diff --git a/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs b/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs
index 93ae47850..d321483d6 100644
--- a/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs
+++ b/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   @verticalPosition={{@verticalPosition}}
   @disabled={{@disabled}}
   @calculatePosition={{@calculatePosition}}
+  @rootEventType={{or @eventType "mousedown"}}
   ...attributes as |dropdown|>
   {{#let (assign dropdown (hash
     selected=this.selected