diff --git a/src/list.ts b/src/list.ts
index d6ea44d049..6bce0a8272 100644
--- a/src/list.ts
+++ b/src/list.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ActionContainer } from "./actions/container";
 import { Action, BaseAction, IAction } from "./actions/action";
 import { CssClassBuilder } from "./utils/cssClassBuilder";
 import { ElementHelper } from "./element-helper";
+import { getFirstVisibleChild } from "./utils/utils";
 
 export let defaultListCss = {
   root: "sv-list__container",
@@ -203,8 +204,9 @@ export class ListModel<T extends BaseAction = Action> extends ActionContainer<T>
     if (event.key === "ArrowDown" || event.keyCode === 40) {
       const currentElement = (<HTMLElement>event.target).parentElement;
       const listElement = currentElement.parentElement.querySelector("ul");
-      if (!!listElement && !!listElement.firstElementChild) {
-        ElementHelper.focusElement(listElement.firstElementChild);
+      const firstChild = getFirstVisibleChild(listElement);
+      if (!!listElement && !!firstChild) {
+        ElementHelper.focusElement(firstChild);
         event.preventDefault();
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index b3cef4256e..c8143b99c6 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,15 @@ function isContainerVisible(el: HTMLElement) {
   );
 }
 
+function getFirstVisibleChild(el: HTMLElement) {
+  let result;
+  for(let index = 0; index < el.children.length; index++) {
+    if(!result && getComputedStyle(el.children[index]).display !== "none") {
+      result = el.children[index];
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
 function findParentByClassNames(element: HTMLElement, classNames: Array<string>): Element {
   if (!!element) {
     if (classNames.every(className => !className || element.classList.contains(className))) {
@@ -376,4 +385,5 @@ export {
   getOriginalEvent,
   preventDefaults,
   findParentByClassNames,
+  getFirstVisibleChild,
 };
diff --git a/testCafe/components/popup.ts b/testCafe/components/popup.ts
index 11238d9d0f..6b2236119f 100644
--- a/testCafe/components/popup.ts
+++ b/testCafe/components/popup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { url, initSurvey, frameworks } from "../helper";
+import { url, initSurvey, frameworks, getListItemByText } from "../helper";
 import { Selector, ClientFunction } from "testcafe";
 const title = "popup";
 
@@ -362,4 +362,34 @@ frameworks.forEach(async framework => {
       .expect(popupSelector.visible).ok()
       .expect(popupSelector.offsetHeight).within(popupHeight - 1, popupHeight + 1);
   });
+
+  test("list model", async t => {
+    await initSurvey(framework, json, { onGetQuestionTitleActions: (_, opt) => {
+      const getItems = (count, startIndex = 0) => {
+        const list = [];
+        for (let index = startIndex; index < count; index++) {
+          list[index - startIndex] = new window["Survey"].Action({ id: index, title: "item" + index, needSeparator: index % 4 == 1 });
+        }
+        return list;
+      };
+      const dropdownWithSearchAction = window["Survey"].createDropdownActionModel(
+        { title: "Long List", showTitle: true },
+        { items: getItems(40), showPointer: true }
+      );
+      opt.titleActions = [dropdownWithSearchAction];
+    } });
+
+    const listItems = Selector(".sv-list__item").filterVisible();
+
+    await t
+      .click(Selector(".sv-action-bar-item"))
+      .expect(listItems.count).eql(40)
+
+      .pressKey("1")
+      .expect(listItems.count).eql(13)
+      .expect(getListItemByText("item1").focused).notOk()
+
+      .pressKey("down")
+      .expect(getListItemByText("item1").focused).ok();
+  });
 });
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