diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-countries-move.md b/.changeset/hungry-countries-move.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50efab8752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-countries-move.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@twilio-paste/select": patch
+"@twilio-paste/core": patch
+---
+
+[Select]: Fix wrong background color during disabled state
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/select/src/Select.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/select/src/Select.tsx
index 5267972a6c..46fc42e505 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/select/src/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/select/src/Select.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export const SelectElement = React.forwardRef<HTMLSelectElement, SelectProps>(
         width="100%"
         _disabled={{
           color: variant === "inverse" ? "colorTextInverseWeakest" : "colorTextWeaker",
+          backgroundColor: "transparent",
           cursor: "not-allowed",
           opacity: 1,
         }}