diff --git a/src/dropdown.cpp b/src/dropdown.cpp
index 40c47a0fd5..4889973141 100644
--- a/src/dropdown.cpp
+++ b/src/dropdown.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ struct DropdownWindow : Window {
 			if (y > -item_height) {
 				Rect full = ir.Translate(0, y).WithHeight(item_height);
 
-				bool selected = (this->selected_result == item->result) && item->Selectable();
+				bool selected = (this->selected_result == item->result) && item->Selectable() && this->selected_click_result < 0;
 				if (selected) GfxFillRect(full, PC_BLACK);
 
 				item->Draw(full, full.Shrink(WidgetDimensions::scaled.dropdowntext, RectPadding::zero), selected, selected ? this->selected_click_result : -1, colour);