diff --git a/components/interactive-elements.html b/components/interactive-elements.html
index 1ab587f..9961a34 100644
--- a/components/interactive-elements.html
+++ b/components/interactive-elements.html
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@
     const updatePulldownSelectionState = (demo) => {
       const trigger = demo.querySelector('.sg-pulldown-demo__trigger');
       const selectableOptions = demo.querySelectorAll('[data-pulldown-option]');
+      const selectionMode = demo.dataset.selectionMode || 'single';
       const isActivatableInactive = demo.dataset.activatable === 'true' && demo.dataset.componentState !== 'active';
 
       if (!trigger || selectableOptions.length === 0) {
@@ -945,6 +946,10 @@
         return option.getAttribute('aria-checked') === 'true';
       }).length;
 
+      const selectedOption = Array.from(selectableOptions).find((option) => {
+        return option.getAttribute('aria-checked') === 'true';
+      });
+
       selectableOptions.forEach((option) => {
         const isSelected = option.getAttribute('aria-checked') === 'true';
         const optionRow = option.closest('.sg-pulldown-option');
@@ -967,8 +972,16 @@
       });
 
       const labelBase = trigger.dataset.labelBase || 'Auswahl';
-
-      trigger.textContent = selectedCount > 0 ? `${labelBase} (${selectedCount})` : labelBase;
+      if (selectionMode === 'multiple') {
+        trigger.textContent = selectedCount > 0 ? `${labelBase} (${selectedCount})` : labelBase;
+      } else if (selectedOption) {
+        const selectedText = selectedOption.closest('.sg-pulldown-option')?.querySelector('span')?.textContent?.trim()
+          || selectedOption.closest('label')?.querySelector('span:last-child')?.textContent?.trim()
+          || selectedOption.textContent?.trim();
+        trigger.textContent = selectedText || labelBase;
+      } else {
+        trigger.textContent = labelBase;
+      }
       const isActivatableActive = demo.dataset.activatable === 'true' && demo.dataset.componentState === 'active';
       const showActiveState = !isActivatableInactive && (selectedCount > 0 || isActivatableActive);
       trigger.classList.toggle('sg-pulldown--selected', showActiveState);