diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
index 17c64dba157..41c109707ca 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 		else{
 			self.screen.addClass( "ui-screen-hidden" );
 			self.listbox.addClass( "ui-selectmenu-hidden" ).removeAttr( "style" ).removeClass( "in" );
+			self.list.appendTo( self.listbox );
 			self._focusButton();
 		}