diff --git a/components/select/nz-select.component.ts b/components/select/nz-select.component.ts
index bb23d969d77..4a0775d4081 100644
--- a/components/select/nz-select.component.ts
+++ b/components/select/nz-select.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   transition,
   trigger
 } from '@angular/animations';
+import { DOWN_ARROW, SPACE, TAB } from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import { CdkConnectedOverlay, CdkOverlayOrigin, ConnectedOverlayPositionChange } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {
   forwardRef,
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ export class NzSelectComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit, AfterVie
   @Input() nzDropdownStyle: { [ key: string ]: string; };
   @Input() nzNotFoundContent: string;
   /** https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/13349/files **/
-           // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
   @Input() compareWith = (o1: any, o2: any) => o1 === o2;
 
   @Input()
@@ -257,6 +258,27 @@ export class NzSelectComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit, AfterVie
     }
   }
 
+  @HostListener('keydown', [ '$event' ])
+  private _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    if (this._disabled) { return; }
+
+    const keyCode = event.keyCode;
+
+    if (!this._open) {
+      if (keyCode === SPACE || keyCode === DOWN_ARROW) {
+        this.nzOpen = true;
+        this.nzOpenChange.emit(this.nzOpen);
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (keyCode === SPACE || keyCode === TAB) {
+        this.nzOpen = false;
+        this.nzOpenChange.emit(this.nzOpen);
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   updateAutoFocus(): void {
     if (this.isInit && this.nzSelectTopControlComponent.inputElement) {
       if (this.nzAutoFocus) {
diff --git a/components/select/nz-select.spec.ts b/components/select/nz-select.spec.ts
index a360a9a8348..c909118bb26 100644
--- a/components/select/nz-select.spec.ts
+++ b/components/select/nz-select.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { DOWN_ARROW, SPACE, TAB } from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { async, fakeAsync, flush, inject, tick, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { FormsModule, FormBuilder, FormGroup, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ describe('nz-select component', () => {
   let overlayContainerElement: HTMLElement;
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports     : [ NzSelectModule, NoopAnimationsModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule ],
+      imports: [ NzSelectModule, NoopAnimationsModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule ],
       declarations: [ NzTestSelectDefaultComponent, NzTestSelectTagsComponent, NzTestSelectFormComponent ]
     });
     TestBed.compileComponents();
@@ -193,17 +194,47 @@ describe('nz-select component', () => {
       expect(testComponent.onSearch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
     it('should blur after user hits enter key in single mode', () => {
-        const spy = spyOn(testComponent.nzSelectComponent, 'blur');
-        testComponent.showSearch = true;
-        select.nativeElement.click();
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-        dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', 40);
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-        expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', 13);
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-        expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      const spy = spyOn(testComponent.nzSelectComponent, 'blur');
+      testComponent.showSearch = true;
+      select.nativeElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', 40);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', 13);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+    it('should support keydown events to open and close select panel', fakeAsync(() => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', SPACE);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(testComponent.open).toBe(true);
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', SPACE);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(testComponent.open).toBe(false);
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', DOWN_ARROW);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(testComponent.open).toBe(true);
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', TAB);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(testComponent.open).toBe(false);
+      testComponent.disabled = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      dispatchKeyboardEvent(select.nativeElement.querySelector('.ant-select-selection'), 'keydown', TAB);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(testComponent.open).toBe(false);
+    }));
   });
   describe('tags', () => {
     let fixture;