diff --git a/.changeset/clean-wombats-run.md b/.changeset/clean-wombats-run.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c97ed25bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-wombats-run.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/css": patch
+---
+
+Remove outline reset of `.SelectMenu-closeButton`
diff --git a/src/select-menu/select-menu.scss b/src/select-menu/select-menu.scss
index 2996499164..33365b3b74 100644
--- a/src/select-menu/select-menu.scss
+++ b/src/select-menu/select-menu.scss
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ $SelectMenu-max-height: 480px !default;
 // Different states
 
 // Reset outlines
-.SelectMenu-closeButton:focus,
 .SelectMenu-tab:focus,
 .SelectMenu-item:focus {
   outline: 0;