diff --git a/src/uiSelectDirective.js b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
index 5706f1b34..76df08b67 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
@@ -162,6 +162,32 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
           $document.off('click', onDocumentClick);
         });
 
+        // Move transcluded elements to their correct position in main template
+        transcludeFn(scope, function(clone) {
+          // See Transclude in AngularJS http://blog.omkarpatil.com/2012/11/transclude-in-angularjs.html
+
+          // One day jqLite will be replaced by jQuery and we will be able to write:
+          // var transcludedElement = clone.filter('.my-class')
+          // instead of creating a hackish DOM element:
+          var transcluded = angular.element('<div>').append(clone);
+
+          var transcludedMatch = transcluded.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-match');
+          transcludedMatch.removeAttr('ui-select-match'); //To avoid loop in case directive as attr
+          transcludedMatch.removeAttr('data-ui-select-match'); // Properly handle HTML5 data-attributes
+          if (transcludedMatch.length !== 1) {
+            throw uiSelectMinErr('transcluded', "Expected 1 .ui-select-match but got '{0}'.", transcludedMatch.length);
+          }
+          element.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-match').replaceWith(transcludedMatch);
+
+          var transcludedChoices = transcluded.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-choices');
+          transcludedChoices.removeAttr('ui-select-choices'); //To avoid loop in case directive as attr
+          transcludedChoices.removeAttr('data-ui-select-choices'); // Properly handle HTML5 data-attributes
+          if (transcludedChoices.length !== 1) {
+            throw uiSelectMinErr('transcluded', "Expected 1 .ui-select-choices but got '{0}'.", transcludedChoices.length);
+          }
+          element.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-choices').replaceWith(transcludedChoices);
+        });
+
         // Support for appending the select field to the body when its open
         var appendToBody = scope.$eval(attrs.appendToBody);
         if (appendToBody !== undefined ? appendToBody : uiSelectConfig.appendToBody) {
@@ -181,7 +207,8 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
         }
 
         // Hold on to a reference to the .ui-select-container element for appendToBody support
-        var placeholder = null;
+        var placeholder = null,
+            originalWidth = '';
 
         function positionDropdown() {
           // Remember the absolute position of the element
@@ -193,6 +220,10 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
           placeholder[0].style.height = offset.height + 'px';
           element.after(placeholder);
 
+          // Remember the original value of the element width inline style, so it can be restored
+          // when the dropdown is closed
+          originalWidth = element[0].style.width;
+
           // Now move the actual dropdown element to the end of the body
           $document.find('body').append(element);
 
@@ -215,34 +246,8 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
           element[0].style.position = '';
           element[0].style.left = '';
           element[0].style.top = '';
-          element[0].style.width = '';
+          element[0].style.width = originalWidth;
         }
-
-        // Move transcluded elements to their correct position in main template
-        transcludeFn(scope, function(clone) {
-          // See Transclude in AngularJS http://blog.omkarpatil.com/2012/11/transclude-in-angularjs.html
-
-          // One day jqLite will be replaced by jQuery and we will be able to write:
-          // var transcludedElement = clone.filter('.my-class')
-          // instead of creating a hackish DOM element:
-          var transcluded = angular.element('<div>').append(clone);
-
-          var transcludedMatch = transcluded.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-match');
-          transcludedMatch.removeAttr('ui-select-match'); //To avoid loop in case directive as attr
-          transcludedMatch.removeAttr('data-ui-select-match'); // Properly handle HTML5 data-attributes
-          if (transcludedMatch.length !== 1) {
-            throw uiSelectMinErr('transcluded', "Expected 1 .ui-select-match but got '{0}'.", transcludedMatch.length);
-          }
-          element.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-match').replaceWith(transcludedMatch);
-
-          var transcludedChoices = transcluded.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-choices');
-          transcludedChoices.removeAttr('ui-select-choices'); //To avoid loop in case directive as attr
-          transcludedChoices.removeAttr('data-ui-select-choices'); // Properly handle HTML5 data-attributes
-          if (transcludedChoices.length !== 1) {
-            throw uiSelectMinErr('transcluded', "Expected 1 .ui-select-choices but got '{0}'.", transcludedChoices.length);
-          }
-          element.querySelectorAll('.ui-select-choices').replaceWith(transcludedChoices);
-        });
       };
     }
   };