diff --git a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html
index b10e209..976eb58 100644
--- a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html
+++ b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     <span class="material-symbols-outlined icon-24 prefix-icon">{{ icon() }}</span>
   }
 
-  <div #searchInput class="dropdown-input" [class.hidden]="!isOpen()"
+  <div #searchInput class="dropdown-input" [class.hidden]="!isOpen()" [class.focus-mode]="inputFocusMode()"
        contenteditable="true" role="textbox" aria-multiline="false" [aria-placeholder]="translation.common.selectOption" tabindex="-1" spellcheck="false"
-       (input)="onSearch($event)"></div>
+       (input)="onSearch($event)" (click)="handleInputClick($event)" [attr.placeholder]="translation.common.selectOption"></div>
 
   @if (!isOpen()) {
     <span class="placeholder">{{ selectedLabel() }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.scss b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
index 644fc78..e38f992 100644
--- a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ $default_animation_duration: 0.2s;
     outline: none;
   }
 
+  .dropdown-input:empty:before {
+    content: attr(placeholder);
+    opacity: 50%;
+  }
+
+  .dropdown-input:not(.focus-mode) {
+    caret-color: transparent;
+    user-select: none;
+    cursor: text;
+  }
+
   .dropdown-input.hidden {
     position: absolute;
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index 7a0283c..7e2dad2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface DropdownOption {
     '[class.open]': 'isOpen()',
     tabindex: '0',
     '(click)': 'toggle()',
+    '(mousedown)': 'onMouseDown($event)',
     '(keydown)': 'onKeyDown($event)',
     '(keydown.enter)': 'onEnter($event)',
     '(keydown.space)': 'onSpaceDown($event)',
@@ -65,9 +66,10 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
 
   private static nextId = 0;
   dropdownId = `dropdown-${Dropdown.nextId++}`;
+  private wasInside = false;
 
   constructor(private element: ElementRef) {
-    effect(() => this.filteredOptions())
+    effect(() => this.filteredOptions());
 
     effect(() => {
       const isDropdownOpen = this.isOpen();
@@ -122,10 +124,17 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
 
         searchInputElement.focus();
         this.setCursorToEnd(searchInputElement);
-      })
+      });
     }
   }
 
+  private checkIfInputFocus(event: Event) {
+    let triggerInputFocus = this.searchInput()!.nativeElement.contains(
+      event.target! as HTMLElement,
+    );
+    return this.isOpen() && triggerInputFocus;
+  }
+
   close() {
     this.isOpen.set(false);
     this.focusedIndex.set(-1);
@@ -138,7 +147,7 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
   }
 
   onConfirm(event: Event) {
-    event.preventDefault()
+    event.preventDefault();
 
     if (this.isOpen()) {
       const currentIndex = this.focusedIndex();
@@ -151,11 +160,13 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  onEnter(event: Event) { this.onConfirm(event) }
+  onEnter(event: Event) {
+    this.onConfirm(event);
+  }
 
   onSpaceDown(event: Event) {
     if (this.isOpen() && this.inputFocusMode()) return;
-    this.onConfirm(event)
+    this.onConfirm(event);
   }
 
   onArrowDown(event: Event) {
@@ -191,22 +202,39 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
   }
 
   onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey || event.key == 'Tab') return;
+    if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey || event.key == 'Tab')
+      return;
     if (!this.isOpen() || this.inputFocusMode()) return;
 
     this.inputFocusMode.set(true);
   }
 
-  @HostListener('document:click', ['$event'])
-  onDocumentClick(event: MouseEvent) {
-    if (!this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target)) {
-      this.close();
+  onMouseDown(event: MouseEvent) {
+    this.wasInside = this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target);
+
+    if (this.checkIfInputFocus(event)) {
+      if (!this.inputFocusMode()) this.inputFocusMode.set(true);
     }
   }
 
-  onSearch(event: Event) {
-    const text = (event.target as HTMLElement).innerText;
+  @HostListener('document:click', ['$event'])
+  onDocumentClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target) && !this.wasInside) {
+      this.close();
+    }
+    this.wasInside = false;
+  }
 
+  handleInputClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    this.wasInside = false;
+  }
+
+  onSearch(event: Event) {
+    const element = event.target as HTMLElement;
+    const text = element.innerText;
+
+    if (text.trim().length <= 0) element.innerHTML = '';
     this.focusedIndex.set(0);
     this.searchQuery.set(text);
   }