diff --git a/docs/components/Menu.md b/docs/components/Menu.md
index e6200f1f66a..a4143449eb0 100644
--- a/docs/components/Menu.md
+++ b/docs/components/Menu.md
@@ -562,19 +562,21 @@ The exposed dropdown menu is an `AutoCompleteTextView` within a
 For all attributes that apply to the `TextInputLayout`, see the
 [TextInputLayout documentation](TextField.md).
 
-#### `AutoCompleteTextView` attributes (input text, dropdown menu)
-
-Element                               | Attribute                                                           | Related method(s)                                            | Default value
-------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------
-**Input text**                        | `android:text`                                                      | `setText`<br/>`getText`                                      | `@null`
-**Typography**                        | `android:textAppearance`                                            | `setTextAppearance`                                          | `?attr/textAppearanceBodyLarge`
-**Input accepted**                    | `android:inputType`                                                 | `N/A`                                                        | framework's default
-**Input text color**                  | `android:textColor`                                                 | `setTextColor`<br/>`getTextColors`<br/>`getCurrentTextColor` | `?android:textColorPrimary`
-**Cursor color**                      | N/A (color comes from the theme attr `?attr/colorControlActivated`) | N/A                                                          | `?attr/colorPrimary`
-**Dropdown menu<br/>container color** | N/A                                                                 | N/A                                                          | `?attr/colorSurface`
-**Dropdown menu elevation**           | `android:popupElevation`                                            | `getPopupElevation`                                          | `3dp`
-**Simple items**                      | `app:simpleItems`                                                   | `setSimpleItems`                                             | `null`
-**Simple item layout**                | `app:simpleItemLayout`                                              | N/A                                                          | `@layout/m3_auto_complete_simple_item`
+#### `MaterialAutoCompleteTextView` attributes (input text, dropdown menu)
+
+Element                                   | Attribute                                                           | Related method(s)                                                             | Default value
+----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------
+**Input text**                            | `android:text`                                                      | `setText`<br/>`getText`                                                       | `@null`
+**Typography**                            | `android:textAppearance`                                            | `setTextAppearance`                                                           | `?attr/textAppearanceBodyLarge`
+**Input accepted**                        | `android:inputType`                                                 | `N/A`                                                                         | framework's default
+**Input text color**                      | `android:textColor`                                                 | `setTextColor`<br/>`getTextColors`<br/>`getCurrentTextColor`                  | `?android:textColorPrimary`
+**Cursor color**                          | N/A (color comes from the theme attr `?attr/colorControlActivated`) | N/A                                                                           | `?attr/colorPrimary`
+**Dropdown menu<br/>container color**     | N/A                                                                 | N/A                                                                           | `?attr/colorSurface`
+**Dropdown menu elevation**               | `android:popupElevation`                                            | `getPopupElevation`                                                           | `3dp`
+**Simple items**                          | `app:simpleItems`                                                   | `setSimpleItems`                                                              | `null`
+**Simple item layout**                    | `app:simpleItemLayout`                                              | N/A                                                                           | `@layout/m3_auto_complete_simple_item`
+**Selected simple item color**            | `app:simpleItemSelectedColor`                                       | `setSimpleItemSelectedColor`<br/>`getSimpleItemSelectedColor`                 | `?attr/colorSurfaceVariant`
+**Selected simple item<br/>ripple color** | `app:simpleItemSelectedRippleColor`                                 | `setSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor`<br/>`getSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor`     | `@color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color`
 
 #### Styles
 
diff --git a/docs/components/TextField.md b/docs/components/TextField.md
index 43b047097ae..ac1e0f28f65 100644
--- a/docs/components/TextField.md
+++ b/docs/components/TextField.md
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ See the full list of
 
 ### Implementing an exposed dropdown menu
 
-!["Text field with an exposed dropdown menu."](assets/textfields/textfields_exposed_dropdown_menu.png)
+!["Text field with an exposed dropdown menu."](assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_outlined.png)
 
