Issue Summary

In Chromium (Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge) version 136.0.7103.49 and later, multiple-choice select lists (e.g., group pickers, multi-select custom fields) across Jira Data Center appear unresponsive. Users cannot interact with these fields when attempting to make or remove selections. This affects core Jira functionality, including administrative tasks (e.g., removing users from groups) and issue operations (e.g., editing multi-select custom fields).

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Google Chrome version 136.0.7103.49 or later.
2. Navigate to a Jira page with a multiple-choice select list (e.g., group membership editing, multi-select custom field on an issue).
3. Attempt to select or update options in the list.

Expected Results

The interface reflects the selection by highlighting the options.

Actual Results

The field appears unresponsive to the selection.

Note

Despite no visual change, selections are applied when the form is submitted. You can verify this by clicking anywhere outside of the select list.

Workaround

Workaround 1

Use a non-Chromium browser, such as Firefox or Safari.

Workaround 2

Add the following workaround to your announcement banner:

<!-- Workaround for https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-78786 - remove this once patched -->
<style>
    form.aui select:focus > option:checked {
        background-color: selecteditem !important;
        color: selecteditemtext !important;
    }
</style>

Workaround 3

Launch Chrome with the following command-line option:

--disable-blink-features=SelectColorsRemoveImportant

This will show a compatibility banner within Chrome and it is possible the flag will be removed in a future version of Chrome, so use one of the other workarounds if possible.

Workaround 4

Change how the multi-select field renderer is displayed by enabling this dark feature:

multiselect.frother.renderer

The field will behave exactly as the "Components" field and bypass all the problems caused by this bug: