diff --git a/src/BaseSelect/index.tsx b/src/BaseSelect/index.tsx
index 7e6f1ac82..44f27812c 100644
--- a/src/BaseSelect/index.tsx
+++ b/src/BaseSelect/index.tsx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export interface BaseSelectProps
   tokenSeparators?: string[] | ((input: string) => string[]);
 
   // >>> Icons
-  allowClear?: boolean | { clearIcon?: React.ReactNode };
+  allowClear?: boolean | { clearIcon?: React.ReactNode; label?: string };
   prefix?: React.ReactNode;
   /** @deprecated Please use `suffix` instead. */
   suffixIcon?: RenderNode;
@@ -720,7 +720,11 @@ const BaseSelect = React.forwardRef<BaseSelectRef, BaseSelectProps>((props, ref)
     onInternalSearch('', false, false);
   };
 
-  const { allowClear: mergedAllowClear, clearIcon: clearNode } = useAllowClear(
+  const {
+    allowClear: mergedAllowClear,
+    clearIcon: clearNode,
+    label: clearLabel,
+  } = useAllowClear(
     prefixCls,
     displayValues,
     allowClear,
@@ -762,6 +766,7 @@ const BaseSelect = React.forwardRef<BaseSelectRef, BaseSelectProps>((props, ref)
       prefix={prefix}
       suffix={mergedSuffixIcon}
       clearIcon={clearNode}
+      clearLabel={clearLabel}
       // Type or mode
       multiple={multiple}
       mode={mode}
diff --git a/src/SelectInput/index.tsx b/src/SelectInput/index.tsx
index 70f0d3490..e52d52239 100644
--- a/src/SelectInput/index.tsx
+++ b/src/SelectInput/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface SelectInputProps extends Omit<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivEleme
   prefix?: React.ReactNode;
   suffix?: React.ReactNode;
   clearIcon?: React.ReactNode;
+  clearLabel?: string;
   removeIcon?: RenderNode;
   multiple?: boolean;
   displayValues: DisplayValueType[];
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export default React.forwardRef<SelectInputRef, SelectInputProps>(function Selec
     prefix,
     suffix,
     clearIcon,
+    clearLabel,
     children,
 
     // Data
@@ -283,17 +285,25 @@ export default React.forwardRef<SelectInputRef, SelectInputProps>(function Selec
         </Affix>
         {/* Clear Icon */}
         {clearIcon && (
-          <Affix
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-label={clearLabel}
             className={clsx(`${prefixCls}-clear`, classNames?.clear)}
             style={styles?.clear}
             onMouseDown={(e) => {
-              // Mark to tell not trigger open or focus
+              // Keep focus on the input and mark the native event so the root
+              // `onInternalMouseDown` handler does not open the dropdown.
+              // This must run on mousedown because the root handler fires
+              // before the button's onClick.
+              e.preventDefault();
               (e.nativeEvent as any)._select_lazy = true;
-              onClearMouseDown?.(e);
             }}
+            // Clearing happens on click so it works for both pointer and
+            // keyboard (Enter/Space) activation.
+            onClick={onClearMouseDown}
           >
             {clearIcon}
-          </Affix>
+          </button>
         )}
         {children}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAllowClear.tsx b/src/hooks/useAllowClear.tsx
index 2e8c46b4b..1ebf0f823 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAllowClear.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useAllowClear.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import { useMemo } from 'react';
 export interface AllowClearConfig {
   allowClear: boolean;
   clearIcon: React.ReactNode;
+  label: string;
 }
 
 export const useAllowClear = (
   prefixCls: string,
   displayValues: DisplayValueType[],
-  allowClear?: boolean | { clearIcon?: React.ReactNode },
+  allowClear?: boolean | { clearIcon?: React.ReactNode; label?: string },
   clearIcon?: React.ReactNode,
   disabled: boolean = false,
   mergedSearchValue?: string,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export const useAllowClear = (
     return {
       allowClear: mergedAllowClear,
       clearIcon: mergedAllowClear ? allowClearConfig.clearIcon || clearIcon || '×' : null,
+      label: mergedAllowClear ? allowClearConfig.label : '',
     };
   }, [allowClearConfig, clearIcon, disabled, displayValues.length, mergedSearchValue, mode]);
 };
diff --git a/tests/Select.test.tsx b/tests/Select.test.tsx
index 4e96d4606..5d2867baf 100644
--- a/tests/Select.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/Select.test.tsx
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ describe('Select.Basic', () => {
   it('should be focused when click clear button', () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers();
 
-    const mouseDownPreventDefault = jest.fn();
+    const clickPreventDefault = jest.fn();
     const { container } = render(
       <Select allowClear value="1">
         <Option value="1">1</Option>
@@ -2518,15 +2518,71 @@ describe('Select.Basic', () => {
 
     expect(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear')).toBeTruthy();
 
