diff --git a/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/views/factories/DropDownViewHolderFactory.kt b/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/views/factories/DropDownViewHolderFactory.kt
index 39be3250eb..ccc8f12867 100644
--- a/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/views/factories/DropDownViewHolderFactory.kt
+++ b/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/views/factories/DropDownViewHolderFactory.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.view.doOnLayout
+import androidx.core.view.doOnNextLayout
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import com.google.android.fhir.datacapture.R
 import com.google.android.fhir.datacapture.extensions.displayString
@@ -44,8 +46,11 @@ import com.google.android.fhir.datacapture.views.HeaderView
 import com.google.android.fhir.datacapture.views.QuestionnaireViewItem
 import com.google.android.material.textfield.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView
 import com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.QuestionnaireResponse
 import timber.log.Timber
 
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ internal object DropDownViewHolderFactory :
           context.lifecycleScope.launch {
             delay(200) // to show ripple effect on the icon before clearing the answer
             questionnaireViewItem.clearAnswer()
+            autoCompleteTextView.doOnNextLayout { autoCompleteTextView.showDropDown() }
           }
         }
       }