diff --git a/.changeset/rh-navigation-secondary-slot.md b/.changeset/rh-navigation-secondary-slot.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fe5ac7ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rh-navigation-secondary-slot.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+"@rhds/elements": patch
+---
+`<rh-navigation-secondary>`: fix unclosed `cta` slot tag
diff --git a/elements/rh-navigation-secondary/rh-navigation-secondary.ts b/elements/rh-navigation-secondary/rh-navigation-secondary.ts
index 99ab35a54c..7f54a5a2ce 100644
--- a/elements/rh-navigation-secondary/rh-navigation-secondary.ts
+++ b/elements/rh-navigation-secondary/rh-navigation-secondary.ts
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ export class RhNavigationSecondary extends LitElement {
         <div id="container" part="container" class="${classMap({ expanded })}">
           <slot name="logo" id="logo"></slot>
           <button aria-controls="container"
-                  aria-expanded="${String(expanded)}"
+                  aria-expanded="${String(expanded) as 'true' | 'false'}"
                   @click="${this.#toggleMobileMenu}"><slot name="mobile-menu">Menu</slot></button>
           <slot name="nav"></slot>
           <div id="cta" part="cta">
             <rh-context-provider color-palette="${ctaPalette}">
-              <slot name="cta"><slot>
+              <slot name="cta"></slot>
             </rh-context-provider>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -171,32 +171,6 @@ export class RhNavigationSecondary extends LitElement {
     `;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Public API, opens a specific dropdown based on index.
-   * Closes all open dropdowns before opening specified.
-   * Toggles overlay to open
-   */
-  open(index: number): void {
-    if (index == null) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const dropdown = this.#dropdownByIndex(index);
-    if (dropdown && RhNavigationSecondary.isDropdown(dropdown)) {
-      this.close();
-      this.#expand(index);
-      dropdown?.querySelector('a')?.focus();
-      this.overlayOpen = true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Public API, closes all open dropdowns
-   */
-  close(): void {
-    const dropdowns = this.#allDropdowns();
-    dropdowns.forEach(dropdown => this.#closeDropdown(dropdown));
-  }
-
   /**
    * When dropdown event is triggered gets dropdown index that triggered
    * event then closes all dropdowns.
@@ -374,6 +348,32 @@ export class RhNavigationSecondary extends LitElement {
     this.mobileMenuExpanded = !this.mobileMenuExpanded;
     this.dispatchEvent(new SecondaryNavOverlayChangeEvent(this.mobileMenuExpanded, this));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Opens a specific dropdown based on index.
+   * Closes all open dropdowns before opening specified.
+   * Toggles overlay to open
+   */
+  public open(index: number): void {
+    if (index != null) {
+      const dropdown = this.#dropdownByIndex(index);
+      if (dropdown && RhNavigationSecondary.isDropdown(dropdown)) {
+        this.close();
+        this.#expand(index);
+        dropdown?.querySelector('a')?.focus();
+        this.overlayOpen = true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Closes all open dropdowns
+   */
+  public close(): void {
+    this.#allDropdowns()
+      .forEach(dropdown =>
+        this.#closeDropdown(dropdown));
+  }
 }
 
 @customElement('rh-secondary-nav')