 In the layout:
 
diff --git a/docs/components/assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_filled.png b/docs/components/assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_filled.png
index 7a267d7ba8f..9a5ca8e8528 100644
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diff --git a/docs/components/assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_outlined.png b/docs/components/assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_outlined.png
index 1eb025978c2..6c3bb53728a 100644
Binary files a/docs/components/assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_outlined.png and b/docs/components/assets/menu/menus_exposed_dropdown_outlined.png differ
diff --git a/docs/components/assets/textfields/textfields_exposed_dropdown_menu.png b/docs/components/assets/textfields/textfields_exposed_dropdown_menu.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 342cfeb14e0..00000000000
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diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java
index 01ca9650df3..0166a3b7282 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/MaterialAutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -21,15 +21,21 @@
 import static com.google.android.material.theme.overlay.MaterialThemeOverlay.wrap;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable;
 import android.os.Build.VERSION;
+import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.ListPopupWindow;
 import android.text.InputType;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
 import android.view.ViewParent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
@@ -38,12 +44,17 @@
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.Filterable;
 import android.widget.ListAdapter;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 import androidx.annotation.ArrayRes;
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat;
+import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
+import com.google.android.material.color.MaterialColors;
 import com.google.android.material.internal.ManufacturerUtils;
 import com.google.android.material.internal.ThemeEnforcement;
+import com.google.android.material.resources.MaterialResources;
 
 /**
  * A special sub-class of {@link android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView} that is auto-inflated so that
@@ -51,10 +62,10 @@
  * interacted through a screen reader.
  *
  * <p>The {@link ListPopupWindow} of the {@link android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView} is not modal,
- * so it does not grab accessibility focus. The {@link MaterialAutoCompleteTextView} changes that
- * by having a modal {@link ListPopupWindow} that is displayed instead of the non-modal one, so that
- * the first item of the popup is automatically focused. This simulates the behavior of the
- * {@link android.widget.Spinner}.
+ * so it does not grab accessibility focus. The {@link MaterialAutoCompleteTextView} changes that by
+ * having a modal {@link ListPopupWindow} that is displayed instead of the non-modal one, so that
+ * the first item of the popup is automatically focused. This simulates the behavior of the {@link
+ * android.widget.Spinner}.
  */
 public class MaterialAutoCompleteTextView extends AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView {
 
@@ -65,6 +76,8 @@ public class MaterialAutoCompleteTextView extends AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView
   @NonNull private final Rect tempRect = new Rect();
   @LayoutRes private final int simpleItemLayout;
   private final float popupElevation;
+  private int simpleItemSelectedColor;
+  @Nullable private ColorStateList simpleItemSelectedRippleColor;
 
   public MaterialAutoCompleteTextView(@NonNull Context context) {
     this(context, null);
@@ -100,15 +113,24 @@ public MaterialAutoCompleteTextView(
       }
     }
 
-    simpleItemLayout = attributes.getResourceId(
-        R.styleable.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemLayout,
-        R.layout.mtrl_auto_complete_simple_item);
-
+    simpleItemLayout =
+        attributes.getResourceId(
+            R.styleable.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemLayout,
+            R.layout.mtrl_auto_complete_simple_item);
     popupElevation =
         attributes.getDimensionPixelOffset(
             R.styleable.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_android_popupElevation,
             R.dimen.mtrl_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_elevation);
 
+    simpleItemSelectedColor =
+        attributes.getColor(
+            R.styleable.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemSelectedColor, Color.TRANSPARENT);
+    simpleItemSelectedRippleColor =
+        MaterialResources.getColorStateList(
+            context,
+            attributes,
+            R.styleable.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemSelectedRippleColor);
+
     accessibilityManager =
         (AccessibilityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
 
