diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
index edfcf781375..08bebfa5458 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ import { useScopeId } from '@/composables/scopeId'
 // Utilities
 import { computed, inject, mergeProps, nextTick, provide, ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { VMenuSymbol } from './shared'
-import { focusableChildren, focusChild, genericComponent, getNextElement, getUid, omit, propsFactory, useRender } from '@/util'
+import {
+  focusableChildren,
+  focusChild,
+  genericComponent,
+  getNextElement,
+  getUid,
+  isClickInsideElement,
+  omit,
+  propsFactory,
+  useRender,
+} from '@/util'
 
 // Types
 import type { Component } from 'vue'
@@ -64,9 +74,11 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
       unregister () {
         --openChildren.value
       },
-      closeParents () {
+      closeParents (e) {
         setTimeout(() => {
-          if (!openChildren.value) {
+          if (!openChildren.value &&
+            (e == null || (e && !isClickInsideElement(e, overlay.value!.contentEl!)))
+          ) {
             isActive.value = false
             parent?.closeParents()
           }
@@ -106,8 +118,8 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
       }
     })
 
-    function onClickOutside () {
-      parent?.closeParents()
+    function onClickOutside (e: MouseEvent) {
+      parent?.closeParents(e)
     }
 
     function onKeydown (e: KeyboardEvent) {
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/shared.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/shared.ts
index 08f15dd12b6..c23b2769808 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/shared.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { InjectionKey } from 'vue'
 interface MenuProvide {
   register (): void
   unregister (): void
-  closeParents (): void
+  closeParents (e?: MouseEvent): void
 }
 
 export const VMenuSymbol: InjectionKey<MenuProvide> = Symbol.for('vuetify:v-menu')
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/util/helpers.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/util/helpers.ts
index cd80daec6e6..a374b2ab722 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/util/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/util/helpers.ts
@@ -721,4 +721,15 @@ export function eagerComputed<T> (fn: () => T, options?: WatchOptions): Readonly
   })
 
   return readonly(result)
+export function isClickInsideElement (event: MouseEvent, targetDiv: HTMLElement) {
+  const mouseX = event.clientX
+  const mouseY = event.clientY
+
+  const divRect = targetDiv.getBoundingClientRect()
+  const divLeft = divRect.left
+  const divTop = divRect.top
+  const divRight = divRect.right
+  const divBottom = divRect.bottom
+
+  return mouseX >= divLeft && mouseX <= divRight && mouseY >= divTop && mouseY <= divBottom
 }