diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/component.jsx
index 4183ae38cf..23bf500e1c 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/component.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import React, { Component, Fragment } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { findDOMNode } from 'react-dom';
+import { isMobile } from 'react-device-detect';
+import TetherComponent from 'react-tether';
 import cx from 'classnames';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, intlShape } from 'react-intl';
 import Button from '/imports/ui/components/button/component';
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ const intlMessages = defineMessages({
   },
 });
 
-const noop = () => {};
+const noop = () => { };
 
 const propTypes = {
   /**
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ const propTypes = {
   onShow: PropTypes.func,
   autoFocus: PropTypes.bool,
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
+  tethered: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
@@ -60,6 +63,16 @@ const defaultProps = {
   autoFocus: false,
   isOpen: false,
   keepOpen: null,
+  getContent: () => {},
+};
+
+const attachments = {
+  'right-bottom': 'bottom left',
+  'right-top': 'bottom left',
+};
+const targetAttachments = {
+  'right-bottom': 'bottom right',
+  'right-top': 'top right',
 };
 
 class Dropdown extends Component {
@@ -162,10 +175,24 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
       className,
       intl,
       keepOpen,
+      tethered,
+      placement,
+      getContent,
       ...otherProps
     } = this.props;
 
     const { isOpen } = this.state;
+    
+    const placements = placement && placement.replace(' ', '-');
+    const test = isMobile ? {
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '100%',
+      transform: 'translateY(0)',
+    } : {
+      width: '',
+      height: '',
+      transform: '',
+    };
 
     let trigger = children.find(x => x.type === DropdownTrigger);
     let content = children.find(x => x.type === DropdownContent);
@@ -176,15 +203,20 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
       dropdownToggle: this.handleToggle,
       dropdownShow: this.handleShow,
       dropdownHide: this.handleHide,
+      keepOpen,
     });
 
     content = React.cloneElement(content, {
-      ref: (ref) => { this.content = ref; },
+      ref: (ref) => {
+        getContent(ref);
+        this.content = ref;
+      },
       'aria-expanded': isOpen,
       dropdownIsOpen: isOpen,
       dropdownToggle: this.handleToggle,
       dropdownShow: this.handleShow,
       dropdownHide: this.handleHide,
+      keepOpen,
     });
 
     const showCloseBtn = (isOpen && keepOpen) || (isOpen && keepOpen === null);
@@ -199,18 +231,67 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
         ref={(node) => { this.dropdown = node; }}
         tabIndex={-1}
       >
-        {trigger}
-        {content}
-        {showCloseBtn
-          ? (
-            <Button
-              className={styles.close}
-              label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.close)}
-              size="lg"
-              color="default"
-              onClick={this.handleHide}
-            />
-          ) : null}
+        {
+          tethered ?
+            (
+              <TetherComponent
+                style={{
+                  zIndex: isOpen ? 15 : '',
+                  ...test,
+                }}
+                attachment={
+                  isMobile ? 'middle bottom'
+                    : attachments[placements]
+                }
+                targetAttachment={
+                  isMobile ? ''
+                    : targetAttachments[placements]
+                }
+                constraints={[
+                  {
+                    to: 'scrollParent',
+                  },
+                ]}
+                renderTarget={ref => (
+                  <span ref={ref}>
+                    {trigger}
+                  </span>)}
+                renderElement={ref => (
+                  <div
+                    ref={ref}
+                  >
+                    {content}
+                    {showCloseBtn
+                      ? (
+                        <Button
+                          className={styles.close}
+                          label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.close)}
+                          size="lg"
+                          color="default"
+                          onClick={this.handleHide}
+                        />
+                      ) : null}
+                  </div>
+                )
+                }
+              />)
+            : (
+              <Fragment>
+                {trigger}
+                {content}
+                {showCloseBtn
+                  ? (
+                    <Button
+                      className={styles.close}
+                      label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.close)}
+                      size="lg"
+                      color="default"
+                      onClick={this.handleHide}
+                    />
+                  ) : null}
+              </Fragment>
+            )
+        }
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/content/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/content/component.jsx
index 9bcbe4fa69..f6d38545c8 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/content/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/content/component.jsx
@@ -26,8 +26,14 @@ const defaultProps = {
 export default class DropdownContent extends Component {
   render() {
     const {
-      placement, children, className,
-      dropdownToggle, dropdownShow, dropdownHide, dropdownIsOpen,
+      placement,
+      children,
+      className,
+      dropdownToggle,
+      dropdownShow,
+      dropdownHide,
+      dropdownIsOpen,
+      keepOpen,
       ...restProps
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ export default class DropdownContent extends Component {
       dropdownToggle,
       dropdownShow,
       dropdownHide,
+      keepOpen,
     }));
 
     return (
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/component.jsx
index abd09fe458..03310297f2 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/component.jsx
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export default class DropdownList extends Component {
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
-    const { focusedIndex } = this.state;
 
