diff --git a/js/src/components/ads-account-select-control/index.js b/js/src/components/ads-account-select-control/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccb26c3447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/components/ads-account-select-control/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import AppSelectControl from '.~/components/app-select-control';
+import useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts from '.~/hooks/useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts';
+
+/**
+ * @param {Object} props The component props
+ * @return {JSX.Element} An enhanced AppSelectControl component.
+ */
+const AdsAccountSelectControl = ( props ) => {
+	const { existingAccounts } = useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts();
+
+	const options = existingAccounts?.map( ( acc ) => ( {
+		value: acc.id,
+		label: `${ acc.name } (${ acc.id })`,
+	} ) );
+
+	return (
+		<AppSelectControl
+			options={ options }
+			autoSelectFirstOption
+			{ ...props }
+		/>
+	);
+};
+
+export default AdsAccountSelectControl;
diff --git a/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.js b/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.js
index a0233d4905..351bedd844 100644
--- a/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.js
+++ b/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import { SelectControl } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { noop } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -12,18 +14,60 @@ import './index.scss';
 /**
  * Renders a `@wordpress/components`'s `SelectControl` with margin-bottom removed.
  *
- * If you provide `className` via props,
- * it will be added to the container div's `className`,
- * so that you can further control its style.
- *
- * @param {*} props
+ * @param {*} props The component props.
+ * @param {Array} [props.options=[]] Array of options for the select dropdown. Each option should be an object containing `label` and `value` properties.
+ * @param {string} [props.className] Additional classname to further control the style of the component.
+ * @param {Function} [props.onChange=noop] Callback function triggered when the selected value changes. Receives the new value as an argument.
+ * @param {string} [props.value] The currently selected value. This component should be used as a controlled component. A special case is that after mounting, when `autoSelectFirstOption` is true and `value` is undefined, it tries to call back `onChange` once to select the first option so that the `value` can be consistent with the `<select>` element's own value.
+ * @param {boolean} [props.autoSelectFirstOption=false] If true, automatically triggers the onChange callback with the first option as value when no value is provided. If only one option is available, the select control is also changed to non-interactive.
+ * @param {*} [props.rest] Additional props passed to the `SelectControl` component.
  */
 const AppSelectControl = ( props ) => {
-	const { className, ...rest } = props;
+	const {
+		options = [],
+		className,
+		onChange = noop,
+		value,
+		autoSelectFirstOption = false,
+		...rest
+	} = props;
+	const shouldAutoSelectOnceRef = useRef( autoSelectFirstOption === true );
+
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( ! shouldAutoSelectOnceRef.current ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if ( value === undefined && options.length ) {
+			shouldAutoSelectOnceRef.current = false;
+			onChange( options[ 0 ].value );
+		}
+	}, [ value, options, onChange ] );
+
+	let selectProps = {
+		options,
+		value,
+		onChange,
+		...rest,
+	};
+
+	const hasSingleValueStyle = autoSelectFirstOption && options?.length === 1;
+	if ( hasSingleValueStyle ) {
+		selectProps = {
+			...selectProps,
+			suffix: ' ',
+			tabIndex: '-1',
+			readOnly: true,
+		};
+	}
 
