diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/support/next-commands/design.ts b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/support/next-commands/design.ts
index 329679cf4..e7422993d 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/support/next-commands/design.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/support/next-commands/design.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('closeStepConfigurationTab', () => {
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('interactWithExpressinInputObject', (inputName: string, value?: string) => {
-  cy.get('[data-testid="expression-modal"]').within(() => {
+  cy.get('[data-ouia-component-id="ExpressionModal"]').within(() => {
     cy.interactWithConfigInputObject(inputName, value);
   });
 });
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('cancelExpressionModal', () => {
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('selectExpression', (expression: string) => {
-  cy.get('div[data-testid="expression-modal"] button.pf-v5-c-menu-toggle').should('be.visible').click();
+  cy.get('div[data-ouia-component-id="ExpressionModal"] button.pf-v5-c-menu-toggle__button')
+    .should('be.visible')
+    .click();
   const regex = new RegExp(`^${expression}$`);
   cy.get('span.pf-v5-c-menu__item-text').contains(regex).should('exist').scrollIntoView().click();
 });
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.scss b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d979da493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.pf-v5-c-menu {
+  max-height: 500px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.metadata-editor {
+  margin-top: 24px;
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.test.tsx
index 20900e562..91ab77282 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.test.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { ExpressionEditor } from './ExpressionEditor';
-import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { CamelCatalogService, CatalogKind, ICamelLanguageDefinition } from '../../../models';
 import * as catalogIndex from '@kaoto-next/camel-catalog/index.json';
-import { ExpressionService } from './expression.service';
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
+import { CamelCatalogService, CatalogKind, ICamelLanguageDefinition } from '../../../models';
 import { SchemaService } from '../schema.service';
+import { ExpressionEditor } from './ExpressionEditor';
+import { ExpressionService } from './expression.service';
 
 describe('ExpressionEditor', () => {
   const onChangeMock = jest.fn();
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ describe('ExpressionEditor', () => {
   it('render empty simple if language is not specified', () => {
     render(<ExpressionEditor expressionModel={{}} onChangeExpressionModel={onChangeMock}></ExpressionEditor>);
     const dropdown = screen
-      .getAllByRole('button')
-      .filter((button) => button.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
+      .getAllByTestId('typeahead-select-input')
+      .filter((input) => input.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
     expect(dropdown).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('ExpressionEditor', () => {
         onChangeExpressionModel={onChangeMock}
       ></ExpressionEditor>,
     );
-    const dropdown = screen.getAllByRole('button').filter((button) => button.textContent === 'JQ');
+    const dropdown = screen.getAllByTestId('typeahead-select-input').filter((input) => input.innerHTML.includes('JQ'));
     expect(dropdown).toHaveLength(1);
     const resultTypeInput = screen
       .getAllByRole('textbox')
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.tsx
index c66c35473..9a09d263c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/ExpressionEditor.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 import {
-  Dropdown,
-  DropdownItem,
-  DropdownList,
+  Button,
   MenuToggle,
   MenuToggleElement,
-  Text,
-  TextContent,
-  TextVariants,
+  Select,
+  SelectList,
+  SelectOption,
+  SelectOptionProps,
+  TextInputGroup,
+  TextInputGroupMain,
+  TextInputGroupUtilities,
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
-import { FunctionComponent, Ref, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { MetadataEditor } from '../../MetadataEditor';
-import { ExpressionService } from './expression.service';
+import { TimesIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
+import { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { ICamelLanguageDefinition } from '../../../models';
+import { MetadataEditor } from '../../MetadataEditor';
 import { SchemaService } from '../schema.service';
+import './ExpressionEditor.scss';
+import { ExpressionService } from './expression.service';
 
