diff --git a/example/components/ConnectWithSelect.tsx b/example/components/ConnectWithSelect.tsx
index d11314021..3568c6574 100644
--- a/example/components/ConnectWithSelect.tsx
+++ b/example/components/ConnectWithSelect.tsx
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ function ChainSelect({
       }}
       disabled={switchChain === undefined}
     >
-      <option hidden disabled selected={activeChainId === undefined}>
+      <option hidden disabled>
         Select chain
       </option>
-      <option value={-1} selected={activeChainId === -1}>
-        Default
-      </option>
+      <option value={-1}>Default</option>
       {chainIds.map((chainId) => (
-        <option key={chainId} value={chainId} selected={chainId === activeChainId}>
+        <option key={chainId} value={chainId}>
           {CHAINS[chainId]?.name ?? chainId}
         </option>
       ))}
diff --git a/packages/walletconnect-v2/package.json b/packages/walletconnect-v2/package.json
index dbe777fba..db2bd38cd 100644
--- a/packages/walletconnect-v2/package.json
+++ b/packages/walletconnect-v2/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "start": "tsc --watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@walletconnect/ethereum-provider": "^2.9.1",
+    "@walletconnect/ethereum-provider": "^2.9.2",
     "@walletconnect/modal": "^2.6.1",
     "@web3-react/types": "^8.2.0",
     "eventemitter3": "^4.0.7"
diff --git a/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/index.ts b/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/index.ts
index 1b1672c51..c26845a21 100644
--- a/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export type WalletConnectOptions = Omit<Parameters<typeof WalletConnectProvider.
   rpc?: { [chainId: number]: string | string[] }
 }
 
+export type ArrayOneOrMore<T> = {
+  0: T
+} & Array<T>
+
 /**
  * Options to configure the WalletConnect connector.
  */
@@ -48,10 +52,9 @@ export class WalletConnect extends Connector {
   public provider?: WalletConnectProvider
   public readonly events = new EventEmitter3()
 
-  private readonly options: Omit<WalletConnectOptions, 'rpcMap' | 'chains'>
+  private readonly options: Omit<WalletConnectOptions, 'rpcMap'>
 
   private readonly rpcMap?: Record<number, string | string[]>
-  private readonly chains: number[]
   private readonly defaultChainId?: number
   private readonly timeout: number
 
@@ -60,10 +63,9 @@ export class WalletConnect extends Connector {
   constructor({ actions, options, defaultChainId, timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, onError }: WalletConnectConstructorArgs) {
     super(actions, onError)
 
-    const { rpcMap, rpc, chains, ...rest } = options
+    const { rpcMap, rpc, ...rest } = options
 
     this.options = rest
-    this.chains = chains
     this.defaultChainId = defaultChainId
     this.rpcMap = rpcMap || rpc
     this.timeout = timeout
@@ -91,12 +93,32 @@ export class WalletConnect extends Connector {
   ): Promise<WalletConnectProvider> {
     if (this.eagerConnection) return this.eagerConnection
 
+    function isArrayOneOrMore<T>(input: T[]): input is ArrayOneOrMore<T> {
+      return input.length > 0
+    }
+
     const rpcMap = this.rpcMap ? getBestUrlMap(this.rpcMap, this.timeout) : undefined
-    const chains = desiredChainId ? getChainsWithDefault(this.chains, desiredChainId) : this.chains
+    const chains = desiredChainId ? getChainsWithDefault(this.options.chains, desiredChainId) : this.options.chains
+
+    let optionalChains: ArrayOneOrMore<number> = [this.defaultChainId || 1]
+
+    if (
+      this.options.optionalChains &&
+      this.options.optionalChains.length > 0 &&
+      isArrayOneOrMore(this.options.optionalChains)
+    ) {
+      optionalChains = this.options.optionalChains
+    }
+
+    console.log('this.options.chains', this.options.chains)
+    console.log('chains', chains)
+    console.log('this.options.optionalChains', this.options.optionalChains)
+    console.log('optionalChains', optionalChains)
 