 	return (
-		<div className={ classNames( 'app-select-control', className ) }>
-			<SelectControl { ...rest } />
+		<div
+			className={ classNames( 'app-select-control', className, {
+				'app-select-control--has-single-value': hasSingleValueStyle,
+			} ) }
+		>
+			<SelectControl { ...selectProps } />
 		</div>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.scss b/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.scss
index fdd98cc338..c50f101414 100644
--- a/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.scss
+++ b/js/src/components/app-select-control/index.scss
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 		margin-bottom: 0;
 	}
 }
+
+.app-select-control--has-single-value {
+	pointer-events: none;
+}
diff --git a/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/ads-account-select-control.js b/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/ads-account-select-control.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e889074ef1..0000000000
--- a/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/ads-account-select-control.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import AppSelectControl from '.~/components/app-select-control';
-
-const AdsAccountSelectControl = ( props ) => {
-	const { accounts, ...rest } = props;
-
-	const options = [
-		{
-			value: '',
-			label: __( 'Select one', 'google-listings-and-ads' ),
-		},
-		...accounts.map( ( acc ) => ( {
-			value: acc.id,
-			label: sprintf(
-				// translators: 1: account name, 2: account ID.
-				__( '%1$s (%2$s)', 'google-listings-and-ads' ),
-				acc.name,
-				acc.id
-			),
-		} ) ),
-	];
-
-	return <AppSelectControl options={ options } { ...rest } />;
-};
-
-export default AdsAccountSelectControl;
diff --git a/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.js b/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.js
index 2ee5ff5771..e6d407c51d 100644
--- a/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.js
+++ b/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import useApiFetchCallback from '.~/hooks/useApiFetchCallback';
 import useDispatchCoreNotices from '.~/hooks/useDispatchCoreNotices';
 import useGoogleAdsAccount from '.~/hooks/useGoogleAdsAccount';
 import useEventPropertiesFilter from '.~/hooks/useEventPropertiesFilter';
-import AdsAccountSelectControl from './ads-account-select-control';
+import AdsAccountSelectControl from '.~/components/ads-account-select-control';
 import { useAppDispatch } from '.~/data';
 import { FILTER_ONBOARDING } from '.~/utils/tracks';
 import './index.scss';
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const ConnectAds = ( props ) => {
 			<Section.Card.Body>
 				<Subsection.Title>
 					{ __(
-						'Select an existing account',
+						'Connect to an existing account',
 						'google-listings-and-ads'
 					) }
 				</Subsection.Title>
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ const ConnectAds = ( props ) => {
 				) }
 				<ContentButtonLayout>
 					<AdsAccountSelectControl
-						accounts={ accounts }
 						value={ value }
 						onChange={ setValue }
 					/>
diff --git a/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.test.js b/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.test.js
index 5bcb0d32df..d685d3a853 100644
--- a/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.test.js
+++ b/js/src/components/google-ads-account-card/connect-ads/index.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import useGoogleAdsAccount from '.~/hooks/useGoogleAdsAccount';
 import { useAppDispatch } from '.~/data';
 import { FILTER_ONBOARDING } from '.~/utils/tracks';
 import expectComponentToRecordEventWithFilteredProperties from '.~/tests/expectComponentToRecordEventWithFilteredProperties';
+import useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts from '.~/hooks/useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts';
 
 jest.mock( '.~/hooks/useApiFetchCallback', () =>
 	jest.fn().mockName( 'useApiFetchCallback' )
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ jest.mock( '.~/hooks/useGoogleAdsAccount', () =>
 	jest.fn().mockName( 'useGoogleAdsAccount' )
 );
 
+jest.mock( '.~/hooks/useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts', () =>
+	jest.fn().mockName( 'useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts' )
+);
+
 jest.mock( '.~/data', () => ( {
 	...jest.requireActual( '.~/data' ),
 	useAppDispatch: jest.fn(),
@@ -64,6 +69,10 @@ describe( 'ConnectAds', () => {
 				.mockName( 'refetchGoogleAdsAccount' ),
 		} );
 
+		useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts.mockReturnValue( {
+			existingAccounts: accounts,
+		} );
+
 		fetchGoogleAdsAccountStatus = jest
 			.fn()
 			.mockName( 'fetchGoogleAdsAccountStatus' );
@@ -76,11 +85,7 @@ describe( 'ConnectAds', () => {
 
 	it( 'should render the given accounts in a selection', () => {
 		render( <ConnectAds accounts={ accounts } /> );
-
 		expect( screen.getByRole( 'combobox' ) ).toBeInTheDocument();
-		expect(
-			screen.getByRole( 'option', { name: 'Select one' } )
-		).toBeInTheDocument();
 		expect(
 			screen.getByRole( 'option', { name: 'Account A (1)' } )
 		).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -115,22 +120,15 @@ describe( 'ConnectAds', () => {
 		expect( onCreateNew ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes( 1 );
 	} );
 
-	it( 'should disable the "Connect" button when no account is selected', async () => {
-		const user = userEvent.setup();
+	it( 'should disable the "Connect" button when there are no accounts', async () => {
+		useExistingGoogleAdsAccounts.mockReturnValue( {
+			existingAccounts: [],
+		} );
 
