diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
index 82bcda7bf99..24f632e57d9 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ const SelectBase: React.FunctionComponent<SelectProps & OUIAProps> = ({
       }}
       isPlain={isPlain}
       selected={selected}
-      isScrollable={isScrollable}
+      isScrollable={isScrollable ?? (menuHeight !== undefined || maxMenuHeight !== undefined)}
       {...getOUIAProps(
         Select.displayName,
         props.ouiaId !== undefined ? props.ouiaId : getDefaultOUIAId(Select.displayName),