+    const { focusedIndex } = this.state;
     const children = [].slice.call(this._menu.children);
     this.menuRefs = children.filter(child => child.getAttribute('role') === 'menuitem');
 
@@ -126,13 +126,14 @@ export default class DropdownList extends Component {
   }
 
   handleItemClick(event, callback) {
-    const { getDropdownMenuParent, onActionsHide, dropdownHide } = this.props;
-
-    if (getDropdownMenuParent) {
-      onActionsHide();
-    } else {
-      this.setState({ focusedIndex: null });
-      dropdownHide();
+    const { getDropdownMenuParent, onActionsHide, dropdownHide, keepOpen} = this.props;
+    if(!keepOpen) {
+      if (getDropdownMenuParent) {
+        onActionsHide();
+      } else {
+        this.setState({ focusedIndex: null });
+        dropdownHide();
+      }
     }
 
     if (typeof callback === 'function') {
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/service.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/service.js
index 189a52085f..ad81758e7b 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/service.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/service.js
@@ -417,14 +417,30 @@ const muteAllExceptPresenter = (userId) => { makeCall('muteAllExceptPresenter',
 
 const changeRole = (userId, role) => { makeCall('changeRole', userId, role); };
 
-const roving = (event, changeState, elementsList, element) => {
+const focusFirstDropDownItem = () => {
+  const dropdownContent = document.querySelector('div[data-test="dropdownContent"][style="visibility: visible;"]');
+  if (!dropdownContent) return;
+  const list = dropdownContent.getElementsByTagName('li');
+  list[0].focus();
+};
+
+const roving = (...args) => {
+  const [
+    event,
+    changeState,
+    elementsList,
+    element,
+  ] = args;
+
   this.selectedElement = element;
+  const numberOfChilds = elementsList.childElementCount;
   const menuOpen = Session.get('dropdownOpen') || false;
 
   if (menuOpen) {
     const menuChildren = document.activeElement.getElementsByTagName('li');
 
     if ([KEY_CODES.ESCAPE, KEY_CODES.ARROW_LEFT].includes(event.keyCode)) {
+      Session.set('dropdownOpen', false);
       document.activeElement.click();
     }
 
@@ -445,13 +461,15 @@ const roving = (event, changeState, elementsList, element) => {
   }
 
   if ([KEY_CODES.ESCAPE, KEY_CODES.TAB].includes(event.keyCode)) {
+    Session.set('dropdownOpen', false);
     document.activeElement.blur();
     changeState(null);
   }
 
   if (event.keyCode === KEY_CODES.ARROW_DOWN) {
     const firstElement = elementsList.firstChild;
-    let elRef = element ? element.nextSibling : firstElement;
+    let elRef = element && numberOfChilds > 1 ? element.nextSibling : firstElement;
+
     elRef = elRef || firstElement;
     changeState(elRef);
   }
@@ -464,7 +482,10 @@ const roving = (event, changeState, elementsList, element) => {
   }
 
   if ([KEY_CODES.ARROW_RIGHT, KEY_CODES.SPACE, KEY_CODES.ENTER].includes(event.keyCode)) {
-    document.activeElement.firstChild.click();
+    const tether = document.activeElement.firstChild;
+    const dropdownTrigger = tether.firstChild;
+    dropdownTrigger.click();
+    focusFirstDropDownItem();
   }
 };
 
@@ -526,4 +547,5 @@ export default {
   hasPrivateChatBetweenUsers,
   toggleUserLock,
   requestUserInformation,
+  focusFirstDropDownItem,
 };
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/component.jsx
index 7fa4138975..0d410f5934 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/component.jsx
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@ class UserParticipants extends Component {
     this.rowRenderer = this.rowRenderer.bind(this);
   }
 
-  componentDidMount() {
-    const { compact } = this.props;
-    if (!compact) {
-      this.refScrollContainer.addEventListener(
-        'keydown',
-        this.rove,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
     const isPropsEqual = _.isEqual(this.props, nextProps);
     const isStateEqual = _.isEqual(this.state, nextState);
@@ -87,12 +77,20 @@ class UserParticipants extends Component {
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
-    const { selectedUser } = this.state;
-    if (selectedUser === prevState.selectedUser) return;
+    const { compact } = this.props;
+    const { selectedUser,  scrollArea } = this.state;
+    if (!compact && (!prevState.scrollArea && scrollArea)) {
+      scrollArea.addEventListener(
+        'keydown',
+        this.rove,
+      );
+    }
 
     if (selectedUser) {
       const { firstChild } = selectedUser;
-      if (firstChild) firstChild.focus();
+      if (!firstChild.isEqualNode(document.activeElement)) {
+        firstChild.focus();
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -153,8 +151,9 @@ class UserParticipants extends Component {
 
   rove(event) {
     const { roving } = this.props;
-    const { selectedUser } = this.state;
-    const usersItemsRef = findDOMNode(this.refScrollItems);
+    const { selectedUser, scrollArea } = this.state;
+    const usersItemsRef = findDOMNode(scrollArea.firstChild);
+
     roving(event, this.changeState, usersItemsRef, selectedUser);
   }
 