-		render( <ConnectAds accounts={ accounts } /> );
-		const combobox = screen.getByRole( 'combobox' );
+		render( <ConnectAds accounts={ [] } /> );
 		const button = getConnectButton();
 
 		expect( button ).toBeDisabled();
-
-		await user.selectOptions( combobox, '1' );
-
-		expect( button ).toBeEnabled();
-
-		await user.selectOptions( combobox, '' );
-
-		expect( button ).toBeDisabled();
 	} );
 
 	it( 'should render a connecting state and disable the button to switch to account creation after clicking the "Connect" button', async () => {
diff --git a/js/src/components/google-mc-account-card/connect-mc/index.js b/js/src/components/google-mc-account-card/connect-mc/index.js
index 6215fa9640..a47ccfa5fc 100644
--- a/js/src/components/google-mc-account-card/connect-mc/index.js
+++ b/js/src/components/google-mc-account-card/connect-mc/index.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const ConnectMC = () => {
 			<Section.Card.Body>
 				<Subsection.Title>
 					{ __(
-						'Select an existing account',
+						'Connect to an existing account',
 						'google-listings-and-ads'
 					) }
 				</Subsection.Title>
diff --git a/js/src/components/merchant-center-select-control/index.js b/js/src/components/merchant-center-select-control/index.js
index 3f5348a511..9e2b448f3a 100644
--- a/js/src/components/merchant-center-select-control/index.js
+++ b/js/src/components/merchant-center-select-control/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -12,17 +11,11 @@ import AppSelectControl from '.~/components/app-select-control';
 
 /**
  * @param {Object} props The component props
- * @param {string} [props.value] The selected value. IF no value is defined, then the first option is selected and onChange function is triggered.
- * @param {Function} [props.onChange] Callback when the select value changes.
  * @return {JSX.Element} An enhanced AppSelectControl component.
  */
-const MerchantCenterSelectControl = ( {
-	value,
-	onChange = () => {},
-	...props
-} ) => {
-	const { data: existingAccounts = [] } = useExistingGoogleMCAccounts();
-	const options = existingAccounts.map( ( acc ) => {
+const MerchantCenterSelectControl = ( props ) => {
+	const { data: existingAccounts } = useExistingGoogleMCAccounts();
+	const options = existingAccounts?.map( ( acc ) => {
 		return {
 			value: acc.id,
 			label: sprintf(
@@ -34,22 +27,14 @@ const MerchantCenterSelectControl = ( {
 			),
 		};
 	} );
-	options.sort( ( a, b ) => {
+	options?.sort( ( a, b ) => {
 		return a.label.localeCompare( b.label );
 	} );
 
-	useEffect( () => {
-		// Triggers the onChange event in order to pre-select the initial value
-		if ( value === undefined ) {
-			onChange( options[ 0 ]?.value );
-		}
-	}, [ options, onChange, value ] );
-
 	return (
 		<AppSelectControl
 			options={ options }
-			onChange={ onChange }
-			value={ value }
+			autoSelectFirstOption
 			{ ...props }
 		/>
 	);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/add-paid-campaigns/add-paid-campaigns.test.js b/tests/e2e/specs/add-paid-campaigns/add-paid-campaigns.test.js
index 805f77e798..404237869d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/add-paid-campaigns/add-paid-campaigns.test.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/add-paid-campaigns/add-paid-campaigns.test.js
@@ -246,18 +246,10 @@ test.describe( 'Set up Ads account', () => {
 		test( 'Select one existing account', async () => {
 			const adsAccountSelected = `${ ADS_ACCOUNTS[ 1 ].id }`;
 
-			await expect(
-				setupAdsAccounts.getConnectAdsButton()
-			).toBeDisabled();
-
 			await setupAdsAccounts.selectAnExistingAdsAccount(
 				adsAccountSelected
 			);
 
-			await expect(
-				setupAdsAccounts.getConnectAdsButton()
-			).toBeEnabled();
-
 			//Intercept Ads connection request
 			const connectAdsAccountRequest =
 				setupAdsAccounts.registerConnectAdsAccountRequests(