diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index 1fc6a028049cf..dabab279dab7b 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class BaseDropdown extends ActionRunner {
 			}));
 		}
 
-		this._register(addDisposableListener(this._label, EventType.KEY_UP, e => {
+		this._register(addDisposableListener(this._label, EventType.KEY_DOWN, e => {
 			const event = new StandardKeyboardEvent(e);
 			if (event.equals(KeyCode.Enter) || event.equals(KeyCode.Space)) {
 				EventHelper.stop(e, true); // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/57997