diff --git a/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/stateStoring/stateStoring.ts b/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/stateStoring/stateStoring.ts
index 4fef2309d598..a1fd3fbf8dd1 100644
--- a/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/stateStoring/stateStoring.ts
+++ b/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/stateStoring/stateStoring.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ const makeLocalStorageJsonInvalid = ClientFunction(() => {
   window.localStorage.testStorageKey = '{]';
 });
 
+const localConfig = (rows): any => ({
+  dataSource: Array.from(new Array(rows).keys()).map((i) => ({ id: i })),
+  width: '100%',
+  keyExpr: 'id',
+  showBorders: true,
+  selectedRowKeys: [0],
+  selection: { mode: 'multiple' },
+  stateStoring: {
+    enabled: true,
+    storageKey: 'storage_custom',
+  },
+  columns: [{ dataField: 'id' }, 'column2', 'column3', 'column4', 'column5'],
+});
+
 test('The Grid should load if JSON in localStorage is invalid and stateStoring enabled', async (t) => {
   const dataGrid = new DataGrid(GRID_CONTAINER);
   const secondCell = dataGrid.getDataCell(1, 1);
@@ -82,3 +96,23 @@ test('The rows should render correctly when cellTemplates are used and the selec
   // simulating async rendering in React
   await makeRowsViewTemplatesAsync(GRID_CONTAINER);
 });
+
+// T1233556
+test('Should select selectedRowKeys value if state.selectedRowKeys is null, undefined, or empty array', async (t) => {
+  const dataGrid = new DataGrid(GRID_CONTAINER);
+
+  await t
+  .click(dataGrid.getDataCell(0, 0).element());
+
+  await t
+  .eval(() => location.reload());
+
+  await createWidget('dxDataGrid', localConfig(10));
+
+  await t
+  .expect(dataGrid.getDataRow(0).isSelected)
+  .ok();
+
+}).before(async () => {
+  await createWidget('dxDataGrid', localConfig(10));
+});
diff --git a/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/state_storing/m_state_storing.ts b/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/state_storing/m_state_storing.ts
index d2c1234c692d..926ee563a6e1 100644
--- a/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/state_storing/m_state_storing.ts
+++ b/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/state_storing/m_state_storing.ts
@@ -157,10 +157,9 @@ const stateStoring = (Base: ModuleType<StateStoringController>) => class StateSt
    * @extended: TreeList's state_storing
    */
   protected applyState(state) {
-    const { allowedPageSizes } = state;
-    const { searchText } = state;
-    const { selectedRowKeys } = state;
-    const { selectionFilter } = state;
+    const {
+      allowedPageSizes, searchText, selectedRowKeys, selectionFilter,
+    } = state;
     const scrollingMode = this.option('scrolling.mode');
     const isVirtualScrollingMode = scrollingMode === 'virtual' || scrollingMode === 'infinite';
     const showPageSizeSelector = this.option('pager.visible') === true && this.option('pager.showPageSizeSelector');
@@ -178,7 +177,9 @@ const stateStoring = (Base: ModuleType<StateStoringController>) => class StateSt
     }
 
     if (!this.option('selection.deferred')) {
-      this.option('selectedRowKeys', selectedRowKeys || []);
+      if (selectedRowKeys && selectedRowKeys.length !== 0) {
+        this.option('selectedRowKeys', selectedRowKeys || []);
+      }
     }
 
     // @ts-expect-error