Please refer to the attached gif file demonstrating how to reproduce the error with the Demo application. Workaround: change the DropDownStyle property to DropDownList: private void radPropertyGrid1_EditorInitialized(object sender, PropertyGridItemEditorInitializedEventArgs e) { PropertyGridDropDownListEditor editor = e.Editor as PropertyGridDropDownListEditor; if (editor!=null) { BaseDropDownListEditorElement editorElement = editor.EditorElement as BaseDropDownListEditorElement; editorElement.DropDownStyle = Telerik.WinControls.RadDropDownStyle.DropDownList; } }