diff --git a/.changeset/flat-clocks-brush.md b/.changeset/flat-clocks-brush.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c6c92c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/flat-clocks-brush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@ithaka/pharos': minor
+---
+
+Add default elevation to combobox component
diff --git a/packages/pharos/src/components/combobox/pharos-combobox.scss b/packages/pharos/src/components/combobox/pharos-combobox.scss
index 1f239b6c7..4f261c1ca 100644
--- a/packages/pharos/src/components/combobox/pharos-combobox.scss
+++ b/packages/pharos/src/components/combobox/pharos-combobox.scss
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
   z-index: 1;
   width: 100%;
   box-sizing: border-box;
+  box-shadow: var(--pharos-elevation-level-3);
   border-radius: var(--pharos-radius-base-standard);
   background-color: var(--pharos-color-ui-10);
   border: 1px solid var(--pharos-form-element-color-border-base);