diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
index 374b0ae0e024d..be3dd19924394 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextView extends EditText implements Filter.FilterListe
      */
     public void setListSelection(int position) {
         if (mPopup.isShowing() && (mDropDownList != null)) {
+            mDropDownList.mListSelectionHidden = false;
             mDropDownList.setSelection(position);
             // ListView.setSelection() will call requestLayout()
         }
diff --git a/tests/FrameworkTest/tests/src/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextViewPopup.java b/tests/FrameworkTest/tests/src/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextViewPopup.java
index 6f89fce71dd81..5ae960a2d2318 100644
--- a/tests/FrameworkTest/tests/src/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextViewPopup.java
+++ b/tests/FrameworkTest/tests/src/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextViewPopup.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package android.widget;
 
 import android.app.Instrumentation;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
+import android.test.FlakyTest;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.MediumTest;
 
 /**
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextViewPopup
     }
     
     /** Test the show/hide behavior of the drop-down. */
+    @FlakyTest(tolerance=5)
     @MediumTest
     public void testPopupShow() throws Throwable {
         AutoCompleteTextViewSimple theActivity = getActivity();