diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Select.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Select.cy.tsx
index 5249a4e1dcca..ef124ff55671 100644
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Select.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Select.cy.tsx
@@ -592,6 +592,30 @@ describe("Select - Accessibility", () => {
 			expect(accessInfo.label).to.equal("Updated Reference"); // Updated aria label from ref
 		});
 	});
+
+	it("should have focus only on the selected item when dropdown is opened (not on input)", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Select>
+				<Option value="Option1">Option 1</Option>
+				<Option value="Option2" selected>Option 2</Option>
+				<Option value="Option3">Option 3</Option>
+			</Select>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-select]").realClick();
+		cy.get("[ui5-select]").should("have.attr", "opened");
+
+		// The input focus ring should not be rendered while opened.
+		cy.get("[ui5-select]")
+			.shadow()
+			.find(".ui5-input-focusable-element")
+			.then(($el) => {
+				const style = window.getComputedStyle($el[0], "::after");
+				expect(style.getPropertyValue("border-style")).to.equal("none");
+			});
+
+		cy.focused().should("have.attr", "role", "option");
+	});
 });
 
 describe("Select - Popover", () => {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/themes/Select.css b/packages/main/src/themes/Select.css
index 3b1f7fe5321f..7cca1406e2c3 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/themes/Select.css
+++ b/packages/main/src/themes/Select.css
@@ -8,28 +8,7 @@
 }
 
 :host([opened]) .ui5-input-focusable-element::after {
-	content: var(--ui5_input_focus_pseudo_element_content);
-	position: absolute;
-	pointer-events: none;
-	z-index: 2;
-	border: var(--sapContent_FocusWidth) var(--sapContent_FocusStyle) var(--_ui5_input_focus_outline_color);
-	border-radius: var(--_ui5_input_focus_border_radius);
-	top: var(--_ui5_input_focus_offset);
-	bottom: var(--_ui5_input_focus_offset);
-	left: var(--_ui5_input_focus_offset);
-	right: var(--_ui5_input_focus_offset);
-}
-
-:host([value-state="Negative"][opened]:not([readonly])) .ui5-input-focusable-element:after {
-	border-color: var(--_ui5_input_focused_value_state_error_focus_outline_color);
-}
-
-:host([value-state="Critical"][opened]:not([readonly])) .ui5-input-focusable-element:after {
-	border-color: var(--_ui5_input_focused_value_state_warning_focus_outline_color);
-}
-
-:host([value-state="Positive"][opened]:not([readonly])) .ui5-input-focusable-element:after {
-	border-color: var(--_ui5_input_focused_value_state_success_focus_outline_color);
+	content: none;
 }
 
 :host([icon]) .ui5-select-root {