diff --git a/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.jsx b/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.jsx
index 0d0f034e5..466c79248 100644
--- a/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.jsx
+++ b/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.jsx
@@ -210,12 +210,14 @@ const DropdownLight = ({
   const [cursor, setCursor] = useState(-1);
   const buttonRef = useRef();
   const listOptions = useRef();
+  const ButtonIsClosedAndFocused = () =>
+    !isOpen && document.activeElement === buttonRef.current;
 
-  const downPress = useKeyPress('ArrowDown');
-  const upPress = useKeyPress('ArrowUp');
+  const downPress = useKeyPress('ArrowDown', ButtonIsClosedAndFocused);
+  const upPress = useKeyPress('ArrowUp', ButtonIsClosedAndFocused);
   const enterPress = useKeyPress('Enter');
+  const escapePress = useKeyPress('Escape');
   const focusedItemIndex = useKeyboardSearchItems(items, cursor, isOpen);
-  const EscapeKeyPressValue = 'Escape';
 
   const handleToggleDropdown = () => {
     setIsOpen(!isOpen);
@@ -249,19 +251,33 @@ const DropdownLight = ({
     }
   };
 
-  const handleEscPress = ({ key }) => {
-    if (key === EscapeKeyPressValue) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen && escapePress) {
       setIsOpen(false);
       setCursor(-1);
       buttonRef.current.focus();
     }
-  };
+  }, [escapePress, isOpen]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const GetNextCursor = (currentCursor) =>
+      currentCursor < items.length - 1 ? currentCursor + 1 : currentCursor;
+
     if (isOpen && downPress) {
-      const selectedCursor = cursor < items.length - 1 ? cursor + 1 : cursor;
+      const selectedCursor = GetNextCursor(cursor);
       setCursor(selectedCursor);
     }
+
+    if (downPress && ButtonIsClosedAndFocused()) {
+      const selectedItemIndex = items.findIndex(
+        (item) => (item?.label || item) === selectedOptionItem,
+      );
+      const selectedCursor = GetNextCursor(selectedItemIndex);
+
+      if (selectedItemIndex !== selectedCursor) {
+        selectItem(items[selectedCursor]);
+      }
+    }
   }, [downPress, items, isOpen]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -269,24 +285,30 @@ const DropdownLight = ({
       const selectedCursor = cursor - 1;
       setCursor(selectedCursor);
     }
+
+    if (upPress && ButtonIsClosedAndFocused()) {
+      const selectedItemIndex = items.findIndex(
+        (item) => (item?.label || item) === selectedOptionItem,
+      );
+      const previousCursor =
+        selectedItemIndex > 0 ? selectedItemIndex - 1 : selectedItemIndex;
+      const selectedCursor = previousCursor;
+
+      if (selectedItemIndex !== selectedCursor) {
+        selectItem(items[selectedCursor]);
+      }
+    }
   }, [upPress, items, isOpen]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     window.addEventListener('click', handleClickOutside);
-    window.addEventListener('keydown', handleEscPress);
     return () => {
       window.removeEventListener('click', handleClickOutside);
-      window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleEscPress);
     };
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      enterPress &&
-      !isOpen &&
-      document.activeElement === buttonRef.current &&
-      selectedOptionItem
-    ) {
+    if (enterPress && ButtonIsClosedAndFocused() && selectedOptionItem) {
       const selectedItemIndex = items.findIndex(
         (item) => (item?.label || item) === selectedOptionItem,
       );
diff --git a/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.unit.test.jsx b/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.unit.test.jsx
index 1c708ace0..d09a56b8f 100644
--- a/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.unit.test.jsx
+++ b/components/DropdownLight/DropdownLight.unit.test.jsx
@@ -171,14 +171,17 @@ describe('<DropdownLight />', () => {
 
   it('should close Dropdown Options when user press Escape', async () => {
     render(<DropdownLight items={itemsStringMock} />);
+    const dropdownButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'abrir lista de itens',
+    });
 
+    await userEvent.click(dropdownButton);
     await userEvent.keyboard(ESCAPE_KEY_CODE);
 
     expect(screen.queryByRole('list')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
-    expect(
-      screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'abrir lista de itens' }),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(dropdownButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(dropdownButton).toHaveFocus();
   });
 
   it('should allow User to select an option using only keyboard', async () => {
@@ -200,9 +203,13 @@ describe('<DropdownLight />', () => {
 
     await userEvent.keyboard(ENTER_KEY_CODE);
     const input = screen.getByRole('textbox', { hidden: true });
+    const dropdownButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'abrir lista de itens',
+    });
 
     expect(input.value).toEqual(bananaItemMock);
     expect(screen.queryByRole('list')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(dropdownButton).toHaveFocus();
   });
 
   it('should allow the User to navigate between items using the keys with the initial letter of each item', async () => {
@@ -280,4 +287,36 @@ describe('<DropdownLight />', () => {
 
     expect(selectionItemImage).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('should allow to select an item from the list using the keyboard and without opening the list of options', async () => {
+    const onChangeMock = jest.fn();
+    render(<DropdownLight items={itemsObjectMock} onChange={onChangeMock} />);
+
+    await userEvent.tab();
+
+    const dropdownButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'abrir lista de itens',
+    });
+    expect(dropdownButton).toHaveFocus();
+
+    await userEvent.keyboard(ARROW_DOWN_KEY_CODE);
+
+    expect(onChangeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      label: 'Lemon',
+      value: 'Lemon',
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('list')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(dropdownButton).toHaveFocus();
+
+    await userEvent.keyboard(ARROW_DOWN_KEY_CODE);
+
+    expect(onChangeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      label: 'Lime',
+      value: 'Lime',
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('list')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(dropdownButton).toHaveFocus();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/components/DropdownLight/SubComponents/UseKeyPress.jsx b/components/DropdownLight/SubComponents/UseKeyPress.jsx
index 8a7ad4861..b0004255a 100644
--- a/components/DropdownLight/SubComponents/UseKeyPress.jsx
+++ b/components/DropdownLight/SubComponents/UseKeyPress.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-const useKeyPress = (targetKey) => {
+const useKeyPress = (targetKey, isPreventDefault = () => false) => {
   const [keyPressed, setKeyPressed] = useState(false);
 
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  const downHandler = ({ key }) => {
-    if (key === targetKey) {
+  const downHandler = (event) => {
+    if (event.key === targetKey) {
+      if (isPreventDefault()) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
       setKeyPressed(true);
     }
   };