diff --git a/src/app/components/chips/chips.ts b/src/app/components/chips/chips.ts
index d10f3172931..f009753c077 100755
--- a/src/app/components/chips/chips.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/chips/chips.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ export class Chips implements AfterContentInit, ControlValueAccessor {
                 this.onBackspaceKeyOn(event);
                 break;
 
+            case 'Space':
+                if (this.focusedIndex !== null && this.value && this.value.length > 0) {
+                  this.onItemClick(event, this.value[this.focusedIndex]);
+                }
+                break;
+
             default:
                 break;
         }