@@ -191,7 +213,65 @@ public void setSimpleItems(@ArrayRes int stringArrayResId) {
    * @see #setAdapter(ListAdapter)
    */
   public void setSimpleItems(@NonNull String[] stringArray) {
-    setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<>(getContext(), simpleItemLayout, stringArray));
+    setAdapter(new MaterialArrayAdapter<>(getContext(), simpleItemLayout, stringArray));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the color of the default selected popup dropdown item to be used along with
+   * {@code R.attr.simpleItemLayout}.
+   *
+   * @param simpleItemSelectedColor the selected item color
+   * @see #getSimpleItemSelectedColor()
+   * @see #setSimpleItems(int)
+   * @attr ref
+   *     com.google.android.material.R.styleable#MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemSelectedColor
+   */
+  public void setSimpleItemSelectedColor(int simpleItemSelectedColor) {
+    this.simpleItemSelectedColor = simpleItemSelectedColor;
+    if (getAdapter() instanceof MaterialArrayAdapter) {
+      ((MaterialArrayAdapter) getAdapter()).updateSelectedItemColorStateList();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the color of the default selected popup dropdown item.
+   *
+   * @see #setSimpleItemSelectedColor(int)
+   * @attr ref
+   *     com.google.android.material.R.styleable#MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemSelectedColor
+   */
+  public int getSimpleItemSelectedColor() {
+    return simpleItemSelectedColor;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the ripple color of the selected popup dropdown item to be used along with
+   * {@code R.attr.simpleItemLayout}.
+   *
+   * @param simpleItemSelectedRippleColor the ripple color state list
+   * @see #getSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor()
+   * @see #setSimpleItems(int)
+   * @attr ref
+   *     com.google.android.material.R.styleable#MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemSelectedRippleColor
+   */
+  public void setSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor(
+      @Nullable ColorStateList simpleItemSelectedRippleColor) {
+    this.simpleItemSelectedRippleColor = simpleItemSelectedRippleColor;
+    if (getAdapter() instanceof MaterialArrayAdapter) {
+      ((MaterialArrayAdapter) getAdapter()).updateSelectedItemColorStateList();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the ripple color of the default selected popup dropdown item, or null if not set.
+   *
+   * @see #setSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor(ColorStateList)
+   * @attr ref
+   *     com.google.android.material.R.styleable#MaterialAutoCompleteTextView_simpleItemSelectedRippleColor
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public ColorStateList getSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor() {
+    return simpleItemSelectedRippleColor;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -325,4 +405,110 @@ private <T extends ListAdapter & Filterable> void updateText(Object selectedItem
       setAdapter((T) adapter);
     }
   }
+
+  /** ArrayAdapter for the {@link MaterialAutoCompleteTextView}. */
+  private class MaterialArrayAdapter<T> extends ArrayAdapter<String> {
+
+    @Nullable private ColorStateList selectedItemRippleOverlaidColor;
+    @Nullable private ColorStateList pressedRippleColor;
+
+    MaterialArrayAdapter(
+        @NonNull Context context, int resource, @NonNull String[] objects) {
+      super(context, resource, objects);
+      updateSelectedItemColorStateList();
+    }
+
+    void updateSelectedItemColorStateList() {
+      pressedRippleColor = sanitizeDropdownItemSelectedRippleColor();
+      selectedItemRippleOverlaidColor = createItemSelectedColorStateList();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public View getView(int position, @Nullable View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
+      View view = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
+
+      if (view instanceof TextView) {
+        TextView textView = (TextView) view;
+        boolean isSelectedItem = getText().toString().contentEquals(textView.getText());
+        ViewCompat.setBackground(textView, isSelectedItem ? getSelectedItemDrawable() : null);
+      }
+
+      return view;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    private Drawable getSelectedItemDrawable() {
+      if (!hasSelectedColor() || VERSION.SDK_INT < VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      // The adapter calls getView with the same position multiple times with different views,
+      // meaning we can't know which view is actually being used to show the list item. We need to
+      // create the drawable on every call, otherwise there can be a race condition causing the
+      // background color to not be updated to the right state.
+      Drawable colorDrawable = new ColorDrawable(simpleItemSelectedColor);
+      if (pressedRippleColor != null) {
+        // The ListPopupWindow takes over the states of its list items in order to implement its
+        // own ripple. That makes the RippleDrawable not work as expected, i.e. it will respond to
+        // pressed states, but not to other states like focused and hovered. To solve that, we
+        // create the selectedItemRippleOverlaidColor that will work in those missing states, making
+        // the selected list item stateful as expected.
+        DrawableCompat.setTintList(colorDrawable, selectedItemRippleOverlaidColor);
+        return new RippleDrawable(pressedRippleColor, colorDrawable, null);
+      } else {
+        return colorDrawable;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    private ColorStateList createItemSelectedColorStateList() {
+      if (!hasSelectedColor()
+          || !hasSelectedRippleColor()
+          || VERSION.SDK_INT < VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      int[] stateHovered = new int[] {android.R.attr.state_hovered, -android.R.attr.state_pressed};
+      int[] stateSelected =
+          new int[] {android.R.attr.state_selected, -android.R.attr.state_pressed};
+      int colorSelected =
+          simpleItemSelectedRippleColor.getColorForState(stateSelected, Color.TRANSPARENT);
+      int colorHovered =
+          simpleItemSelectedRippleColor.getColorForState(stateHovered, Color.TRANSPARENT);
+      // Use ripple colors overlaid over selected color.
+      int[] colors =
+          new int[] {
+            MaterialColors.layer(simpleItemSelectedColor, colorSelected),
+            MaterialColors.layer(simpleItemSelectedColor, colorHovered),
+            simpleItemSelectedColor
+          };
+      int[][] states = new int[][] {stateSelected, stateHovered, new int[] {}};
+
+      return new ColorStateList(states, colors);
+    }
+
+    private ColorStateList sanitizeDropdownItemSelectedRippleColor() {
+      if (!hasSelectedRippleColor()) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      // We need to ensure that the ripple drawable we create will show a color only for the pressed
+      // state so that the final ripple over the item view will be the correct color.
+      int[] statePressed = new int[] {android.R.attr.state_pressed};
+      int[] colors =
+          new int[] {
+              simpleItemSelectedRippleColor.getColorForState(statePressed, Color.TRANSPARENT),
+              Color.TRANSPARENT
+          };
+      int[][] states = new int[][] {statePressed, new int[] {}};
+      return new ColorStateList(states, colors);
+    }
+
+    private boolean hasSelectedColor() {
+      return simpleItemSelectedColor != Color.TRANSPARENT;
+    }
+
+    private boolean hasSelectedRippleColor() {
+      return simpleItemSelectedRippleColor != null;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res-public/values/public.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res-public/values/public.xml
index e940423331f..4ba84f441ff 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res-public/values/public.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res-public/values/public.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
   <public name="textInputLayoutFocusedRectEnabled" type="attr"/>
   <public name="simpleItemLayout" type="attr"/>
   <public name="simpleItems" type="attr"/>
+  <public name="simpleItemSelectedColor" type="attr"/>
+  <public name="simpleItemSelectedRippleColor" type="attr"/>
 
