diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/rowSelection.DataGridPro.test.tsx b/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/rowSelection.DataGridPro.test.tsx
index 23994a6684d0f..fdf3990d7767d 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/rowSelection.DataGridPro.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/rowSelection.DataGridPro.test.tsx
@@ -201,6 +201,22 @@ describe('<DataGridPro /> - Row selection', () => {
     expect(getCell(1, 0).querySelector('input')!).to.have.attr('data-indeterminate', 'true');
   });
 
+  // Context: https://github.com/mui/mui-x/issues/14859
+  it('should not throw when controlling a selection model', () => {
+    function TestDataGrid() {
+      const [rowSelectionModel, setRowSelectionModel] = React.useState<GridRowSelectionModel>([]);
+      return (
+        <TreeDataGrid
+          rowSelectionModel={rowSelectionModel}
+          onRowSelectionModelChange={setRowSelectionModel}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+    expect(() => {
+      render(<TestDataGrid />);
+    }).not.to.throw();
+  });
+
   describe('prop: checkboxSelectionVisibleOnly = false', () => {
     it('should select all rows of all pages if no row is selected', () => {
       render(
diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/rowSelection/useGridRowSelection.ts b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/rowSelection/useGridRowSelection.ts
index d50883fa5c366..9d5b7f8e0aa34 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/rowSelection/useGridRowSelection.ts
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/rowSelection/useGridRowSelection.ts
@@ -442,8 +442,12 @@ export const useGridRowSelection = (
   /*
    * EVENTS
    */
+  const isFirstRender = React.useRef(true);
   const removeOutdatedSelection = React.useCallback(
     (sortModelUpdated = false) => {
+      if (isFirstRender.current) {
+        return;
+      }
       const currentSelection = gridRowSelectionStateSelector(apiRef.current.state);
       const filteredRowsLookup = gridFilteredRowsLookupSelector(apiRef);
 
@@ -757,4 +761,10 @@ export const useGridRowSelection = (
   React.useEffect(() => {
     runIfRowSelectionIsEnabled(removeOutdatedSelection);
   }, [removeOutdatedSelection, runIfRowSelectionIsEnabled]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (isFirstRender.current) {
+      isFirstRender.current = false;
+    }
+  }, []);
 };