diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
index 7ac262c0b47..0c194d988d9 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
       closeParents (e) {
         setTimeout(() => {
           if (!openChildren.value &&
+            !props.persistent &&
             (e == null || (e && !isClickInsideElement(e, overlay.value!.contentEl!)))
           ) {
             isActive.value = false