diff --git a/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs b/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs
index 892e570dd..bfc94d021 100644
--- a/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs
+++ b/addon/templates/components/power-select.hbs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     class=(readonly concatenatedTriggerClasses)
     extra=(readonly extra)
     id=(readonly triggerId)
-    eventType="mousedown"
+    eventType=(or eventType "mousedown")
     onKeyDown=(action "onTriggerKeydown")
     onFocus=(action "onTriggerFocus")
     onBlur=(action "onTriggerBlur")