diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index ee5b7602c..148e4cd2b 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends LitElement {
 
   private startPositioner() {
     this.stopPositioner();
-    this.updatePositioner();
+    requestAnimationFrame(() =>  this.updatePositioner());
     this.positionerCleanup = autoUpdate(this.trigger, this.positioner, this.updatePositioner.bind(this));
   }