diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss b/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss
index ffa81bfe0c23..7d86e3b49795 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/list-box/_list-box.scss
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ $list-box-menu-width: rem(300px);
   .#{$prefix}--list-box__selection {
     position: absolute;
     right: rem(33px); // to preserve .5rem space between icons according to spec
-    // top/transform used to center invalid icon in IE11
+    // top/transform used to center the combobox clear selection icon in IE11
     top: 50%;
     transform: translateY(-50%);
     display: flex;
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ $list-box-menu-width: rem(300px);
     }
   }
 
+  // reset multiselect selection counter positioning
+  .#{$prefix}--list-box__selection--multi {
+    top: auto;
+    transform: none;
+  }
+
   .#{$prefix}--list-box__selection > svg {
     fill: $icon-02;
   }