diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.test.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.test.js
index b7beddd0401445..ab4ac15a667231 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.test.js
@@ -889,4 +889,34 @@ describe('<Autocomplete />', () => {
       expect(textbox).to.not.have.focus;
     });
   });
+
+  describe('prop: getOptionLabel', () => {
+    it('is considered for falsy values when filtering the the list of options', () => {
+      const { getAllByRole } = render(
+        <Autocomplete
+          options={[0, 10, 20]}
+          getOptionLabel={option => (option === 0 ? 'Any' : option.toString())}
+          renderInput={params => <TextField {...params} autoFocus />}
+          value={0}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      const options = getAllByRole('option');
+      expect(options).to.have.length(3);
+    });
+
+    it('is not considered for nullish values when filtering the list of options', () => {
+      const { getAllByRole } = render(
+        <Autocomplete
+          options={[null, 10, 20]}
+          getOptionLabel={option => (option === null ? 'Any' : option.toString())}
+          renderInput={params => <TextField {...params} autoFocus />}
+          value={null}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      const options = getAllByRole('option');
+      expect(options).to.have.length(3);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
index 7a799b1b81dbce..1b0cd74fc523c9 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ export default function useAutocomplete(props) {
   const [openState, setOpenState] = React.useState(false);
   const open = isOpenControlled ? openProp : openState;
 
-  const inputValueFilter =
-    !multiple && value && inputValue === getOptionLabel(value) ? '' : inputValue;
+  const inputValueIsSelectedValue =
+    !multiple && value != null && inputValue === getOptionLabel(value);
 
   let popupOpen = open;
 
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ export default function useAutocomplete(props) {
           }
           return true;
         }),
-        { inputValue: inputValueFilter },
+        // we use the empty string to manipulate `filterOptions` to not filter any options
+        // i.e. the filter predicate always returns true
+        { inputValue: inputValueIsSelectedValue ? '' : inputValue },
       )
     : [];
 
@@ -585,7 +587,7 @@ export default function useAutocomplete(props) {
               inputRef.current.value.length,
             );
           }
-        } else if (freeSolo && inputValueFilter !== '') {
+        } else if (freeSolo && inputValue !== '' && inputValueIsSelectedValue === false) {
           selectNewValue(event, inputValue);
         }
         break;