From 267c1747f4bc7747e98b4467a5dd5036d88c0976 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joyce <26967919+Joyce-O@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 14:12:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] update

---
 frontend/src/components/ParticipantSelector.tsx | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ParticipantSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ParticipantSelector.tsx
index 11e0b7a..65575a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ParticipantSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ParticipantSelector.tsx
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ export const ParticipantSelector = ({
   const addParticipant = useCallback((participant: Participant) => {
     onSelectionChange([...selectedParticipants, participant]);
     setSearchQuery('');
-    setHighlightedIndex(0);
-    setIsDropdownOpen(false);
-    // Re-focus input after selection
+    // Keep dropdown open for multi-select; clamp highlight to new list length
+    setHighlightedIndex((prev) => {
+      const newLength = filteredParticipants.length - 1;
+      return prev >= newLength ? Math.max(0, newLength - 1) : prev;
+    });
+    // Keep focus on input so user can continue selecting
     requestAnimationFrame(() => inputRef.current?.focus());
-  }, [onSelectionChange, selectedParticipants]);
+  }, [onSelectionChange, selectedParticipants, filteredParticipants.length]);
 
   const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
     if (!isDropdownOpen || filteredParticipants.length === 0) return;
-- 
2.49.1