diff --git a/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js b/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js
index 566e00fe4..808fedaea 100644
--- a/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js
+++ b/packages/select-rich/src/LionSelectRich.js
@@ -206,16 +206,6 @@ export class LionSelectRich extends ScopedElementsMixin(
     this.__initInteractionStates();
   }
 
-  disconnectedCallback() {
-    if (super.disconnectedCallback) {
-      super.disconnectedCallback();
-    }
-    this.__teardownEventListeners();
-    this.__teardownOverlay();
-    this.__teardownInvokerNode();
-    this.__teardownListboxNode();
-  }
-
   firstUpdated(changedProperties) {
     super.firstUpdated(changedProperties);
 
@@ -689,11 +679,15 @@ export class LionSelectRich extends ScopedElementsMixin(
     this._scrollTargetNode.addEventListener('keydown', this.__preventScrollingWithArrowKeys);
   }
 
-  __teardownOverlay() {
+  _teardownOverlayCtrl() {
+    super._teardownOverlayCtrl();
     this._overlayCtrl.removeEventListener('show', this.__overlayOnShow);
     this._overlayCtrl.removeEventListener('before-show', this.__overlayBeforeShow);
     this._overlayCtrl.removeEventListener('hide', this.__overlayOnHide);
     this._scrollTargetNode.removeEventListener('keydown', this.__overlayOnHide);
+    this.__teardownInvokerNode();
+    this.__teardownListboxNode();
+    this.__teardownEventListeners();
   }
 
   __preventScrollingWithArrowKeys(ev) {
diff --git a/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich-dialog-integration.test.js b/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich-dialog-integration.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..685be2330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/select-rich/test/lion-select-rich-dialog-integration.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { OverlayMixin } from '@lion/overlays';
+import { LitElement } from 'lit-element';
+import { defineCE, fixture, html, expect, unsafeStatic } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import '../lion-select-rich.js';
+import '../lion-options.js';
+import '../lion-option.js';
+
+const tagString = defineCE(
+  class extends OverlayMixin(LitElement) {
+    render() {
+      return html`
+        <button slot="invoker">invoker button</button>
+        <slot name="_overlay-shadow-outlet"></slot>
+        <div id="overlay-content-node-wrapper">
+          <div slot="content">content of the overlay</div>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    }
+  },
+);
+const tag = unsafeStatic(tagString);
+
+describe('Select Rich Integration tests', () => {
+  it('works inside a dialog', async () => {
+    let properlyInstantiated = false;
+
+    try {
+      const nestedEl = await fixture(html`
+        <lion-select-rich>
+          <lion-options slot="input">
+            <lion-option .choiceValue=${10}>Item 1</lion-option>
+            <lion-option .choiceValue=${20}>Item 2</lion-option>
+          </lion-options>
+        </lion-select-rich>
+      `);
+
+      await fixture(html`
+        <${tag} id="main">
+          <div slot="content" id="mainContent">
+            open nested overlay:
+            ${nestedEl}
+          </div>
+          <button slot="invoker">invoker button</button>
+        </${tag}>
+        `);
+      properlyInstantiated = true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(e);
+    }
+
+    expect(properlyInstantiated).to.be.true;
+  });
+});