diff --git a/src/sql/azdata.proposed.d.ts b/src/sql/azdata.proposed.d.ts
index ee61cd14ce..34d0cbf3da 100644
--- a/src/sql/azdata.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/sql/azdata.proposed.d.ts
@@ -2940,6 +2940,7 @@ declare module 'azdata' {
 		value?: string | CategoryValue;
 		values?: string[] | CategoryValue[];
 		editable?: boolean;
+		fireOnTextChange?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	export interface DeclarativeTableColumn {
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts b/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts
index e4b5c4a23f..5c92c5492e 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/modelComponents/dropdown.component.ts
@@ -112,7 +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'];
+			this._editableDropdown.fireOnTextChange = this.fireOnTextChange;
 		} else {
 			this._selectBox.setOptions(this.getValues());
 			this._selectBox.selectWithOptionName(this.getSelectedValue());
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ export default class DropDownComponent extends ComponentBase implements ICompone
 		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.DropDownProperties, boolean>((props) => props.editable, false);
 	}
 
+	private get fireOnTextChange(): boolean {
+		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.DropDownProperties, boolean>((props) => props.fireOnTextChange, false);
+	}
+
 	public getEditableDisplay(): string {
 		return this.editable ? '' : 'none';
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/sqlops.proposed.d.ts b/src/sql/sqlops.proposed.d.ts
index 43c00acfef..15c84b6e6b 100644
--- a/src/sql/sqlops.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/sql/sqlops.proposed.d.ts
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ declare module 'sqlops' {
 		value?: string | CategoryValue;
 		values?: string[] | CategoryValue[];
 		editable?: boolean;
+		fireOnTextChange?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	export interface DeclarativeTableColumn {
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostModelView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostModelView.ts
index 03e699a9f0..697ea7e90b 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostModelView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostModelView.ts
@@ -1072,6 +1072,13 @@ class DropDownWrapper extends ComponentWrapper implements azdata.DropDownCompone
 		this.setProperty('editable', v);
 	}
 
+	public get fireOnTextChange(): boolean {
+		return this.properties['fireOnTextChange'];
+	}
+	public set fireOnTextChange(v: boolean) {
+		this.setProperty('fireOnTextChange', v);
+	}
+
 	public get onValueChanged(): vscode.Event<any> {
 		let emitter = this._emitterMap.get(ComponentEventType.onDidChange);
 		return emitter && emitter.event;