diff --git a/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.spec.js b/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.spec.js
index 5d4af180..4f788d37 100644
--- a/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.spec.js
+++ b/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Menu from './widget';
 describe('Menu component', () => {
   describe('methods', () => {
     describe('#toggle', () => {
+
       it('toggles menu to true when clicking', () => {
         const wrapper = mount(Menu);
         wrapper.vm.showMenu = false;
@@ -23,26 +24,46 @@ describe('Menu component', () => {
 
     describe('#handleClickOutside', () => {
 
-      it('hides menu content when clicked outside menu', () => {
-        const event = { target: 'another value'};
+      it('closes menu when clicked outside menu bounds', async () => {
+        const event = { composedPath: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(['slot', 'button']) };
         const wrapper = mount(Menu);
-        wrapper.vm.menu = { contains: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false) };
+        wrapper.vm.menu = 'div';
         wrapper.vm.showMenu = true;
-        wrapper.vm.handleClickOutside(event);
+        await wrapper.vm.handleClickOutside(event);
 
         expect(wrapper.vm.showMenu).toBe(false);
       });
 
-      it('does not hide menu content when clicked inside menu', () => {
-        const event = { target: 'some value'};
+      it('does not close menu when clicked inside menu bounds', async () => {
+        const event = { composedPath: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(['slot', 'button']) };
         const wrapper = mount(Menu);
-        wrapper.vm.menu = { contains: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true) };
+        wrapper.vm.menu = 'button';
         wrapper.vm.showMenu = true;
-        wrapper.vm.handleClickOutside(event);
+        await wrapper.vm.handleClickOutside(event);
 
         expect(wrapper.vm.showMenu).toBe(true);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('#onClickInside', () => {
+      it.each([
+        // expected, closeOnClickInside
+        [false, true],
+        [true, false],
+      ])(
+        'should set showMenu.value=%s when closeOnClickInside=%s',
+        (expected, closeOnClickInside) => {
+          const wrapper = mount(Menu, {
+            props: {
+              closeOnClickInside,
+            },
+          });
+          wrapper.vm.showMenu = true;
+          wrapper.vm.onClickInside();
+
+        expect(wrapper.vm.showMenu).toEqual(expected);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('onMounted', () => {
diff --git a/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.vue b/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.vue
index 2c863916..2f04e682 100644
--- a/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.vue
+++ b/components/src/widgets/menu/widget.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   >
     <div
       class="menu-trigger"
-      @click.stop="toggle"
+      @click="toggle"
     >
       <slot name="trigger" />
     </div>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         v-if="showMenu"
         class="menu-content"
         :class="alignmentClass"
-        @click.stop
+        @click.stop="onClickInside"
       >
         <slot name="content" />
       </div>
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ const props = defineProps({
       return ['left', 'right'].includes(value);
     },
   },
+  closeOnClickInside: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: true,
+  },
 });
 
 const showMenu = ref(false);
@@ -49,11 +53,16 @@ const toggle = () => {
 };
 
 const handleClickOutside = (event) => {
-  if (menu.value && !menu.value.contains(event.target)) {
+  const isClickWithinMenuBounds = event.composedPath().some(el => el === menu.value);
+  if (!isClickWithinMenuBounds) {
     showMenu.value = false;
   }
 };
 
+const onClickInside = () => {
+  if (props.closeOnClickInside) showMenu.value = false;
+};
+
 onMounted(() => {
   document.addEventListener("click", handleClickOutside);
 });