diff --git a/lib/dropdown_search.dart b/lib/dropdown_search.dart
index 3abe4754..00d46645 100644
--- a/lib/dropdown_search.dart
+++ b/lib/dropdown_search.dart
@@ -361,12 +361,17 @@ class DropdownSearchState<T> extends State<DropdownSearch<T>> {
     }
 
     Widget selectedItemWidget() {
+      Widget selectedItem = Text(
+        _itemAsString(getSelectedItem),
+      );
+
       if (widget.dropdownBuilder != null) {
-        return widget.dropdownBuilder!(context, getSelectedItem);
+        selectedItem = widget.dropdownBuilder!(context, getSelectedItem);
       } else if (widget.dropdownBuilderMultiSelection != null) {
-        return widget.dropdownBuilderMultiSelection!(context, getSelectedItems);
+        selectedItem =
+            widget.dropdownBuilderMultiSelection!(context, getSelectedItems);
       } else if (isMultiSelectionMode) {
-        return CustomSingleScrollView(
+        selectedItem = CustomSingleScrollView(
           scrollProps: widget.selectedItemsScrollProps ?? ScrollProps(),
           child: Wrap(
             crossAxisAlignment: WrapCrossAlignment.center,
@@ -376,10 +381,16 @@ class DropdownSearchState<T> extends State<DropdownSearch<T>> {
           ),
         );
       }
-      return Text(
-        _itemAsString(getSelectedItem),
-        style: _getBaseTextStyle(),
+
+      return DefaultTextStyle(
+        style: _getBaseTextStyle() ?? DefaultTextStyle.of(context).style,
         textAlign: widget.decoratorProps.textAlign,
+        softWrap: widget.decoratorProps.softWrap,
+        overflow: widget.decoratorProps.overflow,
+        maxLines: widget.decoratorProps.maxLines,
+        textWidthBasis: widget.decoratorProps.textWidthBasis,
+        textHeightBehavior: widget.decoratorProps.textHeightBehavior,
+        child: selectedItem,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/properties/dropdown_props.dart b/lib/src/properties/dropdown_props.dart
index 77cde907..6b38801a 100644
--- a/lib/src/properties/dropdown_props.dart
+++ b/lib/src/properties/dropdown_props.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:dropdown_search/dropdown_search.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'dart:ui' as ui show TextHeightBehavior;
 
 class DropdownButtonProps extends IconButtonProps {
   final Widget iconOpened;
@@ -351,6 +352,11 @@ class DropDownDecoratorProps {
   final InputDecoration decoration;
   final TextStyle? baseStyle;
   final TextAlign? textAlign;
+  final bool softWrap;
+  final TextOverflow overflow;
+  final int? maxLines;
+  final TextWidthBasis textWidthBasis;
+  final ui.TextHeightBehavior? textHeightBehavior;
   final TextAlignVertical? textAlignVertical;
   final bool expands;
   final bool isHovering;
@@ -362,6 +368,11 @@ class DropDownDecoratorProps {
     ),
     this.baseStyle,
     this.textAlign,
+    this.softWrap = true,
+    this.overflow = TextOverflow.clip,
+    this.maxLines,
+    this.textWidthBasis = TextWidthBasis.parent,
+    this.textHeightBehavior,
     this.textAlignVertical,
     this.expands = false,
     this.isHovering = false,