diff --git a/app/design/adminhtml/Magento/backend/web/js/theme.js b/app/design/adminhtml/Magento/backend/web/js/theme.js
index 8e3b89dcf7e4e..39b364ea8553f 100644
--- a/app/design/adminhtml/Magento/backend/web/js/theme.js
+++ b/app/design/adminhtml/Magento/backend/web/js/theme.js
@@ -267,17 +267,18 @@ define('globalNavigation', [
             if (subMenu.length) {
                 e.preventDefault();
             }
-
-            menuItem.addClass('_show')
-                .siblings(menuItemSelector)
-                .removeClass('_show');
-
-            subMenu.attr('aria-expanded', 'true');
-
             closeBtn.on('click', close);
 
-            this.overlay.show(0).on('click', close);
-            this.menuLinks.last().off('blur');
+            if ($(menuItem).hasClass('_show')) {
+                closeBtn.trigger('click');
+            } else {
+                menuItem.addClass('_show')
+                    .siblings(menuItemSelector)
+                    .removeClass('_show');
+                subMenu.attr('aria-expanded', 'true');
+                this.overlay.show(0).on('click', close);
+                this.menuLinks.last().off('blur');
+            }
         },
 
         /**