diff --git a/dashboard/client/components/+namespaces/namespace-select.tsx b/dashboard/client/components/+namespaces/namespace-select.tsx
index 30ac5ca081..b5004685c9 100644
--- a/dashboard/client/components/+namespaces/namespace-select.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/client/components/+namespaces/namespace-select.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export class NamespaceSelectFilter extends React.Component {
     return (
       <NamespaceSelect
         placeholder={placeholder}
+        closeMenuOnSelect={false}
         isOptionSelected={() => false}
         controlShouldRenderValue={false}
         onChange={({ value: namespace }: SelectOption) => toggleContext(namespace)}
@@ -102,4 +103,4 @@ export class NamespaceSelectFilter extends React.Component {
       />
     )
   }
-}
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+}