diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index aaa5798..03fd4c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ X-editable changelog
 
 Version 1.2.0 wip
 ----------------------------  
+[enh] 'select' submit by enter (vitalets)  
 [bug #37] fix incorrectly shown datepicker in jquery 1.7.1 + webkit (vitalets)  
 [enh] added url param 'jquery' to run tests in different versions of jquery, e.g. '&jquery=1.7.2' (vitalets)  
 [enh] 'enablefocus' option removed. More efficient to use 'save/hide' events to set focus to any element (vitalets)  
diff --git a/src/inputs/select.js b/src/inputs/select.js
index 10f763a..60afb6b 100644
--- a/src/inputs/select.js
+++ b/src/inputs/select.js
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ $(function(){
             for(var i=0; i<this.sourceData.length; i++) {
                 this.$input.append($('<option>', {value: this.sourceData[i].value}).text(this.sourceData[i].text)); 
             }
+            
+            //enter submit
+            this.$input.on('keydown.editable', function (e) {
+                if (e.which === 13) {
+                    $(this).closest('form').submit();
+                }
+            });            
         },
        
         value2htmlFinal: function(value, element) {
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ $(function(){
         },
         
         autosubmit: function() {
-            this.$input.on('change', function(){
+            this.$input.off('keydown.editable').on('change.editable', function(){
                 $(this).closest('form').submit();
             });
         }
diff --git a/test/unit/select.js b/test/unit/select.js
index 1da2835..318c88f 100644
--- a/test/unit/select.js
+++ b/test/unit/select.js
@@ -551,6 +551,32 @@ $(function () {
                e.remove();    
                start();  
          }, timeout);   
-     });        
+     });   
+     
+     asyncTest("submit by enter", function () {
+         var e = $('<a href="#" data-type="select" data-value="2" data-url="post.php"></a>').appendTo(fx).editable({
+             pk: 1,
+             source: groups
+        }),
+        selected = 3;
+             
+        e.click();
+        var p = tip(e);
+        p.find('select').val(selected);
+        
+        event = jQuery.Event("keydown");
+        event.which = 13;
+
+        p.find('select').trigger(event);
+        
+        setTimeout(function() {
+           ok(!p.is(':visible'), 'popover closed');
+           equal(e.data('editable').value, selected, 'new value saved')
+           equal(e.text(), groups[selected], 'text shown correctly') 
+           e.remove();    
+           start(); 
+        }, timeout);           
+    })       
+          
      
 });
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