     return (this.eagerConnection = import('@walletconnect/ethereum-provider').then(async (ethProviderModule) => {
       const provider = (this.provider = await ethProviderModule.default.init({
         ...this.options,
+        optionalChains,
         chains,
         rpcMap: await rpcMap,
       }))
diff --git a/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/utils.ts b/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/utils.ts
index 5e8963340..f7dee880d 100644
--- a/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/walletconnect-v2/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ArrayOneOrMore } from '.'
+
 /**
  * @param rpcMap - Map of chainIds to rpc url(s).
  * @param timeout - Timeout, in milliseconds, after which to consider network calls failed.
@@ -85,7 +87,10 @@ async function getBestUrl(urls: string | string[], timeout: number): Promise<str
  * @param chains - An array of chain IDs.
  * @param defaultChainId - The chain ID to treat as the default (it will be the first element in the returned array).
  */
-export function getChainsWithDefault(chains: number[], defaultChainId: number) {
+export function getChainsWithDefault(
+  chains: number[] | ArrayOneOrMore<number> = [],
+  defaultChainId: number
+): ArrayOneOrMore<number> {
   const idx = chains.indexOf(defaultChainId)
   if (idx === -1) {
     throw new Error(
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cd0f34af2..089695e88 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2730,10 +2730,10 @@
     "@walletconnect/types" "^1.8.0"
     "@walletconnect/utils" "^1.8.0"
 
-"@walletconnect/core@2.9.1":
-  version "2.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/core/-/core-2.9.1.tgz#1a333933750f5f933d9b7788a8dae44ce1173063"
-  integrity sha512-xyWeP0eLhEEDQAVJSmqs4n/AClKUM+8os2ZFe7BTuw1tFYjeLNVDtKCHziVOSTh8wEChMsKSGKA4zerQoH8mAQ==
+"@walletconnect/core@2.9.2":
+  version "2.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/core/-/core-2.9.2.tgz#c46734ca63771b28fd77606fd521930b7ecfc5e1"
+  integrity sha512-VARMPAx8sIgodeyngDHbealP3B621PQqjqKsByFUTOep8ZI1/R/20zU+cmq6j9RCrL+kLKZcrZqeVzs8Z7OlqQ==
   dependencies:
     "@walletconnect/heartbeat" "1.2.1"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-provider" "1.0.13"
@@ -2746,8 +2746,8 @@
     "@walletconnect/relay-auth" "^1.0.4"
     "@walletconnect/safe-json" "^1.0.2"
     "@walletconnect/time" "^1.0.2"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.1"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.2"
     events "^3.3.0"
     lodash.isequal "4.5.0"
     uint8arrays "^3.1.0"
@@ -2803,19 +2803,19 @@
     eip1193-provider "1.0.1"
     eventemitter3 "4.0.7"
 
-"@walletconnect/ethereum-provider@^2.9.1":
-  version "2.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/ethereum-provider/-/ethereum-provider-2.9.1.tgz#6f41acb38259a59f383d490396aa9c0933839d0b"
-  integrity sha512-JiMatBFVgzJSQrckpbOoOsmQmKnbTn9wzmU10MBPe9W6ZV2mf2JuxW0luWKLpQkuCmM9mL6+nCKX7nfW9V6qrQ==
+"@walletconnect/ethereum-provider@^2.9.2":
+  version "2.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/ethereum-provider/-/ethereum-provider-2.9.2.tgz#fb3a6fca279bb4e98e75baa2fb9730545d41bb99"
+  integrity sha512-eO1dkhZffV1g7vpG19XUJTw09M/bwGUwwhy1mJ3AOPbOSbMPvwiCuRz2Kbtm1g9B0Jv15Dl+TvJ9vTgYF8zoZg==
   dependencies:
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-http-connection" "^1.0.7"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-provider" "^1.0.13"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-types" "^1.0.3"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-utils" "^1.0.8"
-    "@walletconnect/sign-client" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/universal-provider" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.1"
+    "@walletconnect/sign-client" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/universal-provider" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.2"
     events "^3.3.0"
 
 "@walletconnect/events@^1.0.1":
@@ -2991,19 +2991,19 @@
   dependencies:
     tslib "1.14.1"
 
-"@walletconnect/sign-client@2.9.1":
-  version "2.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/sign-client/-/sign-client-2.9.1.tgz#e4aa9c7b15849f450fdd1b03754a7517cb5c8811"
-  integrity sha512-Z7tFRrJ9btA1vU427vsjUS6cPlHQVcTWdKH90khEc2lv3dB6mU8FNO0VJsw+I2D7CW7WaMWF3nnj6Z1FfotbDg==
+"@walletconnect/sign-client@2.9.2":
+  version "2.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/sign-client/-/sign-client-2.9.2.tgz#ff4c81c082c2078878367d07f24bcb20b1f7ab9e"
+  integrity sha512-anRwnXKlR08lYllFMEarS01hp1gr6Q9XUgvacr749hoaC/AwGVlxYFdM8+MyYr3ozlA+2i599kjbK/mAebqdXg==
   dependencies:
-    "@walletconnect/core" "2.9.1"
+    "@walletconnect/core" "2.9.2"
     "@walletconnect/events" "^1.0.1"
     "@walletconnect/heartbeat" "1.2.1"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-utils" "1.0.8"
     "@walletconnect/logger" "^2.0.1"
     "@walletconnect/time" "^1.0.2"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.1"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.2"
     events "^3.3.0"
 
