diff --git a/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/custom-select.tsx b/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/custom-select.tsx
index 42fada7d7554aa..e925038812fa73 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/custom-select.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/custom-select.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ function _CustomSelect(
 					sameWidth
 					slide={ false }
 					onKeyDown={ onSelectPopoverKeyDown }
+					// Match legacy behavior
+					flip={ ! isLegacy }
 				>
 					<CustomSelectContext.Provider value={ contextValue }>
 						{ children }