diff --git a/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts b/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
index 6dace6205bd..86411498abe 100755
--- a/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
@@ -880,7 +880,15 @@ export class AutoComplete implements AfterViewChecked, AfterContentInit, OnDestr
         return typeof this.modelValue() === 'string' && this.optionValue;
     }
 
-    constructor(@Inject(DOCUMENT) private document: Document, public el: ElementRef, public renderer: Renderer2, public cd: ChangeDetectorRef, public config: PrimeNGConfig, public overlayService: OverlayService, private zone: NgZone) {
+    constructor(
+        @Inject(DOCUMENT) private document: Document,
+        public el: ElementRef,
+        public renderer: Renderer2,
+        public cd: ChangeDetectorRef,
+        public config: PrimeNGConfig,
+        public overlayService: OverlayService,
+        private zone: NgZone
+    ) {
         effect(() => {
             this.filled = ObjectUtils.isNotEmpty(this.modelValue());
         });
@@ -1368,12 +1376,11 @@ export class AutoComplete implements AfterViewChecked, AfterContentInit, OnDestr
         } else {
             if (this.focusedOptionIndex() !== -1) {
                 this.onOptionSelect(event, this.visibleOptions()[this.focusedOptionIndex()]);
+                event.preventDefault();
             }
 
             this.hide();
         }
-
-        event.preventDefault();
     }
 
     onEscapeKey(event) {