diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 3ed83b223..659d9e7e6 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - **API** - Added `encodeParameters` option to enable/disable parameters being encoded with `encodeURIComponent` #2752
 - **Button** - Added `labeled button` variation for display a count next to a button.
 - **Checkbox** - Added 4 new callbacks `beforeChecked`, `beforeUnchecked`, `beforeDeterminate`, `beforeIndeterminate`. You can now cancel a state change by returning false from these callbacks.
+- **Dropdown** - Dropdown will now automatically update selected values when hidden input value changes (so long as `change` event is triggered) #2626
 - **Label** - Added a new  `basic label` style, works symbiotically with other label types to provide a more lightweight style label
 - **Form Validation** - Updated appearance of form validation prompts to use a more lightweight style. Added variables for controlling error validation prompt styles in `form.variables`
 - **Divider** - Vertical divider can now be used multiple times in a single column row (not just 50/50 split). #2808
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
index b943f982d..967b3178c 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
 
         activated       = false,
         itemActivated   = false,
+        internalChange  = false,
         element         = this,
         instance        = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
 
@@ -93,11 +94,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             module.restore.selected();
 
             module.create.id();
-            if(hasTouch) {
-              module.bind.touchEvents();
-            }
-            module.bind.mouseEvents();
-            module.bind.keyboardEvents();
+            module.bind.events();
 
             module.observeChanges();
             module.instantiate();
@@ -388,7 +385,6 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           ;
         },
 
-
         toggle: function() {
           module.verbose('Toggling menu visibility');
           if( !module.is.active() ) {
@@ -465,8 +461,30 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         },
 
         bind: {
+          events: function() {
+            if(hasTouch) {
+              module.bind.touchEvents();
+            }
+            module.bind.keyboardEvents();
+            module.bind.inputEvents();
+            module.bind.mouseEvents();
+          },
+          touchEvents: function() {
+            module.debug('Touch device detected binding additional touch events');
+            if( module.is.searchSelection() ) {
+              // do nothing special yet
+            }
+            else if( module.is.single() ) {
+              $module
+                .on('touchstart' + eventNamespace, module.event.test.toggle)
+              ;
+            }
+            $menu
+              .on('touchstart' + eventNamespace, selector.item, module.event.item.mouseenter)
+            ;
+          },
           keyboardEvents: function() {
-            module.debug('Binding keyboard events');
+            module.verbose('Binding keyboard events');
             $module
               .on('keydown' + eventNamespace, module.event.keydown)
             ;
@@ -481,25 +499,17 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               ;
             }
           },
-          touchEvents: function() {
-            module.debug('Touch device detected binding additional touch events');
-            if( module.is.searchSelection() ) {
-              // do nothing special yet
-            }
-            else if( module.is.single() ) {
-              $module
-                .on('touchstart' + eventNamespace, module.event.test.toggle)
-              ;
-            }
-            $menu
-              .on('touchstart' + eventNamespace, selector.item, module.event.item.mouseenter)
+          inputEvents: function() {
+            module.verbose('Binding input change events');
+            $module
+              .on('change' + eventNamespace, selector.input, module.event.change)
             ;
           },
           mouseEvents: function() {
-            module.debug('Mouse detected binding mouse events');
+            module.verbose('Binding mouse events');
             if(module.is.multiple()) {
               $module
-                .on('click'   + eventNamespace, selector.label, module.event.label.click)
+                .on('click'   + eventNamespace, selector.label,  module.event.label.click)
                 .on('click'   + eventNamespace, selector.remove, module.event.remove.click)
               ;
             }
@@ -783,6 +793,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         },
 
         event: {
+          change: function() {
+            if(!internalChange) {
+              module.debug('Input changed, updating selection');
+              module.set.selected();
+            }
+          },
           focus: function() {
             if(settings.showOnFocus && !activated && module.is.hidden() && !pageLostFocus) {
               module.show();
@@ -2146,6 +2162,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                 module.add.optionValue(value);
               }
               module.debug('Updating input value', value, currentValue);
+              internalChange = true;
               $input
                 .val(value)
               ;
@@ -2155,6 +2172,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               else {
                 $input.trigger('change');
               }
+              internalChange = false;
             }
             else {
               module.verbose('Storing value in metadata', value, $input);