diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7bff945c34..5ed315f9e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ## Added
 - [#3294](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3294) Added the ability to pass `allow_optional` to Input and State to allow callbacks to work even if these components are not in the dash layout.
 - [#3077](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3077) Add new parameter `assets_path_ignore` to `dash.Dash()`. Closes [#3076](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/3076)
-- [#3202](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3202) expose the closeMenuOnSelect option in dropdown component
+- [#3202](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3202) expose the closeOnSelect option in dropdown component
 
 ## Changed
 
diff --git a/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Dropdown.react.js b/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Dropdown.react.js
index f3576e6aab..6ff5bac387 100644
--- a/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Dropdown.react.js
+++ b/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Dropdown.react.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Dropdown.propTypes = {
     /**
      * If false, the menu of the dropdown will not close once a value is selected.
      */
-    closeMenuOnSelect: PropTypes.bool,
+    closeOnSelect: PropTypes.bool,
 
     /**
      * height of each option. Can be increased when label lengths would wrap around
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Dropdown.defaultProps = {
     searchable: true,
     optionHeight: 35,
     maxHeight: 200,
-    closeMenuOnSelect: true,
+    closeOnSelect: true,
     persisted_props: ['value'],
     persistence_type: 'local',
 };
diff --git a/components/dash-core-components/src/fragments/Dropdown.react.js b/components/dash-core-components/src/fragments/Dropdown.react.js
index 3ec394a8bd..c79228fde9 100644
--- a/components/dash-core-components/src/fragments/Dropdown.react.js
+++ b/components/dash-core-components/src/fragments/Dropdown.react.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const RDProps = [
     'maxHeight',
     'style',
     'className',
-    'closeMenuOnSelect',
+    'closeOnSelect',
 ];
 
 const Dropdown = props => {