diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown.js.es6
index d2e7b61b345..859d6515531 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown.js.es6
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         }
 
         this.dismissDropdown();
+        this.dispatchInputEvent();
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js.es6
index 408a0dfd768..00e1c28692f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js.es6
@@ -61,11 +61,19 @@
       const word = `${tokenName}:${tokenValue}`;
 
       // Get the string to replace
-      const selectionStart = input.selectionStart;
+      let newCaretPosition = input.selectionStart;
       const { left, right } = gl.DropdownUtils.getInputSelectionPosition(input);
 
       input.value = `${inputValue.substr(0, left)}${word}${inputValue.substr(right)}`;
-      gl.FilteredSearchDropdownManager.updateInputCaretPosition(selectionStart, input);
+
+      // If we have added a tokenValue at the end of the input,
+      // add a space and set selection to the end
+      if (right >= inputValue.length && tokenValue !== '') {
+        input.value += ' ';
+        newCaretPosition = input.value.length;
+      }
+
+      gl.FilteredSearchDropdownManager.updateInputCaretPosition(newCaretPosition, input);
     }
 
     static updateInputCaretPosition(selectionStart, input) {