diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 3da6fb196..7de247649 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ _During the beta period, these restrictions may be relaxed in the event of a mis
 ## Next
 
 - Added a console error that appears when menu items have duplicate values in `sl-select`
+- Fixed a bug in `sl-menu` where pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> after using type to select would result in the wrong value
 
 ## 2.0.0-beta.47
 
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index 224ec3a93..54c7d8997 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export default class SlMenu extends LitElement {
       const slot = item.shadowRoot!.querySelector('slot:not([name])') as HTMLSlotElement;
       const label = getTextContent(slot).toLowerCase().trim();
       if (label.substring(0, this.typeToSelectString.length) === this.typeToSelectString) {
+        this.setCurrentItem(item);
         item.focus();
         break;
       }