diff --git a/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.hbs b/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.hbs
index b47c16861706..4440ecc46ac4 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.hbs
+++ b/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.hbs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
?disabled={{ctr.disabled}}
?readonly={{ctr.readonly}}
value-state="{{ctr.valueState}}"
- show-suggestions
@ui5-input="{{ctr._inputLiveChange}}"
@ui5-change={{ctr._inputChange}}
@keydown="{{ctr._keydown}}">
diff --git a/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.js b/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.js
index 65a8e9431d2e..72e2f8a538b6 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.js
+++ b/packages/main/src/MultiComboBox.js
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ const metadata = {
* Drop-down arrow - expands\collapses the option list.
* Option list - the list of available options.
*
+ * Keyboard handling
+ *
+ * Tokens
+ *
+ * - Left/Right arrow keys - moves the focus selection form the currently focues token to the previous/next one (if available).
+ * - Delete - deletes the token and focuses the previous token.
+ * - Backspace - deletes the token and focus the next token.
+ *
+ *
+ * Picker
+ * Alt + arrow down or F4 - opens the picker.
+ *
*
* @constructor
* @author SAP SE
@@ -327,10 +339,12 @@ class MultiComboBox extends UI5Element {
_handleKeyDown(event) {
if (isShow(event) && !this.readonly && !this.disabled) {
+ event.preventDefault();
this._togglePopover();
}
if (isDown(event) && this._getPopover()._isOpen && this.items.length) {
+ event.preventDefault();
const list = this.shadowRoot.querySelector(".ui5-multi-combobox-all-items-list");
list._itemNavigation.current = 0;
list.items[0].focus();
diff --git a/packages/main/test/sap/ui/webcomponents/main/samples/MultiComboBox.sample.html b/packages/main/test/sap/ui/webcomponents/main/samples/MultiComboBox.sample.html
index 8a65574dd450..733dd82e6c35 100644
--- a/packages/main/test/sap/ui/webcomponents/main/samples/MultiComboBox.sample.html
+++ b/packages/main/test/sap/ui/webcomponents/main/samples/MultiComboBox.sample.html
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
<ui5-multi-combobox>
-
+
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@