diff --git a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor
index 5541e22..c5f18f0 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor
+++ b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
                        @onkeyup="HandleKeyup"
                        @onkeyup:stopPropagation="@StopPropagation"
                        @onkeyup:preventDefault="@PreventDefault"
-                       @onblur="ResetControl"
                        @onfocus="HandleInputFocus"
                        autocomplete="off"
                        @attributes="AdditionalAttributes"
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@
 
         @if (!Disabled && EnableDropDown)
         {
-            <div class="blazored-typeahead__input-icon" @onclick="ShowMaximumSuggestions" @onkeyup="HandleKeyUpOnShowDropDown" @onblur="ResetControl" tabindex="@(IsShowingSuggestions ? "-1" : "0")">
+            <div class="blazored-typeahead__input-icon" @onclick="ShowMaximumSuggestions" @onkeyup="HandleKeyUpOnShowDropDown" tabindex="@(IsShowingSuggestions ? "-1" : "0")">
                 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="24px" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" version="1.1" class="blazored-typeahead__down-arrow">
                     <g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
                         <polygon id="Shape" points="0 0 24 0 24 24 0 24" />
diff --git a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor.cs b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor.cs
index 4482c81..ec23d68 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor.cs
+++ b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/BlazoredTypeahead.razor.cs
@@ -281,17 +281,23 @@ private async Task HandleInputFocus()
         }
 
         private bool _resettingControl = false;
-        private async Task ResetControl()
+        private void ResetControl()
         {
             if (!_resettingControl)
             {
                 _resettingControl = true;
-                await Task.Delay(200);
                 Initialize();
                 _resettingControl = false;
             }
         }
 
+        [JSInvokable("ResetControlBlur")]
+        public void ResetControlBlur()
+        {
+            ResetControl();
+            StateHasChanged();
+        }
+
         private async Task ShowMaximumSuggestions()
         {
             if (_resettingControl)
@@ -315,6 +321,7 @@ private async Task ShowMaximumSuggestions()
                 IsSearching = false;
                 await InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
             }
+            await HookOutsideClick();
         }
 
         private string GetSelectedSuggestionClass(TItem item, int index)
@@ -356,10 +363,16 @@ private async void Search(Object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
 
             IsSearching = false;
             IsShowingSuggestions = true;
+            await HookOutsideClick();
             SelectedIndex = 0;
             await InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
         }
 
+        private async Task HookOutsideClick()
+        {
+            await JSRuntime.OnOutsideClick(_searchInput, this, "ResetControlBlur", true);
+        }
+
         private async Task SelectResult(TItem item)
         {
             var value = ConvertMethod(item);
diff --git a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/Interop.cs b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/Interop.cs
index f9e0bf8..930a1dc 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/Interop.cs
+++ b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/Interop.cs
@@ -15,5 +15,10 @@ internal static ValueTask<object> AddKeyDownEventListener(IJSRuntime jsRuntime,
         {
             return jsRuntime.InvokeAsync<object>("blazoredTypeahead.addKeyDownEventListener", element);
         }
+
+        internal static ValueTask<object> OnOutsideClick(this IJSRuntime jsRuntime, ElementReference element, object caller, string methodName, bool clearOnFire = false)
+        {
+            return jsRuntime.InvokeAsync<object>("blazoredTypeahead.onOutsideClick", element, DotNetObjectReference.Create(caller), methodName, clearOnFire);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/wwwroot/blazored-typeahead.js b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/wwwroot/blazored-typeahead.js
index 9475cdd..4c9939d 100644
--- a/src/Blazored.Typeahead/wwwroot/blazored-typeahead.js
+++ b/src/Blazored.Typeahead/wwwroot/blazored-typeahead.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
+var onOutsideClickFunctions = {};
+
 window.blazoredTypeahead = {
     assemblyname: "Blazored.Typeahead",
     setFocus: function (element) {
@@ -16,5 +18,64 @@ window.blazoredTypeahead = {
                 }
             });
         }
+    },
+    onOutsideClickClear: function (element) {
+
+        if (element == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var bId = "";
+        for (var clearCount = 0; clearCount < element.attributes.length; clearCount++) {
+            var a = element.attributes[clearCount];
+            if (a.name.startsWith('_bl_')) {
+                bId = a.name;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var func = onOutsideClickFunctions[bId];
+        if (func == null || func == "undefined") {
+            return;
+        }
+        window.removeEventListener("click", func);
+        onOutsideClickFunctions[bId] = null;
+    },
+    onOutsideClick: function (searchTextElement, dotnetRef, methodName, clearOnFire) {
+
+        if (searchTextElement == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var bId = "";//get the blazor internal ID to distinguish different components
+        for (var clearCount = 0; clearCount < searchTextElement.attributes.length; clearCount++) {
+            var a = searchTextElement.attributes[clearCount];
+            if (a.name.startsWith('_bl_')) {
+                bId = a.name;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        blazoredTypeahead.onOutsideClickClear(searchTextElement); //clean up just in case
+
+        var func = (e) => {
+            var parent = e.target;
+            while (parent != null) {
+                if (parent.classList != null && parent.classList.contains('blazored-typeahead')) {
+                    var hasSearch = parent.contains(searchTextElement); //check if this is the same typeahead parent element
+                    if (hasSearch) {
+                        return; //we're still in the search so don't fire
+                    }
+                }
+                parent = parent.parentNode;
+            }
+
+            dotnetRef.invokeMethodAsync(methodName);
+            if (clearOnFire) { //could also add a check to see if the search element is missing on the DOM to force cleaning up the function?
+                blazoredTypeahead.onOutsideClickClear(searchTextElement);
+            }
+        };
+        onOutsideClickFunctions[bId] = func; //save a reference to the click function
+        window.addEventListener("click", func);
     }
 };