diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index af9d070b..f212bb9f 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a criti
 
 - Fixed a bug in `<sl-animated-image>` where the play and pause buttons were transposed [#1147](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/1147)
 - Fixed a bug that prevented `web-types.json` from being generated [#1154](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/discussions/1154)
-- Fixe a bug in `<sl-color-picker>` that prevented `sl-change` and `sl-input` from emitting when using the eye dropper [#1157](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/1157)
+- Fixed a bug in `<sl-color-picker>` that prevented `sl-change` and `sl-input` from emitting when using the eye dropper [#1157](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/1157)
+- Fixed a bug in `<sl-dropdown>` that prevented keyboard users from selecting menu items when using the keyboard [#1165](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/1165)
 
 ## 2.0.0
 
diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index 1710b42e..c7d66159 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
     const menu = this.getMenu();
 
     if (menu) {
-      const menuItems = menu.defaultSlot.assignedElements({ flatten: true }) as SlMenuItem[];
+      const menuItems = menu.getAllItems();
       const firstMenuItem = menuItems[0];
       const lastMenuItem = menuItems[menuItems.length - 1];
 
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index f85b43ec..f44ee3cd 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@ export default class SlMenu extends ShoelaceElement {
     this.setAttribute('role', 'menu');
   }
 
-  private getAllItems() {
-    return [...this.defaultSlot.assignedElements({ flatten: true })].filter((el: HTMLElement) => {
-      if (el.inert || !this.isMenuItem(el)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      return true;
-    }) as SlMenuItem[];
-  }
-
   private handleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
     const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
     const item = target.closest('sl-menu-item');
@@ -125,6 +115,16 @@ export default class SlMenu extends ShoelaceElement {
     );
   }
 
+  /** @internal Gets all slotted menu items, ignoring dividers, headers, and other elements. */
+  getAllItems() {
+    return [...this.defaultSlot.assignedElements({ flatten: true })].filter((el: HTMLElement) => {
+      if (el.inert || !this.isMenuItem(el)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }) as SlMenuItem[];
+  }
+
   /**
    * @internal Gets the current menu item, which is the menu item that has `tabindex="0"` within the roving tab index.
    * The menu item may or may not have focus, but for keyboard interaction purposes it's considered the "active" item.