diff --git a/select/harness.ts b/select/harness.ts
index 88637fe182..cbaa28bd85 100644
--- a/select/harness.ts
+++ b/select/harness.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export class SelectHarness extends Harness<Select> {
   protected getField() {
     return this.element.renderRoot.querySelector('.field') as Field;
   }
+  protected getMenu() {
+    return this.element.renderRoot.querySelector('md-menu')!;
+  }
   /**
    * Shows the menu and returns the first list item element.
    */
@@ -48,6 +51,18 @@ export class SelectHarness extends Harness<Select> {
     field.click();
   }
 
+  async clickAndWaitForMenu() {
+    const menu = this.getMenu();
+    const menuOpen = menu.open === true;
+    const waitForMenu = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      menu.addEventListener(menuOpen ? 'closed' : 'opened', () => {
+        resolve();
+      }, {once: true});
+    });
+    await this.click();
+    await waitForMenu;
+  }
+
   async clickOption(index: number) {
     const menu = this.element.renderRoot.querySelector('md-menu')!;
     if (!menu.open) {
diff --git a/select/select_test.ts b/select/select_test.ts
index 89f8706797..7b7d2f87b6 100644
--- a/select/select_test.ts
+++ b/select/select_test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ describe('<md-outlined-select>', () => {
     const selectEl = root.querySelector('md-outlined-select')!;
     await selectEl.updateComplete;
 
-    await new SelectHarness(selectEl).clickOption(1);
+    const harness = new SelectHarness(selectEl);
+    await harness.clickAndWaitForMenu();
+    await harness.clickOption(1);
 
     expect(changed).toBeTrue();
   });
@@ -177,6 +179,33 @@ describe('<md-outlined-select>', () => {
       ],
     });
   });
+
+  it('closes select when field re-clicked', async () => {
+    render(
+        html`
+          <md-outlined-select>
+            <md-select-option selected></md-select-option>
+            <md-select-option></md-select-option>
+          </md-outlined-select>`,
+        root);
+    const selectEl = root.querySelector('md-outlined-select')!;
+    await selectEl.updateComplete;
+
+    const spanEl = selectEl.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      'span.select'
+    )!;
+    const menuEl = selectEl.shadowRoot!.querySelector('md-menu')!;
+
+    const harness = new SelectHarness(selectEl);
+    await harness.clickAndWaitForMenu();
+    expect(spanEl.classList.contains('open')).toBeTrue();
+    expect(menuEl.open).toBeTrue();
+
+    await harness.clickAndWaitForMenu();
+
+    expect(menuEl.open).toBeFalse();
+    expect(spanEl.classList.contains('open')).toBeFalse();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('<md-filled-select>', () => {