diff --git a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index 7db1e564805..0f91b59c237 100755
--- a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export class DropdownItem {
                             [ngStyle]="{
                                 'max-height': virtualScroll ? 'auto' : scrollHeight || 'auto'
                             }"
+                            tabindex="0"
                         >
                             <p-scroller
                                 *ngIf="virtualScroll"