diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
index 92d67f36c..fe27b1ec7 100755
--- a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ export default {
                     return filteredGroups
                 }
                 else {
-                    return FilterService.filter(this.options, this.searchFields, this.filterValue, 'contains', this.filterLocale);
+                    return FilterService.filter(this.options, this.searchFields, this.filterValue, this.filterMatchMode, this.filterLocale);
                 }
             }
             else {