diff --git a/src/components/Search/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
index 4e23c0883f84..d1080da19932 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ function Search({queryJSON}: SearchProps) {
                 getItemHeight={getItemHeightMemoized}
                 shouldSingleExecuteRowSelect
                 shouldPreventDefaultFocusOnSelectRow={!DeviceCapabilities.canUseTouchScreen()}
+                shouldPreventDefault={false}
                 listHeaderWrapperStyle={[styles.ph8, styles.pv3, styles.pb5]}
                 containerStyle={[styles.pv0]}
                 showScrollIndicator={false}
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index 9ee264bc9bf9..197c64b99a26 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
         disableKeyboardShortcuts = false,
         children,
         shouldStopPropagation = false,
+        shouldPreventDefault = true,
         shouldShowTooltips = true,
         shouldUseDynamicMaxToRenderPerBatch = false,
         rightHandSideComponent,
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
         captureOnInputs: true,
         shouldBubble: !flattenedSections.allOptions[focusedIndex],
         shouldStopPropagation,
+        shouldPreventDefault,
         isActive: !disableKeyboardShortcuts && !disableEnterShortcut && isFocused,
     });
 
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
index c1085c71e0f6..14c83ef25ed4 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
@@ -436,9 +436,12 @@ type BaseSelectionListProps<TItem extends ListItem> = Partial<ChildrenProps> & {
     /** Whether tooltips should be shown */
     shouldShowTooltips?: boolean;
 
-    /** Whether to stop automatic form submission on pressing enter key or not */
+    /** Whether to stop automatic propagation on pressing enter key or not */
     shouldStopPropagation?: boolean;
 
+    /** Whether to call preventDefault() on pressing enter key or not */
+    shouldPreventDefault?: boolean;
+
     /** Whether to prevent default focusing of options and focus the textinput when selecting an option */
     shouldPreventDefaultFocusOnSelectRow?: boolean;