@@ -217,11 +216,11 @@ class UserParticipants extends Component {
                 }}
                 ref={(ref) => {
                   if (ref !== null) {
-                    this.listRef = ref; 
+                    this.listRef = ref;
                   }
 
-                  if (!scrollArea) {
-                    this.setState({ scrollArea: findDOMNode(this.listRef) });
+                  if (ref !== null && !scrollArea) {                    
+                    this.setState({ scrollArea: findDOMNode(ref) });
                   }
                 }}
                 rowHeight={this.cache.rowHeight}
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/component.jsx
index 3f22f47946..4cca54dcdf 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/component.jsx
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { findDOMNode } from 'react-dom';
 import UserAvatar from '/imports/ui/components/user-avatar/component';
 import Icon from '/imports/ui/components/icon/component';
-import Dropdown from './theteredDropdown/component';
 import DropdownTrigger from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/trigger/component';
 import DropdownContent from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/content/component';
 import DropdownList from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/component';
 import DropdownListItem from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/item/component';
 import DropdownListSeparator from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/list/separator/component';
+import Dropdown from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/component';
 import lockContextContainer from '/imports/ui/components/lock-viewers/context/container';
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { Session } from 'meteor/session';
 import { styles } from './styles';
 import UserName from '../user-name/component';
 import UserIcons from '../user-icons/component';
+import Service from '../../../../service';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   presenter: {
@@ -287,7 +288,10 @@ class UserDropdown extends PureComponent {
           {
             showNestedOptions: true,
             isActionsOpen: true,
-          }, Session.set('dropdownOpen', true),
+          }, () => {
+            Session.set('dropdownOpen', true);
+            Service.focusFirstDropDownItem();
+          },
         ),
         'user',
         'right_arrow',
@@ -561,7 +565,7 @@ class UserDropdown extends PureComponent {
       <div
         data-test={isMe(user.userId) ? 'userListItemCurrent' : 'userListItem'}
         className={!actions.length ? styles.userListItem : null}
-        >
+      >
         <div className={styles.userItemContents}>
           <div className={styles.userAvatar}>
             {this.renderUserAvatar()}
@@ -595,13 +599,14 @@ class UserDropdown extends PureComponent {
         keepOpen={isActionsOpen || showNestedOptions}
         onShow={this.onActionsShow}
         onHide={this.onActionsHide}
-        className={userItemContentsStyle} 
+        className={userItemContentsStyle}
         autoFocus={false}
         aria-haspopup="true"
         aria-live="assertive"
         aria-relevant="additions"
         placement={placement}
-        getContent={(dropdownContent) => this.dropdownContent = dropdownContent}
+        getContent={dropdownContent => this.dropdownContent = dropdownContent}
+        tethered
       >
         <DropdownTrigger>
           {contents}
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/styles.scss b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/styles.scss
index bd3bf9301f..e54fd0514d 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/styles.scss
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/styles.scss
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
   @extend %text-elipsis;
   cursor: default;
   min-width: 10vw;
+  @include mq($medium-only) {
+    min-width: 13vw;
+  }
+  @include mq($large-up) {
+    min-width: 8vw;
+  }
   max-width: 100%;
   overflow: visible;
 }
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/theteredDropdown/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/theteredDropdown/component.jsx
index aa3a105ad9..8de17fb59e 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/theteredDropdown/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/user-list/user-list-content/user-participants/user-list-item/user-dropdown/theteredDropdown/component.jsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
 
     if (!isOpen && prevState.isOpen) { onHide(); }
 
-    if (prevProps.keepOpen && !keepOpen) onHide();
+    if (prevProps.keepOpen && !keepOpen) { onHide(); }
   }
 
   handleShow() {
@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
     });
 
     content = React.cloneElement(content, {
-      ref: (ref) => { 
+      ref: (ref) => {
         getContent(ref);
         this.content = ref;
       },
+      keepOpen,
       'aria-expanded': isOpen,
       dropdownIsOpen: isOpen,
       dropdownToggle: this.handleToggle,
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
           }
           targetAttachment={
             isMobile ? ''
-            : targetAttachments[placements]
+              : targetAttachments[placements]
           }
 
           constraints={[
@@ -245,10 +246,10 @@ class Dropdown extends Component {
             },
           ]}
 
-        renderTarget={ref => (
-        <span ref={ref}>
-          {trigger}
-          </span>)}
+          renderTarget={ref => (
+            <span ref={ref}>
+              {trigger}
+            </span>)}
           renderElement={ref => (
             <div
               ref={ref}