diff --git a/dist/shoelace.js b/dist/shoelace.js
index c4055e437..fd1893cc3 100644
--- a/dist/shoelace.js
+++ b/dist/shoelace.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
   Released under the MIT license
   Source: https://github.com/claviska/shoelace-css
 */
-!function(){"use strict";if("undefined"==typeof jQuery&&"undefined"==typeof Zepto)throw new Error("Shoelace dropdowns require either jQuery or Zepto.");("function"==typeof jQuery?jQuery:Zepto)(function(e){e(document).on("click",function(t){var i=e(t.target).closest(".dropdown").get(0),r=i?e(t.target).closest(".dropdown-trigger").get(0):null,o=(i?e(t.target).closest(".dropdown-menu").get(0):null)?e(t.target).closest("a").get(0):null;if(r){if(e(".dropdown.active").not(i).removeClass("active").trigger("hide"),e(r).is(".disabled, :disabled"))return;e(i).toggleClass("active").trigger(e(i).is(".active")?"show":"hide")}else if(o){if(t.preventDefault(),e(o).is(".disabled"))return;e(i).removeClass("active").trigger("hide").trigger("select",o)}else i||e(".dropdown.active").removeClass("active").trigger("hide")}).on("keydown",function(t){27===t.keyCode&&e(".dropdown.active").removeClass("active").trigger("hide")})})}(),/*!
+!function(){"use strict";if("undefined"==typeof jQuery&&"undefined"==typeof Zepto)throw new Error("Shoelace dropdowns require either jQuery or Zepto.");("function"==typeof jQuery?jQuery:Zepto)(function(e){e(document).on("click",function(t){var i=e(t.target).closest(".dropdown").get(0),r=i?e(t.target).closest(".dropdown-trigger").get(0):null,o=(i?e(t.target).closest(".dropdown-menu").get(0):null)?e(t.target).closest("a").get(0):null;if(r){if(e(".dropdown.active").not(i).removeClass("active").trigger("hide"),e(r).is(".disabled, :disabled"))return;e(i).toggleClass("active").trigger(e(i).is(".active")?"show":"hide")}else if(o){if(e(o).is(".disabled"))return;e(i).removeClass("active").trigger("hide").trigger(e.Event("select",t),o)}else i||e(".dropdown.active").removeClass("active").trigger("hide")}).on("keydown",function(t){27===t.keyCode&&e(".dropdown.active").removeClass("active").trigger("hide")})})}(),/*!
   Shoelace.css tabs 1.0.0-beta22
   (c) A Beautiful Site, LLC
 
   Released under the MIT license
   Source: https://github.com/claviska/shoelace-css
 */
-function(){"use strict";if("undefined"==typeof jQuery&&"undefined"==typeof Zepto)throw new Error("Shoelace tabs require either jQuery or Zepto.");(window.jQuery||window.Zepto)(function(e){new MutationObserver(function(t){t.forEach(function(t){if("attributes"===t.type&&"class"===t.attributeName){var i=e(t.target).get(0),r=e(t.target).closest(".tabs").get(0),o=e(t.target).closest(".tabs-nav").get(0),a="A"===i.tagName?e(r).find(i.hash):null;if(!e(i).is("a")||!r||!o)return;if(e(i).is(".disabled.active"))return void e(i).removeClass("active");e(i).is(".active")?(e(i).siblings(".active").removeClass("active"),e(a).addClass("active"),e(r).trigger("show",a)):(e(a).removeClass("active"),e(r).trigger("hide",a))}})}).observe(document.body,{attributes:!0,attributeFilter:["class"],attributeOldValue:!0,subtree:!0}),e(document).on("click",".tabs-nav a",function(t){e(this).addClass("active"),t.preventDefault()})})}();
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+function(){"use strict";if("undefined"==typeof jQuery&&"undefined"==typeof Zepto)throw new Error("Shoelace tabs require either jQuery or Zepto.");(window.jQuery||window.Zepto)(function(e){new MutationObserver(function(t){t.forEach(function(t){if("attributes"===t.type&&"class"===t.attributeName){var i=e(t.target).get(0),r=e(t.target).closest(".tabs").get(0),o=e(t.target).closest(".tabs-nav").get(0),s="A"===i.tagName?e(r).find(i.hash):null;if(!e(i).is("a")||!r||!o)return;if(e(i).is(".disabled.active"))return void e(i).removeClass("active");e(i).is(".active")?(e(i).siblings(".active").removeClass("active"),e(s).addClass("active"),e(r).trigger("show",s)):(e(s).removeClass("active"),e(r).trigger("hide",s))}})}).observe(document.body,{attributes:!0,attributeFilter:["class"],attributeOldValue:!0,subtree:!0}),e(document).on("click",".tabs-nav a",function(t){e(this).addClass("active"),t.preventDefault()})})}();
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diff --git a/docs/dropdowns.html b/docs/dropdowns.html
index 7d7de406a..3d6b1f655 100644
--- a/docs/dropdowns.html
+++ b/docs/dropdowns.html
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@
   })
   .on('select', function(event, item) {
     console.log('select', event.target, item);
+
+    // Tip: Use use event.preventDefault() to
+    // intercept the original click event.
   });
 </code></pre>
 <p>To show or hide a dropdown programmatically, just add or remove the <code>active</code> class to the dropdown.</p>
diff --git a/source/docs/dropdowns.md b/source/docs/dropdowns.md
index 01635d6f9..4f1161fd4 100644
--- a/source/docs/dropdowns.md
+++ b/source/docs/dropdowns.md
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ $('#my-dropdown')
   })
   .on('select', function(event, item) {
     console.log('select', event.target, item);
+
+    // Tip: Use use event.preventDefault() to
+    // intercept the original click event.
   });
 ```
 
diff --git a/source/js/dropdowns.js b/source/js/dropdowns.js
index ff0ff4a1d..31f14d245 100644
--- a/source/js/dropdowns.js
+++ b/source/js/dropdowns.js
@@ -65,17 +65,15 @@
 
         // If the user selected a menu item, close the dropdown and fire the select event
         if(selectedItem) {
-          // Prevent the page from scrolling since menu items are #links
-          event.preventDefault();
-
           // Don't select disabled menu items
           if($(selectedItem).is('.disabled')) return;
 
-          // Trigger a selection
+          // Close the dropdown and trigger the select event. The original click event is exposed to
+          // the handler so it can be prevented as needed.
           $(dropdown)
             .removeClass('active')
             .trigger('hide')
-            .trigger('select', selectedItem);
+            .trigger($.Event('select', event), selectedItem);
 
           return;
         }