diff --git a/src/vaadin-combo-box-data-provider-mixin.html b/src/vaadin-combo-box-data-provider-mixin.html
index d07ab9acb..603f63b74 100644
--- a/src/vaadin-combo-box-data-provider-mixin.html
+++ b/src/vaadin-combo-box-data-provider-mixin.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     _dataProviderClearFilter(dataProvider, opened, value) {
       // Can't depend on filter in this observer as we don't want
       // to clear the filter whenever it's set
-      if (dataProvider && this.filter) {
+      if (dataProvider && !this.loading && this.filter) {
         this.size = undefined;
         this._pendingRequests = {};
         this.filter = '';
@@ -107,11 +107,24 @@
 
     /** @private */
     _dataProviderFilterChanged() {
-      if (this.dataProvider && this.opened) {
-        this.size = undefined;
-        this._pendingRequests = {};
-        this.clearCache();
+      if (!this._shouldFetchData()) {
+        return;
       }
+
+      this.size = undefined;
+      this._pendingRequests = {};
+      this.clearCache();
+    }
+
+    /** @private */
+    _shouldFetchData() {
+
+      if (!this.dataProvider) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return this.opened ||
+          (this.filter && this.filter.length);
     }
 
     /** @private */
@@ -161,6 +174,9 @@
             if (this._isValidValue(this.value) && this._getItemValue(this.selectedItem) !== this.value) {
               this._selectItemForValue(this.value);
             }
+            if (!this.opened && !this.hasAttribute('focused')) {
+              this._commitValue();
+            }
             this.size = size;
 
             delete this._pendingRequests[page];
@@ -197,7 +213,7 @@
         filteredItems.push(this.__placeHolder);
       }
       this.filteredItems = filteredItems;
-      if (this.opened) {
+      if (this._shouldFetchData()) {
         this._loadPage(0);
       } else {
         this._forceNextRequest = true;
diff --git a/src/vaadin-combo-box-mixin.html b/src/vaadin-combo-box-mixin.html
index caccbe1ba..1f29a8fb5 100644
--- a/src/vaadin-combo-box-mixin.html
+++ b/src/vaadin-combo-box-mixin.html
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
 
     /** @private */
     _closeOrCommit() {
-      if (this.autoOpenDisabled && !this.opened) {
+      if (!this.opened && !this.loading) {
         this._commitValue();
       } else {
         this.close();
@@ -666,7 +666,9 @@
         this.close();
       }
 
-      this._commitValue();
+      if (!this.loading) {
+        this._commitValue();
+      }
     }
 
     /** @private */
@@ -685,9 +687,12 @@
           this.value = '';
         }
       } else {
+        const itemsMatchedByLabel = this.filteredItems
+          && this.filteredItems.filter(item => this._getItemLabel(item) === this._inputElementValue)
+          || [];
         if (this.allowCustomValue
           // to prevent a repetitive input value being saved after pressing ESC and Tab.
-          && !(this.filteredItems && this.filteredItems.filter(item => this._getItemLabel(item) === this._inputElementValue).length)) {
+          && !itemsMatchedByLabel.length) {
 
           const e = new CustomEvent('custom-value-set', {detail: this._inputElementValue, composed: true, cancelable: true, bubbles: true});
           this.dispatchEvent(e);
@@ -696,6 +701,8 @@
             this._selectItemForValue(customValue);
             this.value = customValue;
           }
+        } else if (!this.allowCustomValue && !this.opened && itemsMatchedByLabel.length == 1) {
+          this.value = this._getItemValue(itemsMatchedByLabel[0]);
         } else {
           this._inputElementValue = this.selectedItem ? this._getItemLabel(this.selectedItem) : (this.value || '');
         }
diff --git a/test/lazy-loading.html b/test/lazy-loading.html
index a6ae05644..f8eeab71a 100644
--- a/test/lazy-loading.html
+++ b/test/lazy-loading.html
@@ -854,6 +854,91 @@
             });
           });
 
+          describe('using data provider, lost focus before data is returned', () => {
+            let returnedItems;
+            const bluringDataProvider = (params, callback) => {
+              comboBox.blur();
+              callback(returnedItems, returnedItems.length);
+            };
+
+            beforeEach(() => {
+              returnedItems = ['item 12'];
+              comboBox.focus();
+              comboBox.opened = true;
+              comboBox.dataProvider = bluringDataProvider;
+              comboBox.opened = false;
+              comboBox.focus();
+            });
+
+            it('should set value without auto-open-disabled', () => {
+              comboBox.autoOpenDisabled = false;
+              expect(comboBox.autoOpenDisabled).to.be.false;
+
+              comboBox._inputElementValue = 'item 12';
+              comboBox.filter = 'item 12';
+              expect(comboBox.opened).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.hasAttribute('focused')).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.equal('item 12');
+            });
+
+            it('should set value with auto-open-disabled', () => {
+              comboBox.autoOpenDisabled = true;
+              expect(comboBox.autoOpenDisabled).to.be.true;
+
+              comboBox._inputElementValue = 'item 12';
+              comboBox.filter = 'item 12';
+              expect(comboBox.opened).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.hasAttribute('focused')).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.equal('item 12');
+            });
+
+            it('should keep empty value if it is not an exact match', () => {
+              comboBox._inputElementValue = 'item';
+              comboBox.filter = 'item';
+              expect(comboBox.opened).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.hasAttribute('focused')).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.equal('');
+            });
+
+            it('should keep previous value if it is not an exact match', () => {
+              comboBox.filteredItems = ['other value', 'item 12'];
+              comboBox.value = 'other value';
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.equal('other value');
+
+              returnedItems = ['item 12'];
+              comboBox._inputElementValue = 'item 1';
+              comboBox.filter = 'item 1';
+              expect(comboBox.opened).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.hasAttribute('focused')).to.be.false;
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.equal('other value');
+            });
+
+            it('should keep previous value if allow-custom-value is set', () => {
+              comboBox.allowCustomValue = true;
+              const setInputValue = value => {
+                if (comboBox.inputElement.tagName === 'IRON-INPUT') {
+                  comboBox.inputElement._initSlottedInput();
+                  comboBox.inputElement.inputElement.value = value;
+                } else {
+                  comboBox.inputElement.value = value;
+                }
+              };
+              comboBox.open();
+              setInputValue('other value');
+              comboBox.inputElement.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('input'));
+              comboBox.close();
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.eql('other value');
+
+              comboBox.focus();
+              setInputValue('item 12');
+              comboBox.filter = 'item 12';
+
+              expect(comboBox.value).to.eql('other value');
+              expect(comboBox.inputElement.value).to.eql('other value');
+            });
+
+          });
+
           describe('after empty data set loaded', () => {
 
             const emptyDataProvider = sinon.spy((params, callback) => callback([], 0));