diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9bcaf2b6f..5244862c38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Expose `Popup`'s content Ref @sophieH29 ([#913](https://github.com/stardust-ui/react/pull/913))
 - Fix `Button` Teams theme styles to use semibold weight @notandrew ([#829](https://github.com/stardust-ui/react/pull/829))
 
+### Documentation
+- Add `Editable Area with Dropdown` prototype for mentioning people using `@` character (only available in development mode) @Bugaa92 ([#931](https://github.com/stardust-ui/react/pull/931))
+
 <!--------------------------------[ v0.21.1 ]------------------------------- -->
 ## [v0.21.1](https://github.com/stardust-ui/react/tree/v0.21.1) (2019-02-14)
 [Compare changes](https://github.com/stardust-ui/react/compare/v0.21.0...v0.21.1)
diff --git a/docs/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/docs/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index 1cfdcea662..77d1ae1b39 100644
--- a/docs/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -343,10 +343,10 @@ class Sidebar extends React.Component<any, any> {
         styles: menuItemStyles,
       },
       {
-        key: 'asyncdropdown',
-        content: 'Async Dropdown Search',
+        key: 'dropdowns',
+        content: 'Dropdowns',
         as: NavLink,
-        to: '/prototype-async-dropdown-search',
+        to: '/prototype-dropdowns',
         styles: menuItemStyles,
       },
       {
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/index.ts b/docs/src/prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f527e450b..0000000000
--- a/docs/src/prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { default } from './AsyncDropdownSearch'
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/Prototypes.tsx b/docs/src/prototypes/Prototypes.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bc01ae9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/Prototypes.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { Box, Header, Segment } from '@stardust-ui/react'
+
+interface PrototypeSectionProps {
+  title?: React.ReactNode
+}
+
+interface ComponentPrototypeProps extends PrototypeSectionProps {
+  description?: React.ReactNode
+}
+
+export const PrototypeSection: React.FC<ComponentPrototypeProps> = props => (
+  <Box style={{ margin: 20 }}>
+    {props.title && <Header as="h1">{props.title}</Header>}
+    {props.children}
+  </Box>
+)
+
+export const ComponentPrototype: React.FC<ComponentPrototypeProps> = props => (
+  <Box style={{ marginTop: 20 }}>
+    {(props.title || props.description) && (
+      <Segment>
+        {props.title && <Header as="h3">{props.title}</Header>}
+        {props.description && <p>{props.description}</p>}
+      </Segment>
+    )}
+    <Segment>{props.children}</Segment>
+  </Box>
+)
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/AsyncDropdownSearch.tsx b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/AsyncDropdownSearch.tsx
similarity index 79%
rename from docs/src/prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/AsyncDropdownSearch.tsx
rename to docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/AsyncDropdownSearch.tsx
index d082cdee1d..1dfa61f0dd 100644
--- a/docs/src/prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/AsyncDropdownSearch.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/AsyncDropdownSearch.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Divider, Dropdown, DropdownProps, Header, Loader, Segment } from '@stardust-ui/react'
+import { Dropdown, DropdownProps, Flex, Label, Loader } from '@stardust-ui/react'
 import * as faker from 'faker'
 import * as _ from 'lodash'
 import * as React from 'react'
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ class AsyncDropdownSearch extends React.Component<{}, SearchPageState> {
 
   fetchItems = () => {
     clearTimeout(this.searchTimer)
-    this.setState({ loading: true })
+    if (this.state.items.length > 10) return
 
+    this.setState({ loading: true })
     this.searchTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.setState(prevState => ({
         loading: false,
-        items: [...prevState.items, ..._.times<Entry>(10, createEntry)],
+        items: [...prevState.items, ..._.times<Entry>(2, createEntry)],
       }))
     }, 2000)
   }
@@ -68,13 +69,8 @@ class AsyncDropdownSearch extends React.Component<{}, SearchPageState> {
     const { items, loading, searchQuery, value } = this.state
 
