diff --git a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
index f0afce7b892..c413e2d74d1 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
@@ -228,14 +228,13 @@ class Chosen extends AbstractChosen
       return false
 
     @container.addClass "chosen-with-drop"
-    @form_field_jq.trigger("chosen:showing_dropdown", {chosen: this})
-
     @results_showing = true
 
     @search_field.focus()
     @search_field.val @search_field.val()
 
     this.winnow_results()
+    @form_field_jq.trigger("chosen:showing_dropdown", {chosen: this})
 
   update_results_content: (content) ->
     @search_results.html content
diff --git a/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee b/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
index c715bc18195..ef088089f31 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.proto.coffee
@@ -221,14 +221,13 @@ class @Chosen extends AbstractChosen
       return false
 
     @container.addClassName "chosen-with-drop"
-    @form_field.fire("chosen:showing_dropdown", {chosen: this})
-
     @results_showing = true
 
     @search_field.focus()
     @search_field.value = @search_field.value
 
     this.winnow_results()
+    @form_field.fire("chosen:showing_dropdown", {chosen: this})
 
   update_results_content: (content) ->
     @search_results.update content