diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
index a9d419492529..867d8ec909ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
@@ -2519,6 +2519,25 @@ describe('MatSelect', () => {
       expect(document.activeElement).toBe(select, 'Expected trigger to be focused.');
     }));
 
+    it('should not restore focus to the host element when clicking outside', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicSelectWithoutForms);
+      const select = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.querySelector('mat-select');
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.mat-select-trigger')).nativeElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(select, 'Expected trigger to be focused.');
+
+      select.blur(); // Blur manually since the programmatic click might not do it.
+      (overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-backdrop') as HTMLElement).click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flush();
+
+      expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(select, 'Expected trigger not to be focused.');
+    }));
+
     it('should update the data binding before emitting the change event', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicSelectWithoutForms);
       const instance = fixture.componentInstance;
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.ts b/src/lib/select/select.ts
index c67f17be4c94..37847e66af3f 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.ts
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export class MatSelect extends _MatSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit,
   ];
 
   /** Whether the select is focused. */
-  focused = false;
+  focused: boolean = false;
 
   /** A name for this control that can be used by `mat-form-field`. */
   controlType = 'mat-select';
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ export class MatSelect extends _MatSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit,
       this._panelOpen = false;
       this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
       this._onTouched();
-      this.focus();
     }
   }
 
@@ -715,8 +714,9 @@ export class MatSelect extends _MatSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit,
    * "blur" to the panel when it opens, causing a false positive.
    */
   _onBlur() {
+    this.focused = false;
+
     if (!this.disabled && !this.panelOpen) {
-      this.focused = false;
       this._onTouched();
       this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
       this.stateChanges.next();
@@ -844,8 +844,9 @@ export class MatSelect extends _MatSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit,
     ).subscribe(event => {
       this._onSelect(event.source);
 
-      if (!this.multiple) {
+      if (!this.multiple && this._panelOpen) {
         this.close();
+        this.focus();
       }
     });