diff --git a/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.test.tsx b/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.test.tsx
index 3389b8c90..51c6932a9 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   itemSelectionToStringSet,
   getPositionOfSelectedItemElement,
   isItemElementWithDescription,
+  getItemTextValue,
+  ITEM_EMPTY_STRING_TEXT_VALUE,
 } from './itemUtils';
 import { Item, ItemElementOrPrimitive, Section } from '../shared';
 import { Text } from '../Text';
@@ -37,6 +39,39 @@ describe('getItemKey', () => {
   );
 });
 
+describe('getItemTextValue', () => {
+  it.each([
+    [<Item key="">string</Item>, 'string'],
+    [<Item key="">{4}</Item>, '4'],
+    [<Item key="">{true}</Item>, 'true'],
+    [<Item key="">{false}</Item>, 'false'],
+    [
+      <Item key="" textValue="textValue">
+        string
+      </Item>,
+      'textValue',
+    ],
+    [
+      <Item key="" textValue="">
+        string
+      </Item>,
+      ITEM_EMPTY_STRING_TEXT_VALUE,
+    ],
+    [
+      <Item key="">
+        <span>object</span>
+      </Item>,
+      undefined,
+    ],
+  ])(
+    'should return the expected `textValue`: %s, %s',
+    (item, expectedValue) => {
+      const actual = getItemTextValue(item);
+      expect(actual).toBe(expectedValue);
+    }
+  );
+});
+
 describe('getPositionOfSelectedItemElement', () => {
   const items = [
     <Item key="1">A</Item>,
diff --git a/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.ts b/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.ts
index 515f182be..021edac73 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/spectrum/utils/itemUtils.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,24 @@ export function getItemKey<
   return (item?.item?.key ?? item?.key) as TKey;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determine Item `textValue` based on the `textValue` prop or primitive children
+ * value.
+ * @param item The item to get the text value for
+ * @returns The text value of the item
+ */
+export function getItemTextValue<T>(item: ItemElement<T>): string | undefined {
+  if (item.props.textValue == null) {
+    return ['string', 'boolean', 'number'].includes(typeof item.props.children)
+      ? String(item.props.children)
+      : undefined;
+  }
+
+  return item.props.textValue === ''
+    ? ITEM_EMPTY_STRING_TEXT_VALUE
+    : item.props.textValue;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the position of the item with the given selected key in a list of items.
  * @param items The items to search