diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 973466fe..3ad844e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ cloning. See tests/README.md for more info about the test setup.
 
 ### browser (Chrome)
 
-135/144 of which 5 are due to missing whitespace.
+136/144 of which 5 are due to missing whitespace.
 
 ### jsdom
 
 <details>
-<summary>report 125/159 passing of which 16 are due `::before { content }`, 14 are accessible desc, 8 are pathological </summary>
+<summary>report 126/159 passing of which 16 are due `::before { content }`, 14 are accessible desc, 7 are pathological </summary>
 
 ```bash
   web-platform-tests
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ cloning. See tests/README.md for more info about the test setup.
       ✓ name_from_content_of_label-manual.html
       ✓ name_from_content_of_labelledby_element-manual.html
       ✓ name_from_content_of_labelledby_elements_one_of_which_is_hidden-manual.html
-      ✓ [expected fail] name_heading-combobox-focusable-alternative-manual.html
+      ✓ name_heading-combobox-focusable-alternative-manual.html
       ✓ name_image-title-manual.html
       ✓ name_link-mixed-content-manual.html
       ✓ name_link-with-label-manual.html
diff --git a/sources/accessible-name.ts b/sources/accessible-name.ts
index d000ba95..bc1fca09 100644
--- a/sources/accessible-name.ts
+++ b/sources/accessible-name.ts
@@ -455,12 +455,13 @@ export function computeAccessibleName(
 		}
 
 		// 2E
-		if (skipToStep2E || context.isEmbeddedInLabel) {
+		if (skipToStep2E || context.isEmbeddedInLabel || context.isReferenced) {
 			if (hasAnyConcreteRoles(current, ["combobox", "listbox"])) {
 				consultedNodes.add(current);
 				const selectedOptions = querySelectedOptions(current);
 				if (selectedOptions.length === 0) {
-					return "";
+					// defined per test `name_heading_combobox`
+					return isHTMLInputElement(current) ? current.value : "";
 				}
 				return Array.from(selectedOptions)
 					.map(selectedOption => {
diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/web-platform-test.js b/tests/cypress/integration/web-platform-test.js
index 42a68bf4..f6b889ff 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/integration/web-platform-test.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/web-platform-test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ context("wpt", () => {
 			"name_from_content_of_labelledby_elements_one_of_which_is_hidden-manual",
 			"pass"
 		],
-		["name_heading-combobox-focusable-alternative-manual", "fail"], // wrong text alternative, see mailing list
+		["name_heading-combobox-focusable-alternative-manual", "pass"],
 		["name_image-title-manual", "pass"],
 		["name_link-mixed-content-manual", "pass"],
 		["name_link-with-label-manual", "pass"],
diff --git a/tests/wpt-jsdom/to-run.yaml b/tests/wpt-jsdom/to-run.yaml
index b6093761..c7aa4060 100644
--- a/tests/wpt-jsdom/to-run.yaml
+++ b/tests/wpt-jsdom/to-run.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ name_file-label-inline-block-elements-manual.html:
   [fail, getComputedStyle display defaults not implemented]
 name_file-label-inline-block-styles-manual.html:
   [fail, getComputedStyle pseudo selector not implemented]
-name_heading-combobox-focusable-alternative-manual.html:
-  [fail, could not find spec for that]
 name_test_case_552-manual.html:
   [fail, getComputedStyle pseudo selector not implemented]
 name_test_case_553-manual.html: