diff --git a/components/lib/autocomplete/AutoComplete.js b/components/lib/autocomplete/AutoComplete.js
index 940480e58c..56843642ba 100644
--- a/components/lib/autocomplete/AutoComplete.js
+++ b/components/lib/autocomplete/AutoComplete.js
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ AutoComplete.displayName = 'AutoComplete';
 AutoComplete.defaultProps = {
     __TYPE: 'AutoComplete',
     id: null,
-    appendTo: null,
+    appendTo: 'self',
     autoFocus: false,
     autoHighlight: false,
     className: null,
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ AutoComplete.defaultProps = {
     delay: 300,
     disabled: false,
     dropdown: false,
+    dropdownAriaLabel: null,
     dropdownAutoFocus: true,
     dropdownIcon: 'pi pi-chevron-down',
     dropdownMode: 'blank',
diff --git a/components/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.d.ts b/components/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.d.ts
index 1185754791..ef4131b265 100755
--- a/components/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.d.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export interface AutoCompleteProps extends Omit<React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.In
     delay?: number;
     disabled?: boolean;
     dropdown?: boolean;
+    dropdownAriaLabel?: string;
     dropdownAutoFocus?: boolean;
     dropdownIcon?: IconType<AutoCompleteProps>;
     dropdownMode?: string;