diff --git a/src/Select.js b/src/Select.js
index bb4c2688b8..ff27da46b2 100644
--- a/src/Select.js
+++ b/src/Select.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var Select = React.createClass({
 		onBlur: React.PropTypes.func,              // onBlur handler: function(event) {}
 		onChange: React.PropTypes.func,            // onChange handler: function(newValue) {}
 		onFocus: React.PropTypes.func,             // onFocus handler: function(event) {}
+		onInputChange: React.PropTypes.func,       // onInputChange handler: function(inputValue) {}
 		onOptionLabelClick: React.PropTypes.func,  // onCLick handler for value labels: function (value, event) {}
 		optionComponent: React.PropTypes.func,     // option component to render in dropdown
 		optionRenderer: React.PropTypes.func,      // optionRenderer: function(option) {}
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ var Select = React.createClass({
 			newOptionCreator: undefined,
 			noResultsText: 'No results found',
 			onChange: undefined,
+			onInputChange: undefined,
 			onOptionLabelClick: undefined,
 			optionComponent: Option,
 			options: undefined,
@@ -486,6 +488,10 @@ var Select = React.createClass({
 		// the latest value before setState() has completed.
 		this._optionsFilterString = event.target.value;
 
+		if (this.props.onInputChange) {
+			this.props.onInputChange(event.target.value);
+		}
+
 		if (this.props.asyncOptions) {
 			this.setState({
 				isLoading: true,
diff --git a/test/Select-test.js b/test/Select-test.js
index a070a122ac..98a8d99b4d 100644
--- a/test/Select-test.js
+++ b/test/Select-test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class PropsWrapper extends React.Component {
 }
 
 describe('Select', function() {
-	var options, onChange;
+	var options, onChange, onInputChange;
 	var instance, wrapper;
 	var searchInputNode;
 
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ describe('Select', function() {
 		return React.findDOMNode(instance).querySelector('.Select-control');
 	}
 
+	function enterSingleCharacter() {
+		TestUtils.Simulate.keyDown(searchInputNode, { keyCode: 65, key: 'a' });
+	}
+
 	function pressEnterToAccept() {
 		TestUtils.Simulate.keyDown(searchInputNode, { keyCode: 13, key: 'Enter' });
 	}
@@ -107,10 +111,12 @@ describe('Select', function() {
 	var createControl = function(props) {
 
 		onChange = sinon.spy();
+		onInputChange = sinon.spy();
 		// Render an instance of the component
 		instance = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
 			<Select
 				onChange={onChange}
+				onInputChange={onInputChange}
 				{...props}
 				/>
 		);
@@ -122,11 +128,13 @@ describe('Select', function() {
 
 	var createControlWithWrapper = function (props) {
 		onChange = sinon.spy();
+		onInputChange = sinon.spy();
 
 		wrapper = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
 			<PropsWrapper
 				childComponent={Select}
 				onChange={onChange}
+				onInputChange={onInputChange}
 				{...props}
 				/>
 		);
@@ -193,6 +201,12 @@ describe('Select', function() {
 			expect(node, 'queried for', '.Select-option', 'to have length', 2);
 		});
 
+		it('should pass input value when entering text', function () {
+			typeSearchText('a');
+			enterSingleCharacter('a');
+			expect(onInputChange, 'was called with', 'a');
+		});
+
 		it('should filter case insensitively', function () {
 
 			typeSearchText('t');