diff --git a/packages/casts-menu/src/components/hooks/use-menu-item.ts b/packages/casts-menu/src/components/hooks/use-menu-item.ts
index 3c6d2957b..4439325a8 100644
--- a/packages/casts-menu/src/components/hooks/use-menu-item.ts
+++ b/packages/casts-menu/src/components/hooks/use-menu-item.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const useMenuItem = (props: UseMenuItemProps) => {
     onClick?.({ e: event });
 
     if (
-      subMenuContext.hideAfterClick &&
+      (props.hideAfterClick ?? subMenuContext.hideAfterClick) &&
       subMenuContext.expandType === 'popup'
     ) {
       subMenuContext.onOpenChange?.(false);
diff --git a/packages/casts-menu/src/components/sub-menu.tsx b/packages/casts-menu/src/components/sub-menu.tsx
index be3910de8..64552447f 100644
--- a/packages/casts-menu/src/components/sub-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/casts-menu/src/components/sub-menu.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export const SubMenu = forwardRef(
         focusable={focusable}
         className={innerClasses}
         style={innerStyles}
+        hideAfterClick={false}
         {...innerEvents}
       >
         {label}
diff --git a/packages/casts-menu/src/components/types/menu-item.ts b/packages/casts-menu/src/components/types/menu-item.ts
index 63b019193..84b1e22d1 100644
--- a/packages/casts-menu/src/components/types/menu-item.ts
+++ b/packages/casts-menu/src/components/types/menu-item.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export type UseMenuItemProps = BaseComponentProps &
     focusable?: boolean;
 
     label?: ReactNode;
+
+    hideAfterClick?: boolean;
   };
 
 export type MenuItemProps = UseMenuItemProps & {