[combobox] `data-highlighted` from items should be removed when inline and focused out

[sarthakmalik0810]

Bug report

Current behavior

Items stay highlighted when you focus out of an inline combobox.

Screen.Recording.2026-02-04.at.7.11.46.PM.mov

Expected behavior

data-highlighted should be removed when you focus out?

Reproducible example

This is reproducible in Base UI combobox in a dialog example.

Base UI version

v1.1.0

[github-actions]

This fix will be available in the next npm release of Base UI.

In the meantime, you can try it out on our Canary release channel:

npm i https://pkg.pr.new/@base-ui/react@3973