diff --git a/examples/combobox/combobox-select-only.html b/examples/combobox/combobox-select-only.html
index 83ca76e4ca..a17c97d229 100644
--- a/examples/combobox/combobox-select-only.html
+++ b/examples/combobox/combobox-select-only.html
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ <h2>Accessibility Features</h2>
           The value is set when users press <kbd>Space</kbd>, <kbd>Enter</kbd>, or <kbd>Tab</kbd>, or when focus moves out of the combobox.
           The current value is retained if the listbox is closed with <kbd>Escape</kbd> or if the user collapses the list by clicking the input.
         </li>
+        <li>Browsers do not manage visibility of elements referenced by <code>aria-activedescendant</code> like they do for elements with focus. When a keyboard event changes the active option in the listbox, the JavaScript scrolls the option referenced by <code>aria-activedescendant</code> into view. Managing <code>aria-activedescendant</code> visibility is essential to accessibility for people who use a browser's zoom feature to increase the size of content.</li>
       </ol>
     </section>
 
diff --git a/examples/combobox/js/select-only.js b/examples/combobox/js/select-only.js
index f8441cfc51..fdf5874a81 100644
--- a/examples/combobox/js/select-only.js
+++ b/examples/combobox/js/select-only.js
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ function getUpdatedIndex(currentIndex, maxIndex, action) {
   }
 }
 
+// check if element is visible in browser view port
+function isElementInView(element) {
+  var bounding = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+  return (
+    bounding.top >= 0 &&
+    bounding.left >= 0 &&
+    bounding.bottom <=
+      (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) &&
+    bounding.right <=
+      (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)
+  );
+}
+
 // check if an element is currently scrollable
 function isScrollable(element) {
   return element && element.clientHeight < element.scrollHeight;
@@ -318,6 +332,12 @@ Select.prototype.onOptionChange = function (index) {
   if (isScrollable(this.listboxEl)) {
     maintainScrollVisibility(options[index], this.listboxEl);
   }
+
+  // ensure the new option is visible on screen
+  // ensure the new option is in view
+  if (!isElementInView(options[index])) {
+    options[index].scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
+  }
 };
 
 Select.prototype.onOptionClick = function (index) {
@@ -364,6 +384,10 @@ Select.prototype.updateMenuState = function (open, callFocus = true) {
   const activeID = open ? `${this.idBase}-${this.activeIndex}` : '';
   this.comboEl.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', activeID);
 
+  if (activeID === '' && !isElementInView(this.comboEl)) {
+    this.comboEl.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
+  }
+
   // move focus back to the combobox, if needed
   callFocus && this.comboEl.focus();
 };