diff --git a/.changeset/real-buses-scream.md b/.changeset/real-buses-scream.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1b27f4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/real-buses-scream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@obosbbl/grunnmuren-react": patch
+---
+
+The `Carousel` component now supports controlled state through `selectedIndex` and `onSelectedIndexChange` props
diff --git a/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx
index 06cabbb01..4104cfadf 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.stories.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import {
   UNSAFE_Carousel as Carousel,
   UNSAFE_CarouselItem as CarouselItem,
@@ -111,3 +112,57 @@ export const WithNavigationCallbacks = () => (
     </Carousel>
   </main>
 );
+
+export const Controlled = () => {
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setSelectedIndex((prevIndex) => (prevIndex + 1) % 4);
+    }, 3000);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <Carousel
+      selectedIndex={selectedIndex}
+      onSelectedIndexChange={setSelectedIndex}
+    >
+      <CarouselItems>
+        <CarouselItem>
+          <Media>
+            <img
+              src="https://cdn.sanity.io/media-libraries/mln4u7f3Hc8r/images/410001cfde5211194e0072bf39abd3214befb1c2-1920x1080.jpg?auto=format"
+              alt=""
+            />
+          </Media>
+        </CarouselItem>
+        <CarouselItem>
+          <Media>
+            <img
+              src="https://cdn.sanity.io/media-libraries/mln4u7f3Hc8r/images/7d2285ccee9b9545e018115b8e0ecc8b06aa0729-1620x1080.jpg?auto=format"
+              alt=""
+            />
+          </Media>
+        </CarouselItem>
+        <CarouselItem>
+          <Media fit="contain">
+            <img
+              src="https://cdn.sanity.io/media-libraries/mln4u7f3Hc8r/images/32a53eec782e6cbe15d75961f82ecca48dbe30ed-1920x1080.png?auto=format"
+              alt=""
+            />
+          </Media>
+        </CarouselItem>
+        <CarouselItem>
+          <Media>
+            <img
+              src="https://cdn.sanity.io/media-libraries/mln4u7f3Hc8r/images/a3c4b263f72128f5c6259333a224054ed3b539fe-1440x788.heif?auto=format"
+              alt=""
+            />
+          </Media>
+        </CarouselItem>
+      </CarouselItems>
+    </Carousel>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.tsx b/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.tsx
index dc82179d6..ee054b963 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/carousel/carousel.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import {
   Children,
   cloneElement,
   createContext,
+  type Dispatch,
   type HTMLProps,
   isValidElement,
   type JSX,
+  type SetStateAction,
   useContext,
   useEffect,
   useRef,
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ import { Button, ButtonContext } from '../button';
 import { MediaContext } from '../content';
 import { translations } from '../translations';
 import { useLocale } from '../use-locale';
+import { useMountEffect } from '../utils';
 
 type CarouselItem = Pick<CarouselItemProps, 'id'> & {
   /** The index of the item that is currently in view */
@@ -40,12 +43,22 @@ type CarouselProps = Omit<HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>, 'onChange'> & {
    * @param item { index: number; id?: string; prevIndex: number; prevId?: string }
    */
   onChange?: (item: CarouselItem) => void;
+  /**
+   * For controlled selection, the index of the item that should be currently in view.
+   */
+  selectedIndex?: number;
+  /**
+   * For controlled selection, callback that is called when the selected index changes.
+   */
+  onSelectedIndexChange?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
 };
 
 const Carousel = ({
   className,
   children,
   onChange,
+  selectedIndex: controlledIndex,
+  onSelectedIndexChange: controlledOnIndexChange,
   ...rest
 }: CarouselProps) => {
   const carouselRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -54,7 +67,14 @@ const Carousel = ({
   const locale = useLocale();
   const { previous, next } = translations;
 
-  const [scrollTargetIndex, setScrollTargetIndex] = useState(0);
+  // Internal state for uncontrolled usage
+  const [_scrollTargetIndex, _setScrollTargetIndex] = useState(0);
+  // Resolve controlled vs uncontrolled state
+  const [scrollTargetIndex, setScrollTargetIndex] = [
+    controlledIndex ?? _scrollTargetIndex,
+    controlledOnIndexChange ?? _setScrollTargetIndex,
+  ];
+
   const isScrollingProgrammatically = useRef(false);
   const scrollTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
   const scrollQueue = useRef<number[]>([]);
@@ -68,6 +88,18 @@ const Carousel = ({
       carouselItemsRef.current.children.length - 1 === scrollTargetIndex,
   );
 
+  // Scroll to the correct item on mount if controlled
+  useMountEffect(() => {
+    if (controlledIndex !== undefined) {
+      // The carousel's selected index is controlled, ensure we scroll to the correct item on mount
+      carouselItemsRef.current?.children[controlledIndex]?.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: 'instant',
+        inline: 'start',
+        block: 'nearest',
+      });
+    }
+  }, [controlledIndex]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     setHasReachedScrollStart(scrollTargetIndex === 0);
     setHasReachedScrollEnd(
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts
index 958abe5fe..eef87bb6f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ export {
   type ScrollDirection,
   useHorizontalScroll,
 } from './horizontal-scroll';
+
+export { useMountEffect } from './use-mount-effect';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/use-mount-effect.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/use-mount-effect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9d87e31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/use-mount-effect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { type EffectCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * This hook is called only once when the component is mounted.
+ * @param effectCallback The effect callback to call on mount
+ * @param deps Deps of the effect
+ */
+export function useMountEffect(
+  effectCallback: EffectCallback,
+  deps?: readonly unknown[],
+) {
+  const hasMountedRef = useRef(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!hasMountedRef.current) {
+      hasMountedRef.current = true;
+      effectCallback();
+    }
+    // biome-ignore lint/correctness/useExhaustiveDependencies: The dependency array is unknown here
+  }, deps);
+}