diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
index 2aaa1c38b44..f89574be466 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const DropdownBase: React.FunctionComponent<DropdownProps> = ({
   onOpenChangeKeys = ['Escape', 'Tab'],
   menuHeight,
   maxMenuHeight,
-  shouldFocusFirstItemOnOpen = true,
+  shouldFocusFirstItemOnOpen = false,
   ...props
 }: DropdownProps) => {
   const localMenuRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>();
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
index 21179505802..727048caa3e 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const SelectBase: React.FunctionComponent<SelectProps & OUIAProps> = ({
   selected,
   toggle,
   shouldFocusToggleOnSelect = false,
-  shouldFocusFirstItemOnOpen = true,
+  shouldFocusFirstItemOnOpen = false,
   onOpenChange,
   onOpenChangeKeys = ['Escape', 'Tab'],
   isPlain,