-    const mouseDownEvent = createEvent.mouseDown(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'));
-    mouseDownEvent.preventDefault = mouseDownPreventDefault;
-    fireEvent(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'), mouseDownEvent);
+    const clickEvent = createEvent.click(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'));
+    clickEvent.preventDefault = clickPreventDefault;
+    fireEvent(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'), clickEvent);
     jest.runAllTimers();
 
     expect(container.querySelector('.rc-select').className).toContain('-focused');
     jest.useRealTimers();
   });
 
+  it('renders clear as an accessible button with label', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Select allowClear={{ label: 'Clear all' }} value="1">
+        <Option value="1">1</Option>
+        <Option value="2">2</Option>
+      </Select>,
+    );
+
+    const clear = container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear');
+    expect(clear.tagName).toBe('BUTTON');
+    expect(clear).toHaveAttribute('type', 'button');
+    expect(clear).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Clear all');
+  });
+
+  it('clicking clear does not open the dropdown', () => {
+    const onPopupVisibleChange = jest.fn();
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Select value="1" allowClear onPopupVisibleChange={onPopupVisibleChange}>
+        <Option value="1">One</Option>
+        <Option value="2">Two</Option>
+      </Select>,
+    );
+
+    // mousedown should be prevented (keeps focus on input) and must not open
+    const mouseDownEvent = createEvent.mouseDown(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'));
+    fireEvent(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'), mouseDownEvent);
+    expect(mouseDownEvent.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+
+    fireEvent.click(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'));
+
+    expectOpen(container, false);
+    expect(onPopupVisibleChange).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+  });
+
+  it('clears value via keyboard activation', () => {
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    const onClear = jest.fn();
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Select defaultValue="1" allowClear onChange={onChange} onClear={onClear}>
+        <Option value="1">1</Option>
+        <Option value="2">2</Option>
+      </Select>,
+    );
+
+    const clear = container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('.rc-select-clear');
+
+    clear.focus();
+    expect(clear).toHaveFocus();
+    // Enter/Space on a native button dispatch a click event
+    fireEvent.click(clear);
+
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, undefined);
+    expect(onClear).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(container.querySelector('input').value).toBe('');
+  });
+
   it('should support title', () => {
     const { container: container1 } = render(<Select defaultValue="lucy" options={[]} />);
     expect(container1.querySelector('.rc-select').getAttribute('title')).toBeFalsy();
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/Select.test.tsx.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/Select.test.tsx.snap
index 7d7c0edc6..863378c29 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/Select.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/Select.test.tsx.snap
@@ -131,11 +131,12 @@ exports[`Select.Basic render renders aria-attributes correctly 1`] = `
       value=""
     />
   </div>
-  <div
+  <button
     class="antd-clear"
+    type="button"
   >
     ×
-  </div>
+  </button>
 </div>
 `;
 
@@ -160,11 +161,12 @@ exports[`Select.Basic render renders correctly 1`] = `
       value=""
     />
   </div>
-  <div
+  <button
     class="antd-clear"
+    type="button"
   >
     ×
-  </div>
+  </button>
 </div>
 `;
 
@@ -191,11 +193,12 @@ exports[`Select.Basic render renders data-attributes correctly 1`] = `
       value=""
     />
   </div>
-  <div
+  <button
     class="antd-clear"
+    type="button"
   >
     ×
-  </div>
+  </button>
 </div>
 `;
 
@@ -247,11 +250,12 @@ exports[`Select.Basic render renders role prop correctly 1`] = `
       value=""
     />
   </div>
-  <div
+  <button
     class="antd-clear"
+    type="button"
   >
     ×
-  </div>
+  </button>
 </div>
 `;
 
diff --git a/tests/shared/allowClearTest.tsx b/tests/shared/allowClearTest.tsx
index 30cd2ba73..012f79fc1 100644
--- a/tests/shared/allowClearTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/shared/allowClearTest.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Select, { Option } from '../../src';
-import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { createEvent, fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 export default function allowClearTest(mode: any, value: any) {
   describe('allowClear', () => {
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ export default function allowClearTest(mode: any, value: any) {
       const { container } = render(<Select mode={mode} value={value} allowClear />);
       expect(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear')).toBeTruthy();
     });
+
+    it('renders clear as a button', () => {
+      const { container } = render(<Select mode={mode} value={value} allowClear />);
+      const clear = container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear');
+      expect(clear.tagName).toBe('BUTTON');
+      expect(clear).toHaveAttribute('type', 'button');
+    });
+
+    it('prevents default on mousedown to keep focus on input', () => {
+      const { container } = render(<Select mode={mode} value={value} allowClear />);
+      const clear = container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear');
+      const mouseDownEvent = createEvent.mouseDown(clear);
+      fireEvent(clear, mouseDownEvent);
+      expect(mouseDownEvent.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    });
     it('clears value', () => {
       const onClear = jest.fn();
       const onChange = jest.fn();
@@ -37,7 +52,7 @@ export default function allowClearTest(mode: any, value: any) {
 
       // enabled
       rerender(renderDemo(false));
-      fireEvent.mouseDown(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'));
+      fireEvent.click(container.querySelector('.rc-select-clear'));
       if (useArrayValue) {
         expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith([], []);
       } else {