diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.html
index 6e2d29b7893..1ac38e9943c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
       <button class="dropdown-item disabled" *ngIf="optionsList && optionsList.length == 0">{{'form.no-results' | translate}}</button>
       <button class="dropdown-item collection-item text-truncate" *ngFor="let listEntry of optionsList"
-              (click)="onSelect(listEntry); sdRef.close()" (mousedown)="onSelect(listEntry); sdRef.close()"
+              (keydown.enter)="onSelect(listEntry); sdRef.close()" (mousedown)="onSelect(listEntry); sdRef.close()"
               title="{{ listEntry.display }}" role="option"
               [attr.id]="listEntry.display == (currentValue|async) ? ('combobox_' + id + '_selected') : null">
         {{inputFormatter(listEntry)}}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts
index 0fe617e231b..05e46c6e6de 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts
@@ -159,14 +159,15 @@ describe('Dynamic Dynamic Scrollable Dropdown component', () => {
         let de: any = scrollableDropdownFixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input.form-control'));
         let btnEl = de.nativeElement;
 
-        btnEl.click();
+        const mousedownEvent = new MouseEvent('mousedown');
+
+        btnEl.dispatchEvent(mousedownEvent);
         scrollableDropdownFixture.detectChanges();
 
         de = scrollableDropdownFixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('button.dropdown-item'));
         btnEl = de[0].nativeElement;
 
-        btnEl.click();
-
+        btnEl.dispatchEvent(mousedownEvent);
         scrollableDropdownFixture.detectChanges();
 
         expect((scrollableDropdownComp.model as any).value).toEqual(selectedValue);