diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
index a2df8f8545f1..be4159cd5c84 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,28 @@ describe('MatSelect', () => {
               'Expected value from second option to have been set on the model.');
         }));
 
+        it('should resume focus from selected item after selecting via click', fakeAsync(() => {
+          const formControl = fixture.componentInstance.control;
+          const options = fixture.componentInstance.options.toArray();
+
+          expect(formControl.value).toBeFalsy('Expected no initial value.');
+
+          fixture.componentInstance.select.open();
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+          flush();
+
+          (overlayContainerElement.querySelectorAll('mat-option')[3] as HTMLElement).click();
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+          flush();
+
+          expect(formControl.value).toBe(options[3].value);
+
+          dispatchKeyboardEvent(select, 'keydown', DOWN_ARROW);
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(formControl.value).toBe(options[4].value);
+        }));
+
         it('should select options via LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys on a closed select', fakeAsync(() => {
           const formControl = fixture.componentInstance.control;
           const options = fixture.componentInstance.options.toArray();
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.ts b/src/lib/select/select.ts
index 0e9603421ace..cd11b499f569 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.ts
@@ -892,12 +892,14 @@ export class MatSelect extends _MatSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit,
     } else {
       option.selected ? this._selectionModel.select(option) : this._selectionModel.deselect(option);
 
+      if (isUserInput) {
+        this._keyManager.setActiveItem(option);
+      }
+
       if (this.multiple) {
         this._sortValues();
 
         if (isUserInput) {
-          this._keyManager.setActiveItem(option);
-
           // In case the user selected the option with their mouse, we
           // want to restore focus back to the trigger, in order to
           // prevent the select keyboard controls from clashing with