 interface ExpressionEditorProps {
   language?: ICamelLanguageDefinition;
@@ -25,11 +29,26 @@ export const ExpressionEditor: FunctionComponent<ExpressionEditorProps> = ({
   expressionModel,
   onChangeExpressionModel,
 }) => {
-  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const languageCatalogMap = useMemo(() => {
-    return ExpressionService.getLanguageMap();
+  const languageCatalogMap: SelectOptionProps[] = useMemo(() => {
+    const languageCatalog = Object.values(ExpressionService.getLanguageMap());
+    return languageCatalog!.map((option) => {
+      return {
+        value: option.model.name,
+        children: option.model.title,
+        className: option.model.name,
+        description: option.model.description,
+      };
+    });
   }, []);
-  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<string>(language?.model.name || '');
+
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState<string>(language?.model.title || '');
+  const [filterValue, setFilterValue] = useState<string>('');
+  const [selectOptions, setSelectOptions] = useState<SelectOptionProps[]>(languageCatalogMap);
+  const [focusedItemIndex, setFocusedItemIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [activeItem, setActiveItem] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const textInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>();
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<string>(language?.model.title || '');
 
   const languageSchema = useMemo(() => {
     return language && ExpressionService.getLanguageSchema(language);
@@ -37,67 +56,193 @@ export const ExpressionEditor: FunctionComponent<ExpressionEditorProps> = ({
 
   const onSelect = useCallback(
     (_event: React.MouseEvent<Element, MouseEvent> | undefined, value: string | number | undefined) => {
+      const model = languageCatalogMap.find((model) => model.children === value);
+      if (model && value !== 'no results') {
+        setInputValue(value as string);
+        setFilterValue('');
+        onChangeExpressionModel(model!.value as string, {});
+        setSelected(model!.children as string);
+      }
       setIsOpen(false);
-      if ((!language && value === '') || value === language?.model.name) return;
-      setSelected(value as string);
-      onChangeExpressionModel(value as string, {});
+      setFocusedItemIndex(null);
+      setActiveItem(null);
     },
-    [onChangeExpressionModel, language],
+    [languageCatalogMap, onChangeExpressionModel],
   );
 
   const onToggleClick = useCallback(() => {
     setIsOpen(!isOpen);
   }, [isOpen]);
 
