diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7952d8617..be69b8673 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ _Breaking developer changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that
 * Fix too dim markers of selected/hovered photo of some street level imagery layers ([#10755], thanks [@draunger])
 * Fix `+` symbol appearing in changeset comments from external tools ([#10766], thanks [@k-yle])
 * Fix `destination_sign` relations from being corrupted when splitting a way ([#10646], thanks [@k-yle])
+* Fix combobox dropdown menu sticking around under certain conditions (e.g. while editing the role of a relation member and deselecting a feature #10319)
 #### :earth_asia: Localization
 * Add `housename` to address format in Bolivia ([#10727])
 #### :hourglass: Performance
diff --git a/modules/ui/combobox.js b/modules/ui/combobox.js
index 524d31733..aab796ced 100644
--- a/modules/ui/combobox.js
+++ b/modules/ui/combobox.js
@@ -154,18 +154,8 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
                 .on('scroll.combo-scroll', render, true);
         }
 
-
         function hide() {
-            if (_comboHideTimerID) {
-                window.clearTimeout(_comboHideTimerID);
-                _comboHideTimerID = undefined;
-            }
-
-            container.selectAll('.combobox')
-                .remove();
-
-            container
-                .on('scroll.combo-scroll', null);
+            _hide(container);
         }
 
 
@@ -515,7 +505,22 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
 }
 
 
+function _hide(container) {
+    if (_comboHideTimerID) {
+        window.clearTimeout(_comboHideTimerID);
+        _comboHideTimerID = undefined;
+    }
+
+    container.selectAll('.combobox')
+        .remove();
+
+    container
+        .on('scroll.combo-scroll', null);
+}
+
+
 uiCombobox.off = function(input, context) {
+    _hide(context.container());
     input
         .on('focus.combo-input', null)
         .on('blur.combo-input', null)