diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/Dropdown.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/Dropdown.tsx
index 7ad27bc93b..b4f382c9c3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import React, { ChangeEvent, createRef, CSSProperties, ReactElement, ReactNode, Ref } from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 
-import AccessibleButton from './AccessibleButton';
+import AccessibleButton, { ButtonEvent } from './AccessibleButton';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import { Key } from "../../../Keyboard";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.ignoreEvent = ev;
     };
 
-    private onInputClick = (ev: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    private onAccessibleButtonClick = (ev: ButtonEvent) => {
         if (this.props.disabled) return;
 
         if (!this.state.expanded) {
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 expanded: true,
             });
             ev.preventDefault();
+        } else if ((ev as React.KeyboardEvent).key === Key.ENTER) {
+            // the accessible button consumes enter onKeyDown for firing onClick, so handle it here
+            this.props.onOptionChange(this.state.highlightedOption);
+            this.close();
         }
     };
 
@@ -328,6 +332,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                         aria-owns={`${this.props.id}_listbox`}
                         aria-disabled={this.props.disabled}
                         aria-label={this.props.label}
+                        onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}
                     />
                 );
             }
@@ -357,16 +362,17 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
         // Note the menu sits inside the AccessibleButton div so it's anchored
         // to the input, but overflows below it. The root contains both.
-        return <div className={classnames(dropdownClasses)} ref={this.collectRoot} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}>
+        return <div className={classnames(dropdownClasses)} ref={this.collectRoot}>
             <AccessibleButton
                 className="mx_Dropdown_input mx_no_textinput"
-                onClick={this.onInputClick}
+                onClick={this.onAccessibleButtonClick}
                 aria-haspopup="listbox"
                 aria-expanded={this.state.expanded}
                 disabled={this.props.disabled}
                 inputRef={this.buttonRef}
                 aria-label={this.props.label}
                 aria-describedby={`${this.props.id}_value`}
+                onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}
             >
                 { currentValue }
                 <span className="mx_Dropdown_arrow" />