-  const toggle = useCallback(
-    (toggleRef: Ref<MenuToggleElement>) => (
-      <MenuToggle ref={toggleRef} onClick={onToggleClick} isExpanded={isOpen}>
-        {language?.model.title || (
-          <TextContent>
-            <Text component={TextVariants.small}>{SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER}</Text>
-          </TextContent>
-        )}
-      </MenuToggle>
-    ),
-    [onToggleClick, isOpen, language],
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let newSelectOptions: SelectOptionProps[] = languageCatalogMap;
+
+    // Filter menu items based on the text input value when one exists
+    if (filterValue) {
+      newSelectOptions = languageCatalogMap.filter((menuItem) =>
+        String(menuItem.value).toLowerCase().includes(filterValue.toLowerCase()),
+      );
+      // When no options are found after filtering, display 'No results found'
+      if (!newSelectOptions.length) {
+        newSelectOptions = [
+          { isDisabled: false, children: `No results found for "${filterValue}"`, value: 'no results' },
+        ];
+      }
+      // Open the menu when the input value changes and the new value is not empty
+      if (!isOpen) {
+        setIsOpen(true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    setSelectOptions(newSelectOptions);
+    setActiveItem(null);
+    setFocusedItemIndex(null);
+  }, [filterValue]);
+
+  const onTextInputChange = (_event: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>, value: string) => {
+    setInputValue(value);
+    setFilterValue(value);
+  };
+
+  const handleMenuArrowKeys = (key: string) => {
+    let indexToFocus;
+
+    if (isOpen) {
+      if (key === 'ArrowUp') {
+        // When no index is set or at the first index, focus to the last, otherwise decrement focus index
+        if (focusedItemIndex === null || focusedItemIndex === 0) {
+          indexToFocus = selectOptions.length - 1;
+        } else {
+          indexToFocus = focusedItemIndex - 1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (key === 'ArrowDown') {
+        // When no index is set or at the last index, focus to the first, otherwise increment focus index
+        if (focusedItemIndex === null || focusedItemIndex === selectOptions.length - 1) {
+          indexToFocus = 0;
+        } else {
+          indexToFocus = focusedItemIndex + 1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      setFocusedItemIndex(indexToFocus!);
+      const focusedItem = selectOptions.filter((option) => !option.isDisabled)[indexToFocus!];
+      setActiveItem(`select-typeahead-${focusedItem.value.replace(' ', '-')}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onInputKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const enabledMenuItems = selectOptions.filter((option) => !option.isDisabled);
+    const [firstMenuItem] = enabledMenuItems;
+    const focusedItem = focusedItemIndex ? enabledMenuItems[focusedItemIndex] : firstMenuItem;
+
+    switch (event.key) {
+      // Select the first available option
+      case 'Enter':
+        if (isOpen && focusedItem.value !== 'no results') {
+          setInputValue(String(focusedItem.children));
+          setFilterValue('');
+          setSelected(String(focusedItem.children));
+        }
+
+        setIsOpen((prevIsOpen) => !prevIsOpen);
+        setFocusedItemIndex(null);
+        setActiveItem(null);
+        break;
+      case 'Tab':
+      case 'Escape':
+        setIsOpen(false);
+        setActiveItem(null);
+        break;
+      case 'ArrowUp':
+      case 'ArrowDown':
+        event.preventDefault();
+        handleMenuArrowKeys(event.key);
+        break;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const toggle = (toggleRef: React.Ref<MenuToggleElement>) => (
+    <MenuToggle ref={toggleRef} variant="typeahead" onClick={onToggleClick} isExpanded={isOpen} isFullWidth>
+      <TextInputGroup isPlain>
+        <TextInputGroupMain
+          data-testid="typeahead-select-input"
+          value={inputValue}
+          onClick={onToggleClick}
+          onChange={onTextInputChange}
+          onKeyDown={onInputKeyDown}
+          id="typeahead-select-input"
+          autoComplete="off"
+          innerRef={textInputRef}
+          placeholder={SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER}
+          {...(activeItem && { 'aria-activedescendant': activeItem })}
+          role="combobox"
+          isExpanded={isOpen}
+          aria-controls="select-typeahead-listbox"
+        />
+
+        <TextInputGroupUtilities>
+          {!!inputValue && (
+            <Button
+              data-testid="clear-input-value"
+              variant="plain"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setSelected('');
+                setInputValue('');
+                setFilterValue('');
+                onChangeExpressionModel('', {});
+                textInputRef?.current?.focus();
+              }}
+              aria-label="Clear input value"
+            >
+              <TimesIcon aria-hidden />
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </TextInputGroupUtilities>
+      </TextInputGroup>
+    </MenuToggle>
   );
 
