diff --git a/dev/Dev.vue b/dev/Dev.vue
index 880c8c2..85ad9f9 100644
--- a/dev/Dev.vue
+++ b/dev/Dev.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,42 @@
 <template>
-  <div id="app">
-    <sandbox hide-help v-slot="config">
-      <v-select v-bind="config"/>
-    </sandbox>
-  </div>
+  <!--  <div id="app">-->
+  <!--    <sandbox hide-help v-slot="config">-->
+  <!--      <v-select v-bind="config"/>-->
+  <!--    </sandbox>-->
+  <!--  </div>-->
+  <form>
+    <label for="name">Name</label>
+    <input type="text" id="name" autofocus>
+
+    <label for="email">eMail</label>
+    <input type="email" id="email">
+
+    <label for="emails">eMail</label>
+    <select id="emails">
+      <option value="one">one</option>
+      <option value="two">two</option>
+    </select>
+
+    <label for="country">Country</label>
+    <v-select :options="countries" id="country" :filterable="false" />
+
+    <label for="hello">Hello</label>
+    <input type="text" id="hello">
+  </form>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import vSelect from '../src/components/Select';
 import Sandbox from '../docs/.vuepress/components/Sandbox';
-// import countries from '../docs/.vuepress/data/countryCodes';
-// import books from '../docs/.vuepress/data/books';
+import countries from '../docs/.vuepress/data/countryCodes';
+import books from '../docs/.vuepress/data/books';
 
 export default {
   components: {Sandbox, vSelect},
+  computed: {
+    countries: () => countries,
+    books: () => books,
+  }
 };
 </script>
 
@@ -36,4 +59,20 @@ export default {
     padding-top: 1em;
     width: 90%;
   }
+
+  form {
+    width: 500px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding-top: 5rem;
+  }
+
+  label {
+    width:100%;
+    display: block;
+    margin-top:1rem;
+  }
+
+  input {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/Select.vue b/src/components/Select.vue
index ec5e5cc..c08d1b3 100644
--- a/src/components/Select.vue
+++ b/src/components/Select.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 </style>
 
 <template>
-  <div :dir="dir" class="v-select" :class="stateClasses">
-    <div ref="toggle" @mousedown.prevent="toggleDropdown" class="vs__dropdown-toggle">
+    <button :tabindex="tabindex" type="button" @keydown="keypressWhileToggleIsFocused" ref="toggle" @mousedown.prevent="maybeToggleDropdown" class="v-select vs__dropdown-toggle" :dir="dir" :class="stateClasses">
 
       <div class="vs__selected-options" ref="selectedOptions">
         <slot v-for="option in selectedValue"
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@
           <div class="vs__spinner" v-show="mutableLoading">Loading...</div>
         </slot>
       </div>
-    </div>
-
     <transition :name="transition">
       <ul ref="dropdownMenu" v-if="dropdownOpen" class="vs__dropdown-menu" role="listbox" @mousedown.prevent="onMousedown" @mouseup="onMouseUp">
         <li
@@ -71,7 +68,8 @@
         </li>
       </ul>
     </transition>
-  </div>
+  </button>
+
 </template>
 
 <script type="text/babel">
@@ -508,6 +506,7 @@
         search: '',
         open: false,
         isComposing: false,
+        shouldDisplaySearch: true,
         pushedTags: [],
         _value: [] // Internal value managed by Vue Select if no `value` prop is passed
       }
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@
        * @param  {Event} e
        * @return {void}
        */
-      toggleDropdown ({target}) {
+      maybeToggleDropdown ({target}) {
         //  don't react to click on deselect/clear buttons,
         //  they dropdown state will be set in their click handlers
         const ignoredButtons = [
@@ -678,7 +677,11 @@
           return;
         }
 
-        if (this.open) {
+        this.toggleDropdown(true);
+      },
+
+      toggleDropdown(toggle = true) {
+        if (this.open || ! toggle) {
           this.searchEl.blur();
         } else if (!this.disabled) {
           this.open = true;
@@ -829,7 +832,8 @@
           if (this.clearSearchOnBlur) {
             this.search = ''
           }
-          this.closeSearchOptions()
+          this.closeSearchOptions();
+          this.$refs.toggle.focus();
           return
         }
         // Fixed bug where no-options message could not be closed
@@ -907,6 +911,31 @@
         if (typeof handlers[e.keyCode] === 'function') {
           return handlers[e.keyCode](e);
         }
+      },
+
+      /**
+       * @param e {KeyboardEvent}
+       */
+      keypressWhileToggleIsFocused(e) {
+        // if( e.target === this.searchEl ) {
+        //   return;
+        // }
+        //
+        // if( 'Tab' === e.code ) {
+        //   e.preventDefault();
+        //   return
+        // }
+        //
+        // if( ['Space', 'Return'].includes(e.code) ) {
+        //   return this.toggleDropdown();
+        // }
+        //
+        // if( ['ShiftLeft', 'ShiftRight'].includes(e.code)) {
+        //   e.preventDefault();
+        //   return;
+        // }
+        //
+        // return this.toggleDropdown()
       }
     },
 