 "@walletconnect/signer-connection@^1.8.0":
@@ -3034,10 +3034,10 @@
   dependencies:
     tslib "1.14.1"
 
-"@walletconnect/types@2.9.1":
-  version "2.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/types/-/types-2.9.1.tgz#cb32ff396cc8880a7395f28716d1e82f407e1372"
-  integrity sha512-xbGgTPuD6xsb7YMvCESBIH55cjB86QAnnVL50a/ED42YkQzDsOdJ0VGTbrm0tG5cxUOF933rpxZQjxGdP+ovww==
+"@walletconnect/types@2.9.2":
+  version "2.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/types/-/types-2.9.2.tgz#d5fd5a61dc0f41cbdca59d1885b85207ac7bf8c5"
+  integrity sha512-7Rdn30amnJEEal4hk83cdwHUuxI1SWQ+K7fFFHBMqkuHLGi3tpMY6kpyfDxnUScYEZXqgRps4Jo5qQgnRqVM7A==
   dependencies:
     "@walletconnect/events" "^1.0.1"
     "@walletconnect/heartbeat" "1.2.1"
@@ -3051,25 +3051,25 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/types/-/types-1.8.0.tgz#3f5e85b2d6b149337f727ab8a71b8471d8d9a195"
   integrity sha512-Cn+3I0V0vT9ghMuzh1KzZvCkiAxTq+1TR2eSqw5E5AVWfmCtECFkVZBP6uUJZ8YjwLqXheI+rnjqPy7sVM4Fyg==
 
-"@walletconnect/universal-provider@2.9.1":
-  version "2.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/universal-provider/-/universal-provider-2.9.1.tgz#b9034dfa748f11b692d45b584f202cfcfdd289ea"
-  integrity sha512-Ychf+/J0Ql3UvaiPVEGtdpYXXDa87e6hP+NUEl/+nF41x3dlH0P1zoIgX5sWbpGP8HRaKd8Qsm0N6S7RalC+LQ==
+"@walletconnect/universal-provider@2.9.2":
+  version "2.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/universal-provider/-/universal-provider-2.9.2.tgz#40e54e98bc48b1f2f5f77eb5b7f05462093a8506"
+  integrity sha512-JmaolkO8D31UdRaQCHwlr8uIFUI5BYhBzqYFt54Mc6gbIa1tijGOmdyr6YhhFO70LPmS6gHIjljwOuEllmlrxw==
   dependencies:
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-http-connection" "^1.0.7"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-provider" "1.0.13"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-types" "^1.0.2"
     "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-utils" "^1.0.7"
     "@walletconnect/logger" "^2.0.1"
-    "@walletconnect/sign-client" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.1"
-    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.1"
+    "@walletconnect/sign-client" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.2"
+    "@walletconnect/utils" "2.9.2"
     events "^3.3.0"
 
-"@walletconnect/utils@2.9.1":
-  version "2.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/utils/-/utils-2.9.1.tgz#92abc24b3af3ead42a3864e019dbf2f651ab2e47"
-  integrity sha512-tXeQVebF5oPBvhdmuUyVSkSIBYx/egIi4czav1QrnUpwrUS1LsrFhyWBxSbhN7TXY287ULWkEf6aFpWOHdp5EA==
+"@walletconnect/utils@2.9.2":
+  version "2.9.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/utils/-/utils-2.9.2.tgz#035bdb859ee81a4bcc6420f56114cc5ec3e30afb"
+  integrity sha512-D44hwXET/8JhhIjqljY6qxSu7xXnlPrf63UN/Qfl98vDjWlYVcDl2+JIQRxD9GPastw0S8XZXdRq59XDXLuZBg==
   dependencies:
     "@stablelib/chacha20poly1305" "1.0.1"
     "@stablelib/hkdf" "1.0.1"
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@
     "@walletconnect/relay-api" "^1.0.9"
     "@walletconnect/safe-json" "^1.0.2"
     "@walletconnect/time" "^1.0.2"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.1"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "2.9.2"
     "@walletconnect/window-getters" "^1.0.1"
     "@walletconnect/window-metadata" "^1.0.1"
     detect-browser "5.3.0"