diff --git a/change/@fluentui-web-components-7b24c698-221d-4319-a06c-0d591d48fff5.json b/change/@fluentui-web-components-7b24c698-221d-4319-a06c-0d591d48fff5.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..89a91c9bf553d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-web-components-7b24c698-221d-4319-a06c-0d591d48fff5.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "dropdown",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/web-components",
+  "email": "ajcolombi@dps.ohio.gov",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/dropdown/dropdown.template.ts b/packages/web-components/src/dropdown/dropdown.template.ts
index a2bcbb95a7b3f..7c40c39991b2e 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/dropdown/dropdown.template.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/dropdown/dropdown.template.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function dropdownTemplate<T extends BaseDropdown>(options: DropdownOption
       @keydown="${(x, c) => x.keydownHandler(c.event as KeyboardEvent)}"
       @mousedown="${(x, c) => x.mousedownHandler(c.event as MouseEvent)}"
     >
-      <div class="control">
+      <div class="control" part="control">
         <slot name="control" ${ref('controlSlot')}></slot>
         <slot name="indicator" ${ref('indicatorSlot')}>${staticallyCompose(options.indicator)}</slot>
       </div>