diff --git a/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts b/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
index 6eef3a4a022..1e58a9c78ce 100755
--- a/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ export class AutoComplete implements AfterViewChecked, AfterContentInit, OnDestr
 
         let query = event.target.value;
 
-        if (!this.multiple) {
+        if (!this.multiple && !this.forceSelection) {
             this.updateModel(query);
         }