   return (
     languageCatalogMap && (
       <>
-        <Dropdown
-          id="expression-select"
-          data-testid="expression-dropdown"
+        <Select
+          id="typeahead-select"
           isOpen={isOpen}
-          selected={selected !== '' ? selected : undefined}
+          selected={selected}
           onSelect={onSelect}
-          onOpenChange={setIsOpen}
+          onOpenChange={() => {
+            setIsOpen(false);
+          }}
           toggle={toggle}
-          isScrollable={true}
         >
-          <DropdownList data-testid="expression-dropdownlist">
-            {Object.values(languageCatalogMap).map((lang) => {
-              return (
-                <DropdownItem
-                  data-testid={`expression-dropdownitem-${lang.model.name}`}
-                  key={lang.model.title}
-                  value={lang.model.name}
-                  description={lang.model.description}
-                >
-                  {lang.model.title}
-                </DropdownItem>
-              );
-            })}
-          </DropdownList>
-        </Dropdown>
+          <SelectList id="select-typeahead-listbox">
+            {selectOptions.map((option, index) => (
+              <SelectOption
+                key={option.value as string}
+                description={option.description}
+                isFocused={focusedItemIndex === index}
+                className={option.className}
+                data-testid={`expression-dropdownitem-${option.value}`}
+                onClick={() => setSelected(option.children as string)}
+                id={`select-typeahead-${option.value.replace(' ', '-')}`}
+                {...option}
+                value={option.children}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </SelectList>
+        </Select>
         {language && (
-          <MetadataEditor
-            data-testid="expression-editor"
-            name={'expression'}
-            schema={languageSchema}
-            metadata={expressionModel}
-            onChangeModel={(model) => onChangeExpressionModel(language.model.name, model)}
-          />
+          <div className="metadata-editor">
+            <MetadataEditor
+              data-testid="expression-editor"
+              name={'expression'}
+              schema={languageSchema}
+              metadata={expressionModel}
+              onChangeModel={(model) => onChangeExpressionModel(language.model.name, model)}
+            />
+          </div>
         )}
       </>
     )
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/expression.service.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/expression.service.ts
index 06496df9f..74bc8b0b3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/expression.service.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/expression/expression.service.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ export class ExpressionService {
     (parentModel.expression as Record<string, unknown>)[languageModelName] = newExpressionModel;
   }
 
+  static deleteStepExpressionModel(parentModel: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+    if (parentModel.expression) {
+      delete parentModel.expression;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Parse the property expression model from the parent parameter model object.
    * @param languageCatalogMap The language catalog map to use as a dictionary.
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.test.tsx
index f04d7f77f..66c5a14ef 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.test.tsx
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ describe('StepExpressionEditor', () => {
     await act(async () => {
       fireEvent.click(launcherButton[0]);
     });
-    const dropdownButton = screen
-      .getAllByRole('button')
-      .filter((button) => button.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
+    const dropdown = screen
+      .getAllByTestId('typeahead-select-input')
+      .filter((input) => input.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
     await act(async () => {
-      fireEvent.click(dropdownButton[0]);
+      fireEvent.click(dropdown[0]);
     });
     const jsonpath = screen.getByTestId('expression-dropdownitem-jsonpath');
     fireEvent.click(jsonpath.getElementsByTagName('button')[0]);
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.tsx
index a4f83431f..55662b48f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Form/stepExpression/StepExpressionEditor.tsx
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ export const StepExpressionEditor: FunctionComponent<StepExpressionEditorProps>
     const model = props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.getComponentSchema()?.definition || {};
     if (preparedLanguage && preparedModel) {
       ExpressionService.setStepExpressionModel(languageCatalogMap, model, preparedLanguage.model.name, preparedModel);
-      props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.updateModel(model);
-      entitiesContext?.updateSourceCodeFromEntities();
+    } else {
+      ExpressionService.deleteStepExpressionModel(model);
     }
+    props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode?.updateModel(model);
+    entitiesContext?.updateSourceCodeFromEntities();
   }, [entitiesContext, languageCatalogMap, preparedLanguage, preparedModel, props.selectedNode.data?.vizNode]);
 
   const handleCancel = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx
index f69d73997..6b7c680ad 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/CanvasForm.test.tsx
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ describe('CanvasForm', () => {
         fireEvent.click(launchExpression);
       });
       const button = screen
-        .getAllByRole('button')
-        .filter((button) => button.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
+        .getAllByTestId('typeahead-select-input')
+        .filter((input) => input.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
       act(() => {
         fireEvent.click(button[0]);
       });
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ describe('CanvasForm', () => {
         fireEvent.click(launchExpression);
       });
       const button = screen
-        .getAllByRole('button')
-        .filter((button) => button.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
+        .getAllByTestId('typeahead-select-input')
+        .filter((input) => input.innerHTML.includes(SchemaService.DROPDOWN_PLACEHOLDER));
       act(() => {
         fireEvent.click(button[0]);
       });