     return (
-      <div style={{ margin: 20 }}>
-        <Segment>
-          <Header content="Async Dropdown Search" />
-          <p>Use the field to perform a simulated search.</p>
-        </Segment>
-
-        <Segment>
+      <Flex gap="gap.medium">
+        <Flex.Item size="size.quarter">
           <Dropdown
             fluid
             items={items}
@@ -90,11 +86,16 @@ class AsyncDropdownSearch extends React.Component<{}, SearchPageState> {
             searchQuery={searchQuery}
             toggleIndicator={false}
             value={value}
+            noResultsMessage="We couldn't find any matches"
           />
-          <Divider />
-          <CodeSnippet mode="json" value={this.state} />
-        </Segment>
-      </div>
+        </Flex.Item>
+        <Flex.Item grow>
+          <div>
+            <Label color="black">Dropdown State</Label>
+            <CodeSnippet mode="json" value={this.state} />
+          </div>
+        </Flex.Item>
+      </Flex>
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/MentionsWithDropdown.tsx b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/MentionsWithDropdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b84696af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/MentionsWithDropdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import * as _ from 'lodash'
+import keyboardKey from 'keyboard-key'
+import { Dropdown, DropdownProps } from '@stardust-ui/react'
+
+import { atMentionItems } from './dataMocks'
+import { insertTextAtCursorPosition } from './utils'
+import { PortalAtCursorPosition } from './PortalAtCursorPosition'
+
+interface MentionsWithDropdownState {
+  dropdownOpen?: boolean
+  searchQuery?: string
+}
+
+const editorStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  backgroundColor: '#eee',
+  borderRadius: '5px',
+  border: '1px dashed grey',
+  padding: '5px',
+  minHeight: '100px',
+  outline: 0,
+}
+
+class MentionsWithDropdown extends React.Component<{}, MentionsWithDropdownState> {
+  private readonly initialState: MentionsWithDropdownState = {
+    dropdownOpen: false,
+    searchQuery: '',
+  }
+
+  private contendEditableRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>()
+
+  state = this.initialState
+
+  render() {
+    const { dropdownOpen, searchQuery } = this.state
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        <div
+          contentEditable
+          ref={this.contendEditableRef}
+          onKeyUp={this.handleEditorKeyUp}
+          style={editorStyle}
+        />
+        <PortalAtCursorPosition open={dropdownOpen}>
+          <Dropdown
+            defaultOpen={true}
+            inline
+            search
+            items={atMentionItems}
+            toggleIndicator={null}
+            searchInput={{
+              input: { autoFocus: true, size: searchQuery.length + 1 },
+              onInputKeyDown: this.handleInputKeyDown,
+            }}
+            onOpenChange={this.handleOpenChange}
+            onSearchQueryChange={this.handleSearchQueryChange}
+            noResultsMessage="We couldn't find any matches."
+          />
+        </PortalAtCursorPosition>
+      </>
+    )
+  }
+
+  private handleEditorKeyUp = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (!this.state.dropdownOpen && e.shiftKey && keyboardKey.getCode(e) === keyboardKey.AtSign) {
+      this.setState({ dropdownOpen: true })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private handleOpenChange = (e: React.SyntheticEvent, { open }: DropdownProps) => {
+    if (!open) {
+      this.resetStateAndUpdateEditor()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private handleSearchQueryChange = (e: React.SyntheticEvent, { searchQuery }: DropdownProps) => {
+    this.setState({ searchQuery })
+  }
+
+  private handleInputKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    const keyCode = keyboardKey.getCode(e)
+    switch (keyCode) {
+      case keyboardKey.Backspace: // 8
+        if (this.state.searchQuery === '') {
+          this.resetStateAndUpdateEditor()
+        }
+        break
+      case keyboardKey.Escape: // 27
+        this.resetStateAndUpdateEditor()
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  private resetStateAndUpdateEditor = () => {
+    const { searchQuery, dropdownOpen } = this.state
+
+    if (dropdownOpen) {
+      this.setState(this.initialState, () => {
+        this.tryFocusEditor()
+
+        // after the dropdown is closed the value of the search query is inserted in the editor at cursor position
+        insertTextAtCursorPosition(searchQuery)
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private tryFocusEditor = () => _.invoke(this.contendEditableRef.current, 'focus')
+}
+
+export default MentionsWithDropdown
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/PortalAtCursorPosition.ts b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/PortalAtCursorPosition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6469e2b5d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/PortalAtCursorPosition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
+import { insertSpanAtCursorPosition, removeElement } from './utils'
+
+export interface PortalAtCursorPositionProps {
+  mountNodeId: string
+  open?: boolean
+}
+
+export class PortalAtCursorPosition extends React.Component<PortalAtCursorPositionProps> {
+  private mountNodeInstance: HTMLElement = null
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    mountNodeId: 'portal-at-cursor-position',
+  }
+
+  public componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.removeMountNode()
+  }
+
+  public render() {
+    const { children, open } = this.props
+
+    this.setupMountNode()
+    return open && this.mountNodeInstance
+      ? ReactDOM.createPortal(children, this.mountNodeInstance)
+      : null
+  }
+
+  private setupMountNode = () => {
+    const { mountNodeId, open } = this.props
+
+    if (open) {
+      this.mountNodeInstance = this.mountNodeInstance || insertSpanAtCursorPosition(mountNodeId)
+    } else {
+      this.removeMountNode()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private removeMountNode = () => {
+    if (this.mountNodeInstance) {
+      removeElement(this.mountNodeInstance)
+      this.mountNodeInstance = null
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/dataMocks.ts b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/dataMocks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ebcc80b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/dataMocks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import * as _ from 'lodash'
+import { name, internet } from 'faker'
+
+interface AtMentionItem {
+  header: string
+  image: string
+  content: string
+}
+
+export const atMentionItems: AtMentionItem[] = _.times(10, () => ({
+  header: `${name.firstName()} ${name.lastName()}`,
+  image: internet.avatar(),
+  content: name.title(),
+}))
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/index.tsx b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83666c8e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { PrototypeSection, ComponentPrototype } from '../Prototypes'
+import AsyncDropdownSearch from './AsyncDropdownSearch'
+import MentionsWithDropdown from './MentionsWithDropdown'
+
+export default () => (
+  <PrototypeSection title="Dropdowns">
+    <ComponentPrototype
+      title="Async Dropdown Search"
+      description="Use the field to perform a simulated search."
+    >
+      <AsyncDropdownSearch />
+    </ComponentPrototype>
+    <ComponentPrototype
+      title="Editable Area with Dropdown"
+      description="Type text into editable area below. Use the '@' key to mention people."
+    >
+      <MentionsWithDropdown />
+    </ComponentPrototype>
+  </PrototypeSection>
+)
diff --git a/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/utils.ts b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03ffc6fa52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/prototypes/dropdowns/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const getRangeAtCursorPosition = () => {
+  if (!window.getSelection) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const sel = window.getSelection()
+  if (!sel.getRangeAt || !sel.rangeCount) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return sel.getRangeAt(0)
+}
+
+export const insertSpanAtCursorPosition = (id: string) => {
+  if (!id) {
+    throw '[insertSpanAtCursorPosition]: id must be supplied'
+  }
+
+  const range = getRangeAtCursorPosition()
+  if (!range) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const elem = document.createElement('span')
+  elem.id = id
+  range.insertNode(elem)
+
+  return elem
+}
+
+export const insertTextAtCursorPosition = (text: string) => {
+  if (!text) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const range = getRangeAtCursorPosition()
+  if (!range) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const textNode = document.createTextNode(text)
+  range.insertNode(textNode)
+  range.setStartAfter(textNode)
+
+  return textNode
+}
+
+export const removeElement = (element: string | HTMLElement): HTMLElement => {
+  const elementToRemove = typeof element === 'string' ? document.getElementById(element) : element
+  return elementToRemove.parentNode.removeChild(elementToRemove)
+}
diff --git a/docs/src/routes.tsx b/docs/src/routes.tsx
index b9a1490e9f..ee59aaf4c5 100644
--- a/docs/src/routes.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/routes.tsx
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ const Router = () => (
           />,
           <DocsLayout
             exact
-            key="/prototype-async-dropdown-search"
-            path="/prototype-async-dropdown-search"
-            component={require('./prototypes/AsyncDropdownSearch/index').default}
+            key="/prototype-dropdowns"
+            path="/prototype-dropdowns"
+            component={require('./prototypes/dropdowns/index').default}
           />,
           <DocsLayout
             exact
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
index 4f261b6a8c..61ef601548 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ export interface DropdownProps extends UIComponentProps<DropdownProps, DropdownS
   items?: ShorthandCollection
 