@@ -970,7 +999,7 @@
             attributes: {
               'disabled': this.disabled,
               'placeholder': this.searchPlaceholder,
-              'tabindex': this.tabindex,
+              'tabindex': '-1',
               'readonly': !this.searchable,
               'id': this.inputId,
               'aria-expanded': this.dropdownOpen,
@@ -1106,6 +1135,10 @@
        */
       showClearButton() {
         return !this.multiple && this.clearable && !this.open && !this.isValueEmpty
+      },
+
+      buttonIsFocused() {
+        return this.$el === this.$root.$el.querySelector(':focus');
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/src/scss/modules/_dropdown-toggle.scss b/src/scss/modules/_dropdown-toggle.scss
index 5d5ddeb..3d6411d 100644
--- a/src/scss/modules/_dropdown-toggle.scss
+++ b/src/scss/modules/_dropdown-toggle.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $border-radius: $vs-border-radius;
 .vs__dropdown-toggle {
   appearance: none;
   display: flex;
+  width: 100%;
   padding: 0 0 4px 0;
   background: none;
   border: $border-width $border-style $border-color;
diff --git a/tests/unit/Dropdown.spec.js b/tests/unit/Dropdown.spec.js
index 6ae22a4..978cb3d 100755
--- a/tests/unit/Dropdown.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/Dropdown.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
-import { selectWithProps } from "../helpers";
+import { mountDefault, selectWithProps } from '../helpers';
 import OpenIndicator from "../../src/components/OpenIndicator";
 
 describe("Toggling Dropdown", () => {
+  fdescribe('focusing on the button wrapper', () => {
+    test('when the search is focused buttonIsFocused is false', () => {
+      const Select = mountDefault();
+      Select.vm.$refs.search.focus();
+      expect(Select.vm.buttonIsFocused).toBeFalsy();
+    })
+
+    test('when the button is focused, buttonIsFocused is true', async () => {
+      const Select = mountDefault();
+      Select.vm.$refs.toggle.focus();
+      await Select.vm.$nextTick();
+      expect(Select.vm.buttonIsFocused).toBeTruthy();
+    })
+  });
+
   it("should not open the dropdown when the el is clicked but the component is disabled", () => {
     const Select = selectWithProps({ disabled: true });
-    Select.vm.toggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$refs.search });
+    Select.vm.maybeToggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$refs.search });
     expect(Select.vm.open).toEqual(false);
   });
 
@@ -14,7 +29,7 @@ describe("Toggling Dropdown", () => {
       options: [{ label: "one" }]
     });
 
-    Select.vm.toggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$refs.search });
+    Select.vm.maybeToggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$refs.search });
     expect(Select.vm.open).toEqual(true);
   });
 
@@ -26,7 +41,7 @@ describe("Toggling Dropdown", () => {
 
     const selectedTag = Select.find(".vs__selected").element;
 
-    Select.vm.toggleDropdown({ target: selectedTag });
+    Select.vm.maybeToggleDropdown({ target: selectedTag });
     expect(Select.vm.open).toEqual(true);
   });
 
@@ -35,7 +50,7 @@ describe("Toggling Dropdown", () => {
     const spy = jest.spyOn(Select.vm.$refs.search, "blur");
 
     Select.vm.open = true;
-    Select.vm.toggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$el });
+    Select.vm.maybeToggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$el });
 
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -134,7 +149,7 @@ describe("Toggling Dropdown", () => {
       noDrop: true,
     });
 
-    Select.vm.toggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$refs.search });
+    Select.vm.maybeToggleDropdown({ target: Select.vm.$refs.search });
     expect(Select.vm.open).toEqual(true);
     expect(Select.contains('.vs__dropdown-menu')).toBeFalsy();
     expect(Select.vm.stateClasses['vs--open']).toBeFalsy();