diff --git a/src/components/ha-form/ha-form-multi_select.ts b/src/components/ha-form/ha-form-multi_select.ts
index 067840fc5c..f09bad520d 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-form/ha-form-multi_select.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-form/ha-form-multi_select.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import { customElement, property, query, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../common/dom/fire_event";
 import "../ha-button-menu";
 import "../ha-check-list-item";
-import type { HaCheckListItem } from "../ha-check-list-item";
 import "../ha-checkbox";
 import type { HaCheckbox } from "../ha-checkbox";
 import "../ha-formfield";
-import "../ha-svg-icon";
+import "../ha-icon-button";
 import "../ha-textfield";
+import "../ha-md-button-menu";
+import "../ha-md-menu-item";
+
 import type {
   HaFormElement,
   HaFormMultiSelectData,
@@ -73,13 +75,10 @@ export class HaFormMultiSelect extends LitElement implements HaFormElement {
     }
 
     return html`
-      <ha-button-menu
+      <ha-md-button-menu
         .disabled=${this.disabled}
-        fixed
-        @opened=${this._handleOpen}
-        @closed=${this._handleClose}
-        multi
-        activatable
+        @opening=${this._handleOpen}
+        @closing=${this._handleClose}
       >
         <ha-textfield
           slot="trigger"
@@ -94,28 +93,56 @@ export class HaFormMultiSelect extends LitElement implements HaFormElement {
           .disabled=${this.disabled}
           tabindex="-1"
         ></ha-textfield>
-        <ha-svg-icon
+        <ha-icon-button
           slot="trigger"
+          .label=${this.label}
           .path=${this._opened ? mdiMenuUp : mdiMenuDown}
-        ></ha-svg-icon>
+        ></ha-icon-button>
         ${options.map((item: string | [string, string]) => {
           const value = optionValue(item);
           const selected = data.includes(value);
-          return html`<ha-check-list-item
-            left
-            .selected=${selected}
-            .activated=${selected}
-            @request-selected=${this._selectedChanged}
+          return html`<ha-md-menu-item
+            type="option"
+            aria-checked=${selected}
             .value=${value}
-            .disabled=${this.disabled}
+            .action=${selected ? "remove" : "add"}
+            .activated=${selected}
+            @click=${this._toggleItem}
+            @keydown=${this._keydown}
+            keep-open
           >
+            <ha-checkbox
+              slot="start"
+              tabindex="-1"
+              .checked=${selected}
+            ></ha-checkbox>
             ${optionLabel(item)}
-          </ha-check-list-item>`;
+          </ha-md-menu-item>`;
         })}
-      </ha-button-menu>
+      </ha-md-button-menu>
     `;
   }
 
+  protected _keydown(ev) {
+    if (ev.code === "Space" || ev.code === "Enter") {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      this._toggleItem(ev);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected _toggleItem(ev) {
+    const oldData = this.data || [];
+    let newData: string[];
+    if (ev.currentTarget.action === "add") {
+      newData = [...oldData, ev.currentTarget.value];
+    } else {
+      newData = oldData.filter((d) => d !== ev.currentTarget.value);
+    }
+    fireEvent(this, "value-changed", {
+      value: newData,
+    });
+  }
+
   protected firstUpdated() {
     this.updateComplete.then(() => {
       const { formElement, mdcRoot } =
@@ -139,17 +166,6 @@ export class HaFormMultiSelect extends LitElement implements HaFormElement {
     }
   }
 
-  private _selectedChanged(ev: CustomEvent): void {
-    ev.stopPropagation();
-    if (ev.detail.source === "property") {
-      return;
-    }
-    this._handleValueChanged(
-      (ev.target as HaCheckListItem).value,
-      ev.detail.selected
-    );
-  }
-
   private _valueChanged(ev: CustomEvent): void {
     const { value, checked } = ev.target as HaCheckbox;
     this._handleValueChanged(value, checked);
@@ -195,7 +211,7 @@ export class HaFormMultiSelect extends LitElement implements HaFormElement {
       :host([own-margin]) {
         margin-bottom: 5px;
       }
-      ha-button-menu {
+      ha-md-button-menu {
         display: block;
         cursor: pointer;
       }
@@ -208,22 +224,23 @@ export class HaFormMultiSelect extends LitElement implements HaFormElement {
       }
       ha-textfield {
         display: block;
+        width: 100%;
         pointer-events: none;
       }
-      ha-svg-icon {
+      ha-icon-button {
         color: var(--input-dropdown-icon-color);
         position: absolute;
         right: 1em;
-        top: 1em;
+        top: 4px;
         cursor: pointer;
         inset-inline-end: 1em;
         inset-inline-start: initial;
         direction: var(--direction);
       }
-      :host([opened]) ha-svg-icon {
+      :host([opened]) ha-icon-button {
         color: var(--primary-color);
       }
-      :host([opened]) ha-button-menu {
+      :host([opened]) ha-md-button-menu {
         --mdc-text-field-idle-line-color: var(--input-hover-line-color);
         --mdc-text-field-label-ink-color: var(--primary-color);
       }
diff --git a/src/components/ha-md-button-menu.ts b/src/components/ha-md-button-menu.ts
index 09a0a7fd9b..3d4012397f 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-md-button-menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-md-button-menu.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { CSSResultGroup, TemplateResult } from "lit";
 import { css, html, LitElement } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, query } from "lit/decorators";
 import { FOCUS_TARGET } from "../dialogs/make-dialog-manager";
+import { fireEvent } from "../common/dom/fire_event";
 import type { HaIconButton } from "./ha-icon-button";
 import "./ha-menu";
 import type { HaMenu } from "./ha-menu";
@@ -40,12 +41,22 @@ export class HaMdButtonMenu extends LitElement {
       <ha-menu
         .positioning=${this.positioning}
         .hasOverflow=${this.hasOverflow}
+        @opening=${this._handleOpening}
+        @closing=${this._handleClosing}
       >
         <slot></slot>
       </ha-menu>
     `;
   }
 
+  private _handleOpening(): void {
+    fireEvent(this, "opening", undefined, { composed: false });
+  }
+
+  private _handleClosing(): void {
+    fireEvent(this, "closing", undefined, { composed: false });
+  }
+
   private _handleClick(): void {
     if (this.disabled) {
       return;
@@ -88,3 +99,10 @@ declare global {
     "ha-md-button-menu": HaMdButtonMenu;
   }
 }
+
+declare global {
+  interface HASSDomEvents {
+    opening: undefined;
+    closing: undefined;
+  }
+}