diff --git a/src/dropdown/dropdown.component.html b/src/dropdown/dropdown.component.html
index 8d2ba292..e8d39184 100644
--- a/src/dropdown/dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/dropdown/dropdown.component.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <li *ngIf="settings.showCheckAll || settings.showUncheckAll" class="dropdown-divider divider"></li>
     <li *ngIf="!renderItems" class="dropdown-item empty">{{ texts.searchNoRenderText }}</li>
     <li *ngIf="renderItems && !renderFilteredOptions.length" class="dropdown-item empty">{{ texts.searchEmptyResult }}</li>
-    <li class="dropdown-item" *ngFor="let option of renderFilteredOptions" (click)="setSelected($event, option)" [ngStyle]="getItemStyle(option)"
+    <li class="dropdown-item" *ngFor="let option of renderFilteredOptions" (click)="setSelected($event, option)" [ngClass] = "{'active': isSelected(option) }" [ngStyle]="getItemStyle(option)"
       [ngClass]="option.classes" [class.dropdown-header]="option.isLabel">
         <a *ngIf="!option.isLabel; else label" href="javascript:;" role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" [style.padding-left]="this.parents.length>0&&this.parents.indexOf(option.id)<0&&'30px'"
           [ngStyle]="getItemStyleSelectionDisabled()">