diff --git a/core/api.txt b/core/api.txt
index 8a9af0b2918..3120837c1c4 100644
--- a/core/api.txt
+++ b/core/api.txt
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ ion-segment-view,prop,swipeGesture,boolean,true,false,false
 ion-segment-view,event,ionSegmentViewScroll,SegmentViewScrollEvent,true
 
 ion-select,shadow
-ion-select,prop,cancelText,string,'Cancel',false,false
+ion-select,prop,cancelText,string | undefined,undefined,false,false
 ion-select,prop,color,"danger" | "dark" | "light" | "medium" | "primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "tertiary" | "warning" | string & Record<never, never> | undefined,undefined,false,true
 ion-select,prop,compareWith,((currentValue: any, compareValue: any) => boolean) | null | string | undefined,undefined,false,false
 ion-select,prop,disabled,boolean,false,false,false
diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 443c04611cf..8079cdc3379 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -3121,10 +3121,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     }
     interface IonSelect {
         /**
-          * The text to display on the cancel button.
-          * @default 'Cancel'
+          * The text to display on the cancel button. Defaults to `'Cancel'` for the `alert` and `action-sheet` interfaces, and `'Okay'` for the `modal` interface.
          */
-        "cancelText": string;
+        "cancelText"?: string;
         /**
           * The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see [theming](/docs/theming/basics).  This property is only available when using the modern select syntax.
          */
@@ -8465,8 +8464,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     }
     interface IonSelect {
         /**
-          * The text to display on the cancel button.
-          * @default 'Cancel'
+          * The text to display on the cancel button. Defaults to `'Cancel'` for the `alert` and `action-sheet` interfaces, and `'Okay'` for the `modal` interface.
          */
         "cancelText"?: string;
         /**
diff --git a/core/src/components/select/select.tsx b/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
index e39856c2482..1159e407ff4 100644
--- a/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
 
   /**
    * The text to display on the cancel button.
+   * Defaults to `'Cancel'` for the `alert` and `action-sheet`
+   * interfaces, and `'Okay'` for the `modal` interface.
    */
-  @Prop() cancelText = 'Cancel';
+  @Prop() cancelText?: string;
 
   /**
    * The color to use from your application's color palette.
@@ -492,6 +494,18 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
     return overlay;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolves the cancel button text, falling back to the
+   * per-interface default when `cancelText` is not set:
+   * `'Okay'` for the `modal` interface, `'Cancel'` otherwise.
+   */
+  private get interfaceCancelText(): string {
+    if (this.cancelText !== undefined) {
+      return this.cancelText;
+    }
+    return this.interface === 'modal' ? 'Ok' : 'Cancel';
+  }
+
   private createOverlay(ev?: UIEvent): Promise<OverlaySelect> {
     let selectInterface = this.interface;
     if (selectInterface === 'action-sheet' && this.multiple) {
@@ -577,7 +591,7 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
 
     // Add "cancel" button
     actionSheetButtons.push({
-      text: this.cancelText,
+      text: this.interfaceCancelText,
       role: 'cancel',
       handler: () => {
         this.ionCancel.emit();
@@ -751,7 +765,7 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
       inputs: this.createAlertInputs(this.childOpts, inputType, this.value),
       buttons: [
         {
-          text: this.cancelText,
+          text: this.interfaceCancelText,
           role: 'cancel',
           handler: () => {
             this.ionCancel.emit();
@@ -798,7 +812,7 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
       component: 'ion-select-modal',
       componentProps: {
         header: interfaceOptions.header,
-        cancelText: this.cancelText,
+        cancelText: this.interfaceCancelText,
         multiple,
         value,
         options: this.createOverlaySelectOptions(this.childOpts, value),
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