diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.js b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
index 1883980e9757..13cc86180657 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.Component {
                     id={fieldLabelId}
                     className={`${prefix}--list-box__label`}
                     {...getLabelProps()}>
-                    {selectedItem ? itemToString(selectedItem) : label}
+                    {selectedItem
+                      ? itemToElement
+                        ? itemToElement(selectedItem)
+                        : itemToString(selectedItem)
+                      : label}
                   </span>
                   <ListBox.MenuIcon
                     isOpen={isOpen}