   <public name="Widget.Design.TextInputLayout" type="style"/>
   <public name="Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.FilledBox" type="style"/>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e350a012166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+     Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+  <item android:alpha="@dimen/m3_ripple_pressed_alpha" android:color="?attr/colorOnSurface" android:state_pressed="true"/>
+  <!-- The selected and hovered colors should also specify that they are for android:state_pressed="false". -->
+  <!-- When focused, the dropdown's item text view doesn't respond to state_focused, but to state_selected instead. -->
+  <item android:alpha="@dimen/m3_simple_item_color_selected_alpha" android:color="?attr/colorOnSurface" android:state_selected="true" android:state_pressed="false"/>
+  <item android:alpha="@dimen/m3_simple_item_color_hovered_alpha" android:color="?attr/colorOnSurface" android:state_hovered="true" android:state_pressed="false"/>
+</selector>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/attrs.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/attrs.xml
index b680c9e754a..a8cb46a612f 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@
     <attr name="simpleItemLayout" format="reference"/>
     <!-- The default auto-completion items in a string array -->
     <attr name="simpleItems" format="reference"/>
+    <!-- The color of the default selected item of the dropdown list. -->
+    <attr name="simpleItemSelectedColor" format="color"/>
+    <!-- The ripple color of the default selected item of the dropdown list. -->
+    <attr name="simpleItemSelectedRippleColor" format="color"/>
   </declare-styleable>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/dimens.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/dimens.xml
index 0c3e1df6d0f..dd4fa763fe9 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -64,4 +64,11 @@
   <dimen name="mtrl_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_vertical_offset">-8dp</dimen>
 
