diff --git a/lib/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box.ex b/lib/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box.ex
index 4af94347f..b0f12449c 100644
--- a/lib/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box.ex
+++ b/lib/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box.ex
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Live.Components.ComboBox do
     >
       <a
         x-ref={"dropdown-#{@ref}-option-#{@idx}"}
-        x-on:click="selectionInProgress = true"
+        x-on:click={not @creatable && "selectionInProgress = true"}
         phx-click={select_option(@ref, @submit_value, @display_value)}
         phx-value-submit-value={@submit_value}
         phx-value-display-value={@display_value}
diff --git a/test/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box_test.exs b/test/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box_test.exs
index 33ca51243..156c92025 100644
--- a/test/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box_test.exs
+++ b/test/plausible_web/live/components/combo_box_test.exs
@@ -274,6 +274,20 @@ defmodule PlausibleWeb.Live.Components.ComboBoxTest do
                "input[type=hidden][name=some_submit_name][value=\"my new option\"]"
              )
     end
+
+    test "selectionInProgress doesn't apply when no server roundtrip is needed", %{conn: conn} do
+      {:ok, lv, html} = live_isolated(conn, CreatableView, session: %{})
+      regular_option = find(html, "li#dropdown-test-creatable-component-option-1 a")
+
+      assert Floki.attribute(regular_option, "x-on:click") == ["selectionInProgress = true"]
+
+      creatable_option =
+        lv
+        |> type_into_combo("test-creatable-component", "my new option")
+        |> find("input[type=hidden][name=some_submit_name][value=\"my new option\"]")
+
+      assert Floki.attribute(creatable_option, "x-on:click") == []
+    end
   end
 
   describe "async suggestions" do