diff --git a/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md b/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
index 6dfc48fe..d5cce306 100644
--- a/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a criti
 - `<sl-tab>` `closable` property now reflects. [#2041]
 - `<sl-tab-group>` now implements a proper "roving tabindex" and `<sl-tab>` is no longer tabbable by default. This aligns closer to the APG pattern for tabs. [#2041]
 - Fixed a bug in the submenu controller that prevented submenus from rendering in RTL without explicitly setting `dir` on the parent menu item [#1992]
+- When calling `customElements.define` we no longer register with anonymous classes by default [#2079]
 
 ## 2.15.1
 
diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts
index 8796d921..c022860b 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.component.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ import type SlMenu from '../menu/menu.js';
  * @event sl-hide - Emitted when the dropdown closes.
  * @event sl-after-hide - Emitted after the dropdown closes and all animations are complete.
  *
- * @csspart base - The component's base wrapper.
+ * @csspart base - The component's base wrapper, an `<sl-popup>` element.
+ * @csspart base__popup - The popup's exported `popup` part. Use this to target the tooltip's popup container.
  * @csspart trigger - The container that wraps the trigger.
  * @csspart panel - The panel that gets shown when the dropdown is open.
  *
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
     return html`
       <sl-popup
         part="base"
+        exportparts="popup:base__popup"
         id="dropdown"
         placement=${this.placement}
         distance=${this.distance}
diff --git a/src/internal/shoelace-element.ts b/src/internal/shoelace-element.ts
index 1d6ae5ba..219ebdac 100644
--- a/src/internal/shoelace-element.ts
+++ b/src/internal/shoelace-element.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,15 @@ export default class ShoelaceElement extends LitElement {
       | typeof ShoelaceElement;
 
     if (!currentlyRegisteredConstructor) {
-      customElements.define(name, class extends elementConstructor {} as unknown as CustomElementConstructor, options);
+      // We try to register as the actual class first. If for some reason that fails, we fall back to anonymous classes.
+      // customElements can only have 1 class of the same "object id" per registry, so that is why the try {} catch {} exists.
+      // Some tools like Jest Snapshots and if you import the constructor and call `new SlButton()` they will fail with
+      //   the anonymous class version.
+      try {
+        customElements.define(name, elementConstructor, options);
+      } catch (_err) {
+        customElements.define(name, class extends elementConstructor {}, options);
+      }
       return;
     }