diff --git a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts
index 209fa41d53..0658cf6866 100644
--- a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export class Dropdown extends Disposable {
 	private _filter = new DropdownFilter();
 	private _renderer = new DropdownRenderer();
 	private _controller = new DropdownController();
+	public fireOnTextChange: boolean;
 
 	private _onBlur = this._register(new Emitter<void>());
 	public onBlur: Event<void> = this._onBlur.event;
@@ -211,6 +212,10 @@ export class Dropdown extends Disposable {
 				this._filter.filterString = e;
 				this._layoutTree();
 			}
+			if (this.fireOnTextChange) {
+				this.value = e;
+				this._onValueChange.fire(e);
+			}
 		});
 
 		this._register(this._contextView);
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts b/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts
index 40f0cd36a0..e4b5c4a23f 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export default class DropDownComponent extends ComponentBase implements ICompone
 				this._editableDropdown.value = this.getSelectedValue();
 			}
 			this._editableDropdown.enabled = this.enabled;
+			this._editableDropdown.fireOnTextChange = properties['fireOnTextChange'];
 		} else {
 			this._selectBox.setOptions(this.getValues());
 			this._selectBox.selectWithOptionName(this.getSelectedValue());