diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index a38ea8ae6..eb5d3607e 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - **API** - `cache: 'local'` would not return the localstorage cached results in some cases
 - **Dropdown** - `search selection` would not let you move back in an entered search string with left arrow #3596 **Thanks @Sanjo**
 - **Divider** - Descenders like "g" are cut off in `horizontal divider` #3585
+- **Dropdown** - `forceSelection` will now automatically select values with multi dropdowns. When using `userAdditions` setting it will now automatically tokenize the current entered value
 - **Form Validation / Dropdown** - Using "enter" key in a `search dropdown` could cause a form to be submitted #3676
 - **Form Validation** - Revalidating a field `on: blur` could cause fields not yet interacted with to be validated #3606
 - **Rail** - Fixed incorrect width for `close rail` and `very close rail` caused by variable addition with mixed units `px` + `em` #3835
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
index cba76be1e..b7ef6e72a 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
@@ -434,12 +434,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           ;
           if( module.can.show() && !module.is.active() ) {
             module.debug('Showing dropdown');
-            if(module.is.multiple() && !module.has.search() && module.is.allFiltered()) {
-              return true;
-            }
             if(module.has.message() && !(module.has.maxSelections() || module.has.allResultsFiltered()) ) {
               module.remove.message();
             }
+            if(module.is.allFiltered()) {
+              return true;
+            }
             if(settings.onShow.call(element) !== false) {
               module.animate.show(function() {
                 if( module.can.click() ) {
@@ -829,11 +829,17 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           if( module.has.query() ) {
             if(hasSelected) {
               module.debug('Forcing partial selection to selected item', $selectedItem);
-              module.event.item.click.call($selectedItem);
+              module.event.item.click.call($selectedItem, {}, true);
               return;
             }
             else {
-              module.remove.searchTerm();
+              if(settings.allowAdditions) {
+                module.set.selected(module.get.query());
+                module.remove.searchTerm();
+              }
+              else {
+                module.remove.searchTerm();
+              }
             }
           }
           module.hide();
@@ -905,11 +911,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               pageLostFocus = (document.activeElement === this);
               if(!willRefocus) {
                 if(!itemActivated && !pageLostFocus) {
-                  if(module.is.multiple()) {
-                    module.remove.activeLabel();
-                    module.hide();
-                  }
-                  else if(settings.forceSelection) {
+                  if(settings.forceSelection) {
                     module.forceSelection();
                   }
                   else {
@@ -1055,7 +1057,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                 }, settings.delay.hide);
               }
             },
-            click: function (event) {
+            click: function (event, skipRefocus) {
               var
                 $choice        = $(this),
                 $target        = (event)
@@ -1073,7 +1075,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                     module.remove.userAddition();
                   }
                   module.remove.searchTerm();
-                  if(!module.is.focusedOnSearch()) {
+                  if(!module.is.focusedOnSearch() && !(skipRefocus == true)) {
                     module.focusSearch();
                   }
                 }
@@ -1602,16 +1604,17 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               if(typeof values == 'string') {
                 values = [values];
               }
-              remoteValues = {};
               $.each(values, function(index, value) {
                 var
                   name = module.read.remoteData(value)
                 ;
                 module.verbose('Restoring value from session data', name, value);
-                remoteValues[value] = (name)
-                  ? name
-                  : value
-                ;
+                if(name) {
+                  if(!remoteValues) {
+                    remoteValues = {};
+                  }
+                  remoteValues[value] = name;
+                }
               });
             }
             return remoteValues;
@@ -1888,13 +1891,8 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           values: function() {
             // prevents callbacks from occuring on initial load
             module.set.initialLoad();
-            if(settings.apiSettings) {
-              if(settings.saveRemoteData) {
-                module.restore.remoteValues();
-              }
-              else {
-                module.clearValue();
-              }
+            if(settings.apiSettings && settings.saveRemoteData && module.get.remoteValues()) {
+              module.restore.remoteValues();
             }
             else {
               module.set.selected();
@@ -2751,6 +2749,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                   module.debug('Label remove callback cancelled removal');
                   return;
                 }
+                module.remove.message();
                 if(isUserValue) {
                   module.remove.value(stringValue);
                   module.remove.label(stringValue);
@@ -2827,7 +2826,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             return (settings.maxSelections && module.get.selectionCount() >= settings.maxSelections);
           },
           allResultsFiltered: function() {
-            let
+            var
               $normalResults = $item.not(selector.addition)
             ;
             return ($normalResults.filter(selector.unselectable).length === $normalResults.length);