diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 56bdb89087e..2a8d8580223 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -1862,6 +1862,10 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "numericInput": boolean;
         "scrollActiveItemIntoView": () => Promise<void>;
+        /**
+          * Sets the value prop and fires the ionChange event. This is used when we need to fire ionChange from user-generated events that cannot be caught with normal input/change event listeners.
+         */
+        "setValue": (value?: string | number | undefined) => Promise<void>;
         /**
           * The selected option in the picker.
          */
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/picker-column-internal.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/picker-column-internal.tsx
index 77f473e146a..1b0e709cdf4 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/picker-column-internal.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-column-internal/picker-column-internal.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,15 @@ export class PickerColumnInternal implements ComponentInterface {
     }
   }
 
-  private setValue(value?: string | number) {
+  /**
+   * Sets the value prop and fires the ionChange event.
+   * This is used when we need to fire ionChange from
+   * user-generated events that cannot be caught with normal
+   * input/change event listeners.
+   * @internal
+   */
+  @Method()
+  async setValue(value?: string | number) {
     const { items } = this;
     this.value = value;
     const findItem = items.find((item) => item.value === value);
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx
index c13bdef8d8c..bda6ea9336e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export class PickerInternal implements ComponentInterface {
      */
     const findItemFromCompleteValue = values.find(({ text }) => text.replace(/^0+/, '') === inputEl.value);
     if (findItemFromCompleteValue) {
-      inputModeColumn.value = findItemFromCompleteValue.value;
+      inputModeColumn.setValue(findItemFromCompleteValue.value);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export class PickerInternal implements ComponentInterface {
     const item = colEl.items.find(({ text }) => text.replace(behavior, '') === value);
 
     if (item) {
-      colEl.value = item.value;
+      colEl.setValue(item.value);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24be31b39d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+import type { E2ELocator } from '@utils/test/playwright/page/utils/locator';
+
+test.describe('picker-internal: keyboard entry', () => {
+  test('should scroll to and update the value prop for a single column', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setContent(`
+      <ion-picker-internal>
+        <ion-picker-column-internal></ion-picker-column-internal>
+      </ion-picker-internal>
+
+      <script>
+        const column = document.querySelector('ion-picker-column-internal');
+        column.items = [
+          { text: '01', value: 1 },
+          { text: '02', value: 2 },
+          { text: '03', value: 3 },
+          { text: '04', value: 4 },
+          { text: '05', value: 5 }
+        ];
+        column.value = 5;
+        column.numericInput = true;
+      </script>
+    `);
+
+    const column = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal');
+    const ionChange = await page.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
+    await column.focus();
+
+    await page.keyboard.press('Digit2');
+
+    await expect(ionChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ text: '02', value: 2 });
+    await expect(column).toHaveJSProperty('value', 2);
+  });
+
+  test('should scroll to and update the value prop for multiple columns', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setContent(`
+      <ion-picker-internal>
+        <ion-picker-column-internal id="first"></ion-picker-column-internal>
+        <ion-picker-column-internal id="second"></ion-picker-column-internal>
+      </ion-picker-internal>
+
+      <script>
+        const firstColumn = document.querySelector('ion-picker-column-internal#first');
+        firstColumn.items = [
+          { text: '01', value: 1 },
+          { text: '02', value: 2 },
+          { text: '03', value: 3 },
+          { text: '04', value: 4 },
+          { text: '05', value: 5 }
+        ];
+        firstColumn.value = 5;
+        firstColumn.numericInput = true;
+
+        const secondColumn = document.querySelector('ion-picker-column-internal#second');
+        secondColumn.items = [
+          { text: '20', value: 20 },
+          { text: '21', value: 21 },
+          { text: '22', value: 22 },
+          { text: '23', value: 23 },
+          { text: '24', value: 24 }
+        ];
+        secondColumn.value = 22;
+        secondColumn.numericInput = true;
+      </script>
+    `);
+
+    const firstColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal#first');
+    const secondColumn = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal#second');
+    const highlight = page.locator('ion-picker-internal .picker-highlight');
+    const firstIonChange = await (firstColumn as E2ELocator).spyOnEvent('ionChange');
+    const secondIonChange = await (secondColumn as E2ELocator).spyOnEvent('ionChange');
+
+    const box = await highlight.boundingBox();
+    if (box !== null) {
+      await page.mouse.click(box.x + box.width / 2, box.y + box.height / 2);
+    }
+
+    await expect(firstColumn).toHaveClass(/picker-column-active/);
+    await expect(secondColumn).toHaveClass(/picker-column-active/);
+
+    await page.keyboard.press('Digit2');
+
+    await expect(firstIonChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ text: '02', value: 2 });
+    await expect(firstColumn).toHaveJSProperty('value', 2);
+
+    await page.keyboard.press('Digit2+Digit4');
+
+    await expect(secondIonChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ text: '24', value: 24 });
+    await expect(secondColumn).toHaveJSProperty('value', 24);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/page/utils/locator.ts b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/page/utils/locator.ts
index 9088d7ca7f1..0fe632e843a 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/test/playwright/page/utils/locator.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/test/playwright/page/utils/locator.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface E2ELocator extends Locator {
    * ...
    * await ionChange.next();
    */
-  spyOnEvent: (eventName: string) => void;
+  spyOnEvent: (eventName: string) => Promise<EventSpy>;
 }
 
 export const locator = (