diff --git a/ui/src/components/menu/QMenu.js b/ui/src/components/menu/QMenu.js
index a3a358ea3df..c16e712a9d7 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/menu/QMenu.js
+++ b/ui/src/components/menu/QMenu.js
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ export default createComponent({
         if (props.persistent !== true && showing.value === true) {
           hide(e)
 
+          // prevent further processing of click-outside handlers
+          if (props.separateClosePopup === true) {
+            e.qSeparateClosePopup = true
+          }
+
           if (
             // always prevent touch event
             e.type === 'touchstart'
diff --git a/ui/src/utils/private.click-outside/click-outside.js b/ui/src/utils/private.click-outside/click-outside.js
index bc5b1e963b5..9b0205cf18e 100644
--- a/ui/src/utils/private.click-outside/click-outside.js
+++ b/ui/src/utils/private.click-outside/click-outside.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ function globalHandler (evt) {
       // used to prevent refocus after menu close
       evt.qClickOutside = true
       state.onClickOutside(evt)
+
+      // used to prevent closing all if nested
+      if (evt.qSeparateClosePopup === true) {
+        return
+      }
     }
     else {
       return