnnotationElement extends WidgetAnnotationElement {
       }
       if (storedData.value.includes(option.exportValue)) {
         optionElement.setAttribute("selected", true);
+        hasAnEmptyEntry = false;
       }
       selectElement.appendChild(optionElement);
     }
 
+    let removeEmptyEntry = null;
+    if (hasAnEmptyEntry && this.data.combo && this.data.options.length > 0) {
+      const noneOptionElement = document.createElement("option");
+      noneOptionElement.value = " ";
+      noneOptionElement.setAttribute("hidden", true);
+      noneOptionElement.setAttribute("selected", true);
+      selectElement.insertBefore(noneOptionElement, selectElement.firstChild);
+
+      removeEmptyEntry = () => {
+        noneOptionElement.remove();
+        selectElement.removeEventListener("input", removeEmptyEntry);
+        removeEmptyEntry = null;
+      };
+      selectElement.addEventListener("input", removeEmptyEntry);
+    }
+
     const getValue = (event, isExport) => {
       const name = isExport ? "value" : "textContent";
       const options = event.target.options;
@@ -1514,6 +1533,7 @@ class ChoiceWidgetAnnotationElement extends WidgetAnnotationElement {
       selectElement.addEventListener("updatefromsandbox", jsEvent => {
         const actions = {
           value(event) {
+            removeEmptyEntry?.();
             const value = event.detail.value;
             const values = new Set(Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value]);
             for (const option of selectElement.options) {
diff --git a/test/pdfs/bug1773680.pdf.link b/test/pdfs/bug1773680.pdf.link
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a66a4ab1acc6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pdfs/bug1773680.pdf.link
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=9280675
+
diff --git a/test/test_manifest.json b/test/test_manifest.json
index 39875d3a422b90..e78c2aa6e4b07f 100644
--- a/test/test_manifest.json
+++ b/test/test_manifest.json
@@ -6567,5 +6567,13 @@
       "rounds": 1,
       "type": "eq",
       "annotations": true
+   },
+   {  "id": "bug1773680.pdf",
+      "file": "pdfs/bug1773680.pdf",
+      "md5": "6099fc695fe018ce444752929d86f9c8",
+      "rounds": 1,
+      "link": true,
+      "type": "eq",
+      "annotations": true
    }
 ]