diff --git a/js/src/dropdown.js b/js/src/dropdown.js
index ae440e4724e3..1cfde256ef22 100644
--- a/js/src/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/src/dropdown.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class Dropdown extends BaseComponent {
         return
       }
 
-      if (/input|select|textarea|form/i.test(event.target.tagName)) {
+      if (/input|select|option|textarea|form/i.test(event.target.tagName)) {
         return
       }
     }