diff --git a/src/modules/Dropdown/Dropdown.js b/src/modules/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
index e9e195c09b..339120440d 100644
--- a/src/modules/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
+++ b/src/modules/Dropdown/Dropdown.js
@@ -423,7 +423,12 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
       this.setSelectedIndex(nextProps.value)
     }
 
-    if (!_.isEqual(nextProps.options, this.props.options)) {
+    // The selected index is only dependent on option keys/values.
+    // We only check those properties to avoid recursive performance impacts.
+    // https://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI-React/issues/3000
+    if (
+      !_.isEqual(this.getKeyAndValues(nextProps.options), this.getKeyAndValues(this.props.options))
+    ) {
       this.setSelectedIndex(undefined, nextProps.options)
     }
   }
@@ -787,6 +792,9 @@ export default class Dropdown extends Component {
   // Getters
   // ----------------------------------------
 
+  getKeyAndValues = options =>
+    (options ? options.map(option => _.pick(option, ['key', 'value'])) : options)
+
   // There are times when we need to calculate the options based on a value
   // that hasn't yet been persisted to state.
   getMenuOptions = (value = this.state.value, options = this.props.options) => {