diff --git a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html
index 976eb58..60d7cb6 100644
--- a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html
+++ b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.html
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   }
 
   <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($event)" (click)="handleInputClick($event)" [attr.placeholder]="translation.common.selectOption"></div>
+       contenteditable="true" role="textbox" aria-multiline="false" [aria-placeholder]="translation.common.selectOption"
+       [attr.placeholder]="translation.common.selectOption" tabindex="-1" spellcheck="false"
+       (input)="onSearch($event)" (click)="handleInputClick($event)" (mousedown)="handleInputMouseDown()"></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 e38f992..57288f0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.scss
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ $default_animation_duration: 0.2s;
   .dropdown-input:not(.focus-mode) {
     caret-color: transparent;
     user-select: none;
-    cursor: text;
   }
 
   .dropdown-input.hidden {
@@ -87,6 +86,10 @@ $default_animation_duration: 0.2s;
     visibility: hidden;
   }
 
+  .dropdown-input {
+    cursor: text;
+  }
+
   .placeholder, .dropdown-input {
     flex-grow: 1;
     font-size: 18px;
diff --git a/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/app/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index 1c5faf1..1941097 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()',
+    '(focus)': 'onFocus($event)',
     '(mousedown)': 'onMouseDown($event)',
     '(keydown)': 'onKeyDown($event)',
     '(keydown.enter)': 'onEnter($event)',
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
   searchQuery = signal('');
 
   private static nextId = 0;
+  private isLatestMouseDownInsideInput = false;
   dropdownId = `dropdown-${Dropdown.nextId++}`;
-  private wasInside = false;
+  private isLatestMouseDownInsideContainer = false;
 
   constructor(private element: ElementRef) {
     effect(() => this.filteredOptions());
@@ -104,16 +106,21 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
   });
 
   filteredOptions = computed(() => {
-    const query = this.searchQuery().toLowerCase().trim();
+    const query = this.searchQuery().toLowerCase().trim().normalize("NFKD");
     const opts = this.normalizedOptions();
 
     if (!this.inputFocusMode()) return opts;
     if (!query) return opts;
 
-    return opts.filter((o) => o.label.toLowerCase().includes(query));
+    return opts.filter((o) => o.label.toLowerCase().normalize('NFKD').includes(query));
   });
 
   toggle() {
+    if (this.isLatestMouseDownInsideInput) {
+      this.isLatestMouseDownInsideInput = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.isOpen.update((v) => !v);
     if (this.isOpen()) {
       this.searchQuery.set('');
@@ -128,6 +135,15 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
+  onFocus(event: Event) {
+    if (this.isOpen()) {
+      const searchInputElement = this.searchInput()!.nativeElement;
+
+      searchInputElement.focus();
+      this.setCursorToEnd(searchInputElement);
+    }
+  }
+
   private checkIfInputFocus(event: Event) {
     let triggerInputFocus = this.searchInput()!.nativeElement.contains(
       event.target! as HTMLElement,
@@ -209,8 +225,12 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
     this.inputFocusMode.set(true);
   }
 
+  handleInputMouseDown() {
+    this.isLatestMouseDownInsideInput = true;
+  }
+
   onMouseDown(event: MouseEvent) {
-    this.wasInside = this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target);
+    this.isLatestMouseDownInsideContainer = this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target);
 
     if (this.checkIfInputFocus(event)) {
       if (!this.inputFocusMode()) this.inputFocusMode.set(true);
@@ -219,16 +239,21 @@ export class Dropdown implements OnInit {
 
   @HostListener('document:click', ['$event'])
   onDocumentClick(event: MouseEvent) {
-    if (!this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target) && !this.wasInside) {
+    if (
+      !this.element.nativeElement.contains(event.target) &&
+      !this.isLatestMouseDownInsideContainer
+    ) {
       this.close();
     }
 
-    this.wasInside = false;
+    this.isLatestMouseDownInsideInput = false;
+    this.isLatestMouseDownInsideContainer = false;
   }
 
   handleInputClick(event: MouseEvent) {
     event.stopPropagation();
-    this.wasInside = false;
+    this.isLatestMouseDownInsideInput = false;
+    this.isLatestMouseDownInsideContainer = false;
   }
 
   onSearch(event: Event) {