diff --git a/.changeset/gorgeous-geckos-unite.md b/.changeset/gorgeous-geckos-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0b0c736e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gorgeous-geckos-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@salt-ds/core": patch
+---
+
+Fixed the status adornment position in ComboBox where it would always be vertically centered when the field grows.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.css b/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.css
index 8d074abb9cc..8cab556a9c6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.css
+++ b/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.css
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@
   align-self: flex-start;
 }
 
+.saltPillInput-statusAdornmentContainer {
+  align-self: flex-start;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: var(--salt-size-base);
+}
+
 .saltPillInput-readOnly .saltPillInput-startAdornmentContainer {
   margin-left: var(--salt-spacing-50);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.tsx
index 31edd73dafa..42e89c4a0d1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/pill-input/PillInput.tsx
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@ export const PillInput = forwardRef(function PillInput(
         />
       </div>
       {!isDisabled && validationStatus && (
-        <StatusAdornment status={validationStatus} />
+        <div className={withBaseName("statusAdornmentContainer")}>
+          <StatusAdornment status={validationStatus} />
+        </div>
       )}
       {endAdornment && (
         <div className={withBaseName("endAdornmentContainer")}>
diff --git a/packages/core/stories/combo-box/combo-box.qa.stories.tsx b/packages/core/stories/combo-box/combo-box.qa.stories.tsx
index 1458448f822..705997ebac8 100644
--- a/packages/core/stories/combo-box/combo-box.qa.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/stories/combo-box/combo-box.qa.stories.tsx
@@ -224,6 +224,21 @@ export const ClosedExamples: StoryFn<QAContainerProps> = () => (
       </ComboBox>
       <FormFieldHelperText>This is some help text</FormFieldHelperText>
     </FormField>
+    <FormField>
+      <FormFieldLabel>Success Multiselect example</FormFieldLabel>
+      <ComboBox
+        validationStatus="success"
+        multiselect
+        defaultSelected={first5States}
+      >
+        {first5States.map((state) => (
+          <Option value={state} key={state}>
+            {state}
+          </Option>
+        ))}
+      </ComboBox>
+      <FormFieldHelperText>This is some help text</FormFieldHelperText>
+    </FormField>
   </QAContainer>
 );