diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js
index 733432cd26e..23784469176 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberComponent.js
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ export function setInitialProperties(
     case 'option':
       ReactDOMFiberOption.validateProps(domElement, rawProps);
       props = ReactDOMFiberOption.getHostProps(domElement, rawProps);
+      ReactDOMFiberOption.reduceOptionChild(domElement);
       break;
     case 'select':
       ReactDOMFiberSelect.initWrapperState(domElement, rawProps);
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js
index 663b9cf22cc..12c90d0a56d 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOMFiberOption.js
@@ -23,8 +23,17 @@ function flattenChildren(children) {
     if (child == null) {
       return;
     }
+
     if (typeof child === 'string' || typeof child === 'number') {
-      content += child;
+      if (typeof children === 'string') {
+        content += child;
+      } else {
+        if (!content) {
+          content = document.createElement('span');
+        }
+        const textNode = document.createTextNode(child);
+        content.appendChild(textNode);
+      }
     }
   });
 
@@ -66,3 +75,11 @@ export function getHostProps(element: Element, props: Object) {
 
   return hostProps;
 }
+
+export function reduceOptionChild(node: Element) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; i += 1) {
+    if (node.childNodes[i].nodeType !== 3) {
+      node.removeChild(node.childNodes[i]);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/rollup/results.json b/scripts/rollup/results.json
index a53f77637e6..6684eda3bc9 100644
--- a/scripts/rollup/results.json
+++ b/scripts/rollup/results.json
@@ -46,43 +46,43 @@
       "filename": "react-dom.development.js",
       "bundleType": "UMD_DEV",
       "packageName": "react-dom",
-      "size": 569094,
-      "gzip": 133855
+      "size": 569227,
+      "gzip": 133885
     },
     {
       "filename": "react-dom.production.min.js",
       "bundleType": "UMD_PROD",
       "packageName": "react-dom",
-      "size": 94278,
-      "gzip": 30883
+      "size": 94375,
+      "gzip": 30893
     },
     {
       "filename": "react-dom.development.js",
       "bundleType": "NODE_DEV",
       "packageName": "react-dom",
-      "size": 553111,
-      "gzip": 130124
+      "size": 553244,
+      "gzip": 130155
     },
     {
       "filename": "react-dom.production.min.js",
       "bundleType": "NODE_PROD",
       "packageName": "react-dom",
-      "size": 92696,
-      "gzip": 29923
+      "size": 92793,
+      "gzip": 29943
     },
     {
       "filename": "ReactDOM-dev.js",
       "bundleType": "FB_DEV",
       "packageName": "react-dom",
-      "size": 571833,
-      "gzip": 132486
+      "size": 571966,
+      "gzip": 132522
     },
     {
       "filename": "ReactDOM-prod.js",
       "bundleType": "FB_PROD",
       "packageName": "react-dom",
-      "size": 267496,
-      "gzip": 51395
+      "size": 267649,
+      "gzip": 51426
     },
     {
       "filename": "react-dom-test-utils.development.js",