diff --git a/packages/react-dropdown-select/__tests__/use-cases/keyboard.test.js b/packages/react-dropdown-select/__tests__/use-cases/keyboard.test.js
index eb7d9341..dfa398e5 100644
--- a/packages/react-dropdown-select/__tests__/use-cases/keyboard.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dropdown-select/__tests__/use-cases/keyboard.test.js
@@ -250,6 +250,54 @@ describe('Backspace delete', () => {
 
     expect(inst.state.values).toHaveLength(2);
   });
+
+  it('removes last value via onKeyDown on the select div (DOM path)', () => {
+    const component = selectWithProps(
+      <Select
+        multi
+        options={fixture}
+        values={[fixture[0], fixture[1]]}
+        labelField="name"
+        valueField="id"
+        placeholder=""
+        backspaceDelete
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const inst = component.getInstance();
+    expect(inst.state.values).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    const selectDiv = findByClassName(component, 'react-dropdown-select');
+    TestRenderer.act(() => {
+      selectDiv.props.onKeyDown({ key: 'Backspace', preventDefault: () => {} });
+    });
+
+    expect(inst.state.values).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(inst.state.values[0].name).toBe('Leanne Graham');
+  });
+
+  it('does not remove via onKeyDown when backspaceDelete is false (DOM path)', () => {
+    const component = selectWithProps(
+      <Select
+        multi
+        options={fixture}
+        values={[fixture[0], fixture[1]]}
+        labelField="name"
+        valueField="id"
+        backspaceDelete={false}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const inst = component.getInstance();
+    expect(inst.state.values).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    const selectDiv = findByClassName(component, 'react-dropdown-select');
+    TestRenderer.act(() => {
+      selectDiv.props.onKeyDown({ key: 'Backspace', preventDefault: () => {} });
+    });
+
+    expect(inst.state.values).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('ArrowUp navigation', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-dropdown-select/src/index.tsx b/packages/react-dropdown-select/src/index.tsx
index 9a5c51af..94883f8f 100644
--- a/packages/react-dropdown-select/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-dropdown-select/src/index.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export const defaultProps: Partial<SelectProps<any>> = {
   dropdownHandle: true,
   dropdownHeight: '300px',
   dropdownPosition: 'bottom',
-  handleKeyDownFn: () => undefined,
+  handleKeyDownFn: undefined,
   keepOpen: false,
   keepSelectedInList: true,
   labelField: 'label',