diff --git a/changes/15649-select-label-after-searching b/changes/15649-select-label-after-searching
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9d095f7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/15649-select-label-after-searching
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed a bug preventing the user from selecting a label while the label search field was selected.
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/components/LabelFilterSelect/LabelFilterSelect.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/components/LabelFilterSelect/LabelFilterSelect.tsx
index 27ba45e662..0d53a3edec 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/components/LabelFilterSelect/LabelFilterSelect.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/components/LabelFilterSelect/LabelFilterSelect.tsx
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ const LabelFilterSelect = ({
 
   const onBlurLabelSearchInput = () => {
     isLabelSearchInputFocusedRef.current = false;
-    setMenuIsOpen(false);
   };
 
   const getOptionLabel = (option: ILabel | IEmptyOption) => {