   <dimen name="m3_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_elevation">@dimen/m3_sys_elevation_level2</dimen>
+
+  <!-- Alphas for state colors of the dropdown menu items. Same as the ripple
+       alpha values but without the changes applied for different APIs. -->
+  <!-- Same as @dimen/m3_ripple_focused_alpha. -->
+  <item name="m3_simple_item_color_selected_alpha" format="float" type="dimen">0.12</item>
+  <!-- Same as @dimen/m3_ripple_hovered_alpha. -->
+  <item name="m3_simple_item_color_hovered_alpha" format="float" type="dimen">0.08</item>
 </resources>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/styles.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/styles.xml
index 1c2ff61255e..5a79df99a01 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/textfield/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -447,24 +447,32 @@
   <!-- Styles for the M3 AutoCompleteTextView. -->
   <style name="Widget.Material3.AutoCompleteTextView.OutlinedBox" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.AutoCompleteTextView.OutlinedBox">
     <item name="android:textAppearance">?attr/textAppearanceBodyLarge</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedColor">?attr/colorSurfaceVariant</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedRippleColor">@color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color</item>
     <item name="simpleItemLayout">@layout/m3_auto_complete_simple_item</item>
     <item name="android:popupElevation" tools:ignore="NewApi">@dimen/m3_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_elevation</item>
   </style>
 
   <style name="Widget.Material3.AutoCompleteTextView.OutlinedBox.Dense" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.AutoCompleteTextView.OutlinedBox.Dense">
     <item name="android:textAppearance">?attr/textAppearanceBodyLarge</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedColor">?attr/colorSurfaceVariant</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedRippleColor">@color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color</item>
     <item name="simpleItemLayout">@layout/m3_auto_complete_simple_item</item>
     <item name="android:popupElevation" tools:ignore="NewApi">@dimen/m3_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_elevation</item>
   </style>
 
   <style name="Widget.Material3.AutoCompleteTextView.FilledBox" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.AutoCompleteTextView.FilledBox">
     <item name="android:textAppearance">?attr/textAppearanceBodyLarge</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedColor">?attr/colorSurfaceVariant</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedRippleColor">@color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color</item>
     <item name="simpleItemLayout">@layout/m3_auto_complete_simple_item</item>
     <item name="android:popupElevation" tools:ignore="NewApi">@dimen/m3_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_elevation</item>
   </style>
 
   <style name="Widget.Material3.AutoCompleteTextView.FilledBox.Dense" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.AutoCompleteTextView.FilledBox.Dense">
     <item name="android:textAppearance">?attr/textAppearanceBodyLarge</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedColor">?attr/colorSurfaceVariant</item>
+    <item name="simpleItemSelectedRippleColor">@color/m3_simple_item_ripple_color</item>
     <item name="simpleItemLayout">@layout/m3_auto_complete_simple_item</item>
     <item name="android:popupElevation" tools:ignore="NewApi">@dimen/m3_exposed_dropdown_menu_popup_elevation</item>
   </style>
diff --git a/tests/javatests/com/google/android/material/textfield/ExposedDropdownMenuTest.java b/tests/javatests/com/google/android/material/textfield/ExposedDropdownMenuTest.java
index c1fdcf66a86..bd3473436c6 100644
--- a/tests/javatests/com/google/android/material/textfield/ExposedDropdownMenuTest.java
+++ b/tests/javatests/com/google/android/material/textfield/ExposedDropdownMenuTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable;
 import android.text.InputType;
@@ -123,6 +125,27 @@ public void testSwitchingRawInputType_updatesBackground() {
     assertThat(editText.getBackground(), instanceOf(LayerDrawable.class));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testSetSimpleItemSelectedColor_succeeds() {
+    Activity activity = activityTestRule.getActivity();
+    MaterialAutoCompleteTextView editText = activity.findViewById(R.id.edittext_filled);
+
+    editText.setSimpleItemSelectedColor(Color.BLUE);
+
+    assertThat(editText.getSimpleItemSelectedColor(), is(Color.BLUE));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testSetSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor_succeeds() {
+    Activity activity = activityTestRule.getActivity();
+    MaterialAutoCompleteTextView editText = activity.findViewById(R.id.edittext_filled);
+
+    editText.setSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.BLUE));
+
+    assertThat(
+        editText.getSimpleItemSelectedRippleColor(), is(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.BLUE)));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testEndIconClickShowsDropdownPopup() {
     final Activity activity = activityTestRule.getActivity();