diff --git a/src/parts/events.js b/src/parts/events.js
index 6e1432b1..55731f01 100644
--- a/src/parts/events.js
+++ b/src/parts/events.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export default {
                 case 'Backspace': {
                     if( !_s.readonly && !this.state.editing ) {
                         this.removeTags(focusedElm);
-                        (nextTag ? nextTag : this.DOM.input).focus()
+                        setTimeout(() => (nextTag ? nextTag : this.DOM.input).focus(), 0)
                     }
 
                     break;
diff --git a/src/parts/suggestions.js b/src/parts/suggestions.js
index a6354f3f..263548f1 100644
--- a/src/parts/suggestions.js
+++ b/src/parts/suggestions.js
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ export default {
                                     this.state.autoCompleteData = selectedElmData;
                                     this.input.autocomplete.set.call(this, value)
                                     return false
+                                } else if( e.key == 'Tab' && !_s.autoComplete.tabKey && isSelectMode && _s.userInput ) { // do not forget to hide the dropdown in select mode if Tab is pressed
+                                    this.dropdown.hide()
+                                    return false
                                 }
+                                
                                 return true
                             }
                             case 'Enter' : {
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ export default {
                                         if( selectedElm ){
                                             this.dropdown.selectOption(selectedElm)
                                             // highlight next option
-                                            selectedElm = this.dropdown.getNextOrPrevOption(selectedElm, !actionUp)
+                                            if(!isSelectMode) selectedElm = this.dropdown.getNextOrPrevOption(selectedElm, !actionUp)
                                             this.dropdown.highlightOption(selectedElm)
                                             return
                                         }
@@ -272,7 +276,8 @@ export default {
      */
     selectOption( elm, event ){
         var _s = this.settings,
-            {clearOnSelect, closeOnSelect} = _s.dropdown;
+            {clearOnSelect, closeOnSelect} = _s.dropdown,
+            includeSelectedTags = _s.dropdown.includeSelectedTags || _s.mode == 'select';
 
         if( !elm ) {
             this.addTags(this.state.inputText, true)
@@ -288,7 +293,8 @@ export default {
         var value = elm.getAttribute('value'),
             isNoMatch = value == 'noMatch',
             isMixMode = _s.mode == 'mix',
-            tagData = this.suggestedListItems.find(item => (item.value ?? item) == value)
+            tagData = this.suggestedListItems.find(item => (item.value ?? item) == value),
+            tagTextElem = this.DOM.scope.querySelector('.' + _s.classNames.tagText)
 
         // The below event must be triggered, regardless of anything else which might go wrong
         this.trigger('dropdown:select', {data:tagData, elm, event})
@@ -305,10 +311,9 @@ export default {
             // normalizing value, because "tagData" might be a string, and therefore will not be able to extend the object
             this.onEditTagDone(null, extend({__isValid: true}, tagData))
         }
+
         // Tagify instances should re-focus to the input element once an option was selected, to allow continuous typing
-        else {
-            this[isMixMode ? "addMixTags" : "addTags"]([tagData || this.input.raw.call(this)], clearOnSelect)
-        }
+        this[isMixMode ? "addMixTags" : "addTags"]([tagData || this.input.raw.call(this)], clearOnSelect)
 
         if( !isMixMode && !this.DOM.input.parentNode )
             return
@@ -318,10 +323,14 @@ export default {
             this.toggleFocusClass(true)
         })
 
+        // select mode: reset the dropdown to show all options again to the user
+        if(_s.mode == 'select' && !this.state.composing && this.userInput)
+            setTimeout(() => tagTextElem && tagTextElem.focus(), 0) //set the focus back to input on each select to ensure consistent behavior 
+
         closeOnSelect && setTimeout(this.dropdown.hide.bind(this))
 
         // execute these tasks once a suggestion has been selected
-        elm.addEventListener('transitionend', () => {
+        !includeSelectedTags && elm.addEventListener('transitionend', () => {
             this.dropdown.fillHeaderFooter()
             setTimeout(() => {
                 elm.remove()
@@ -330,7 +339,7 @@ export default {
         }, {once: true})
 
         // hide selected suggestion
-        elm.classList.add(this.settings.classNames.dropdownItemHidden)
+        !includeSelectedTags && elm.classList.add(this.settings.classNames.dropdownItemHidden)
     },
 
     // adds all the suggested items, including the ones which are not currently rendered,
@@ -494,4 +503,4 @@ export default {
             return this.settings.templates.dropdownItem.apply(this, [{...suggestion, mappedValue}, this])
         }).join("")
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/tagify.js b/src/tagify.js
index cce4ea05..f3d3d2a7 100644
--- a/src/tagify.js
+++ b/src/tagify.js
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ Tagify.prototype = {
             this.removeTags(tagElm)
 
         this.trigger("edit:updated", eventData)
-        this.dropdown.hide()
 
         // check if any of the current tags which might have been marked as "duplicate" should be now un-marked
         if( this.settings.keepInvalidTags )