diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-jeans-invent.md b/.changeset/nasty-jeans-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da3afc646e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-jeans-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@navikt/ds-react": patch
+---
+
+:bug: Combobox: trailing spaces no longer work like wildcards for autocomplete suggestions
diff --git a/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/FilteredOptions/filtered-options-util.ts b/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/FilteredOptions/filtered-options-util.ts
index c7e8ce4698e..22907c2acc5 100644
--- a/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/FilteredOptions/filtered-options-util.ts
+++ b/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/FilteredOptions/filtered-options-util.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ const getMatchingValuesFromList = (value: string, list: ComboboxOption[]) =>
   list.filter((listItem) => isPartOfText(value, listItem.label));
 
 const getFirstValueStartingWith = (text: string, list: ComboboxOption[]) => {
-  const normalizedText = normalizeText(text);
   return list.find((listItem) =>
-    normalizeText(listItem.label).startsWith(normalizedText),
+    normalizeText(listItem.label).startsWith(text.toLocaleLowerCase()),
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/combobox.stories.tsx b/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/combobox.stories.tsx
index 9baedf2948b..a340e54e075 100644
--- a/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/combobox.stories.tsx
+++ b/@navikt/core/react/src/form/combobox/combobox.stories.tsx
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ const options = [
   "grape",
   "kiwi",
   "mango",
+  "mangosteen",
+  "mango pie",
   "passion fruit",
   "pineapple",
   "strawberry",
   "watermelon",
-  "grape fruit",
+  "grapefruit",
 ];
 
 export const Default: StoryFunction = (props) => (