diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue b/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
index dd79e0627..45581ab1b 100644
--- a/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ export default {
         onOptionFocusChangeEnter(event) {
             if (this.dirty) {
                 this.onOptionChange(event, false);
+            } else {
+                this.onOptionFocusMoveChange(event);
             }
         },
         onOptionSelect(event, processedOption, isHide = true) {