   /**
-   * Function to be passed to create string from selected item, if it's a shorthand object. Used when dropdown also has a search function.
+   * Function that converts an item to string. Used when dropdown has the search boolean prop set to true.
+   * By default, it:
+   * - returns the header property (if it exists on an item)
+   * - converts an item to string (if the item is a primitive)
    */
   itemToString?: (item: ShorthandValue) => string
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownSearchInput.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownSearchInput.tsx
index 56c5ceb6fc..f7fee4351d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownSearchInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownSearchInput.tsx
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ class DropdownSearchInput extends UIComponent<ReactProps<DropdownSearchInputProp
         inputRef={inputRef}
         onFocus={this.handleFocus}
         onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp}
+        {...unhandledProps}
         wrapper={{
           styles: styles.root,
           ...accessibilityComboboxProps,
+          ...unhandledProps.wrapper,
         }}
         input={{
           type: 'text',
@@ -122,8 +124,8 @@ class DropdownSearchInput extends UIComponent<ReactProps<DropdownSearchInputProp
           onBlur: this.handleInputBlur,
           onKeyDown: this.handleInputKeyDown,
           ...accessibilityInputProps,
+          ...unhandledProps.input,
         }}
-        {...unhandledProps}
       />
     )
   }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Input/Input.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Input/Input.tsx
index 8f6819e24a..0c195754a0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Input/Input.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Input/Input.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class Input extends AutoControlledComponent<ReactProps<InputProps>, InputState>
   renderComponent({
     accessibility,
     ElementType,
-    classes,
     unhandledProps,
     styles,
     variables,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownSearchInputStyles.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownSearchInputStyles.ts
index 7452a15b6b..237ebe0b07 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownSearchInputStyles.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownSearchInputStyles.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const dropdownSearchInputStyles: ComponentSlotStylesInput<
     backgroundColor: 'transparent',
     borderWidth: 0,
     ...(p.inline && {
-      paddingLeft: 0,
-      paddingRight: 0,
+      padding: 0,
+      lineHeight: 'initial',
     }),
   }),
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownStyles.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownStyles.ts
index d6a7c808b4..468d41015b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownStyles.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams/components/Dropdown/dropdownStyles.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ const dropdownStyles: ComponentSlotStylesInput<DropdownPropsAndState, DropdownVa
     color: v.color,
     backgroundColor: v.backgroundColor,
     ...(p.focused && { borderBottomColor: v.borderColorFocus }),
-    ...(p.inline && transparentColorStyleObj),
+    ...(p.inline && {
+      ...transparentColorStyleObj,
+      alignItems: 'center',
+    }),
   }),
 
   selectedItems: ({ props: p, variables: v }): ICSSInJSStyle => ({