diff --git a/app/controllers/crates.js b/app/controllers/crates.js
index a9267a86a08..e0673bac398 100644
--- a/app/controllers/crates.js
+++ b/app/controllers/crates.js
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ export default Controller.extend(PaginationMixin, {
       return 'Alphabetical';
     }
   }),
+
+  actions: {
+    handleSelection(event) {
+      this.set('letter', event.target.value);
+    },
+  },
 });
diff --git a/app/helpers/eq.js b/app/helpers/eq.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2440a4ce229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/eq.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { helper } from '@ember/component/helper';
+
+export function eq([a, b]) {
+  return a === b;
+}
+
+export default helper(eq);
diff --git a/app/templates/crates.hbs b/app/templates/crates.hbs
index 110e2b5185d..5b7533243f8 100644
--- a/app/templates/crates.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/crates.hbs
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     </LinkTo>
   {{/each}}
 
-  <XSelect @value={{letter}} @action={{action (mut letter)}} as |xs|>
+  <select {{on "change" (action "handleSelection")}}>
     <option>Filter by the letter...</option>
     {{#each alphabet as |letter|}}
-      <xs.option @value={{letter}}>{{ letter }}</xs.option>
+      <option value={{letter}} selected={{eq letter this.letter}}>{{ letter }}</option>
     {{/each}}
-  </XSelect>
+  </select>
 </div>
 
 <div id='results'>
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