diff --git a/src/Select.jsx b/src/Select.jsx
index c74d75a3c..d95b86ffa 100644
--- a/src/Select.jsx
+++ b/src/Select.jsx
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ export default class Select extends React.Component {
                 label: this.getLabelFromOption(firstOption),
               },
             ];
+
+            /* Close dropdown so the unfiltering caused by fireChange()
+               does not cause the dropdown to animate and expand just
+               before closing again. */
+            this.setOpenState(false);
             this.fireChange(value);
           }
         }