diff --git a/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/pickers-focusandscroll-improvements_2018-03-30-19-24.json b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/pickers-focusandscroll-improvements_2018-03-30-19-24.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..dc4680e3c98c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/pickers-focusandscroll-improvements_2018-03-30-19-24.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "Pickers: Fix focus problems and scroll issues",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+  "email": "joschect@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/BasePicker.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/BasePicker.tsx
index e67149da186f89..13cc208e177a51 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/BasePicker.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/BasePicker.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
   BaseComponent,
   KeyCodes,
   css,
-  createRef
+  createRef,
+  elementContains
 } from '../../Utilities';
 import { FocusZone, FocusZoneDirection } from '../../FocusZone';
 import { Callout, DirectionalHint } from '../../Callout';
@@ -417,30 +418,38 @@ export class BasePicker<T, P extends IBasePickerProps<T>> extends BaseComponent<
   }
 
   protected onInputFocus = (ev: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement | Autofill>): void => {
-    this.setState({ isFocused: true });
-    this.selection.setAllSelected(false);
-    if (this.input.value && this.input.value.value === '' && this.props.onEmptyInputFocus) {
-      this.onEmptyInputFocus();
-      this.setState({
-        isMostRecentlyUsedVisible: true,
-        moreSuggestionsAvailable: false,
-        suggestionsVisible: true
-      });
-    } else if (this.input.value && this.input.value.value) {
-      this.setState({
-        isMostRecentlyUsedVisible: false,
-        suggestionsVisible: true
-      });
-    }
-    if (this.props.inputProps && this.props.inputProps.onFocus) {
-      this.props.inputProps.onFocus(ev as React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
+    // Only trigger all of the focus if this component isn't already focused.
+    // For example when an item is selected or removed from the selected list it should be treated
+    // as though the input is still focused.
+    if (!this.state.isFocused) {
+      this.setState({ isFocused: true });
+      this.selection.setAllSelected(false);
+      if (this.input.value && this.input.value.value === '' && this.props.onEmptyInputFocus) {
+        this.onEmptyInputFocus();
+        this.setState({
+          isMostRecentlyUsedVisible: true,
+          moreSuggestionsAvailable: false,
+          suggestionsVisible: true
+        });
+      } else if (this.input.value && this.input.value.value) {
+        this.setState({
+          isMostRecentlyUsedVisible: false,
+          suggestionsVisible: true
+        });
+      }
+      if (this.props.inputProps && this.props.inputProps.onFocus) {
+        this.props.inputProps.onFocus(ev as React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
+      }
     }
   }
 
   protected onInputBlur = (ev: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement | Autofill>): void => {
-    this.setState({ isFocused: false });
-    if (this.props.inputProps && this.props.inputProps.onBlur) {
-      this.props.inputProps.onBlur(ev as React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
+    // Only blur if an unrelated element gets focus. Otherwise treat it as though it still has focus.
+    if (!elementContains(this.root.value!, ev.relatedTarget as HTMLElement)) {
+      this.setState({ isFocused: false });
+      if (this.props.inputProps && this.props.inputProps.onBlur) {
+        this.props.inputProps.onBlur(ev as React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/Suggestions/Suggestions.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/Suggestions/Suggestions.tsx
index 94683df7cb52c6..a49a977a698487 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/Suggestions/Suggestions.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/Suggestions/Suggestions.tsx
@@ -68,16 +68,25 @@ export class Suggestions<T> extends BaseComponent<ISuggestionsProps<T>, ISuggest
   protected _searchForMoreButton = createRef<IButton>();
   protected _selectedElement = createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
   private SuggestionsItemOfProperType = SuggestionsItem as new (props: ISuggestionItemProps<T>) => SuggestionsItem<T>;
-
+  private activeSelectedElement: HTMLDivElement | null;
   constructor(suggestionsProps: ISuggestionsProps<T>) {
     super(suggestionsProps);
     this.state = {
       selectedActionType: SuggestionActionType.none,
     };
   }
-
-  public componentDidUpdate() {
+  public componentDidMount() {
     this.scrollSelected();
+    this.activeSelectedElement = this._selectedElement ? this._selectedElement.value : null;
+  }
+  public componentDidUpdate() {
+    // Only scroll to selected element if the selected element has changed. Otherwise do nothing.
+    // This prevents some odd behavior where scrolling the active element out of view and clicking on a selected element
+    // will trigger a focus event and not give the clicked element the click.
+    if (this.activeSelectedElement && this._selectedElement.value && this.activeSelectedElement !== this._selectedElement.value) {
+      this.scrollSelected();
+      this.activeSelectedElement = this._selectedElement.value;
+    }
   }
 
   public render() {