diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-snakes-approve.md b/.changeset/lovely-snakes-approve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d780585257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-snakes-approve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@nextui-org/popover": patch
+"@nextui-org/system-rsc": patch
+"@nextui-org/theme": patch
+---
+
+Fixed unexpected props on a DOM element (#2474)
diff --git a/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.tsx b/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.tsx
index 37b0eb82e6..71aab8f9ab 100644
--- a/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import {act, render} from "@testing-library/react";
 import {Button} from "@nextui-org/button";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import {User} from "@nextui-org/user";
 
 import {Dropdown, DropdownTrigger, DropdownMenu, DropdownItem, DropdownSection} from "../src";
 
@@ -416,4 +417,48 @@ describe("Dropdown", () => {
 
     expect(onSelectionChange).toBeCalledTimes(0);
   });
+
+  it("should render without error (custom trigger + isDisabled)", async () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    render(
+      <Dropdown isDisabled>
+        <DropdownTrigger>
+          <div>Trigger</div>
+        </DropdownTrigger>
+        <DropdownMenu aria-label="Actions" onAction={alert}>
+          <DropdownItem key="new">New file</DropdownItem>
+          <DropdownItem key="copy">Copy link</DropdownItem>
+          <DropdownItem key="edit">Edit file</DropdownItem>
+          <DropdownItem key="delete" color="danger">
+            Delete file
+          </DropdownItem>
+        </DropdownMenu>
+      </Dropdown>,
+    );
+
+    expect(spy).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+
+    render(
+      <Dropdown isDisabled>
+        <DropdownTrigger>
+          <User as="button" description="@tonyreichert" name="Tony Reichert" />
+        </DropdownTrigger>
+        <DropdownMenu aria-label="Actions" onAction={alert}>
+          <DropdownItem key="new">New file</DropdownItem>
+          <DropdownItem key="copy">Copy link</DropdownItem>
+          <DropdownItem key="edit">Edit file</DropdownItem>
+          <DropdownItem key="delete" color="danger">
+            Delete file
+          </DropdownItem>
+        </DropdownMenu>
+      </Dropdown>,
+    );
+
+    expect(spy).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/components/popover/src/popover-trigger.tsx b/packages/components/popover/src/popover-trigger.tsx
index dded9c1e70..a32a584c02 100644
--- a/packages/components/popover/src/popover-trigger.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/popover/src/popover-trigger.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, {Children, cloneElement, useMemo} from "react";
-import {forwardRef} from "@nextui-org/system";
-import {pickChildren} from "@nextui-org/react-utils";
+import {forwardRef, isNextUIEl} from "@nextui-org/system";
+import {pickChildren, filterDOMProps} from "@nextui-org/react-utils";
 import {useAriaButton} from "@nextui-org/use-aria-button";
 import {Button} from "@nextui-org/button";
 import {mergeProps} from "@react-aria/utils";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const PopoverTrigger = forwardRef<"button", PopoverTriggerProps>((props, _) => {
     };
   }, [children]);
 
-  const {onPress, ...rest} = useMemo(() => {
+  const {onPress, ...restProps} = useMemo(() => {
     return getTriggerProps(mergeProps(otherProps, child.props), child.ref);
   }, [getTriggerProps, child.props, otherProps, child.ref]);
 
@@ -42,7 +42,22 @@ const PopoverTrigger = forwardRef<"button", PopoverTriggerProps>((props, _) => {
     return triggerChildren?.[0] !== undefined;
   }, [triggerChildren]);
 
-  return cloneElement(child, mergeProps(rest, hasNextUIButton ? {onPress} : buttonProps));
+  const isDisabled = !!restProps?.isDisabled;
+
+  const isNextUIElement = isNextUIEl(child);
+
+  return cloneElement(
+    child,
+    mergeProps(
+      // if we add `isDisabled` prop to DOM elements,
+      // react will fail to recognize it on a DOM element,
+      // hence, apply filterDOMProps for such case
+      filterDOMProps(restProps, {
+        enabled: isDisabled && !isNextUIElement,
+      }),
+      hasNextUIButton ? {onPress} : buttonProps,
+    ),
+  );
 });
 
 PopoverTrigger.displayName = "NextUI.PopoverTrigger";
diff --git a/packages/components/popover/src/use-popover.ts b/packages/components/popover/src/use-popover.ts
index d7593b0371..df0e72dd34 100644
--- a/packages/components/popover/src/use-popover.ts
+++ b/packages/components/popover/src/use-popover.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,12 @@ export function usePopover(originalProps: UsePopoverProps) {
         "aria-haspopup": "dialog",
         ...mergeProps(triggerProps, props),
         onPress,
-        className: slots.trigger({class: clsx(classNames?.trigger, props.className)}),
+        className: slots.trigger({
+          class: clsx(classNames?.trigger, props.className),
+          // apply isDisabled class names to make the trigger child disabled
+          // e.g. for elements like div or NextUI elements that don't have `isDisabled` prop
+          isDropdownDisabled: !!props?.isDisabled,
+        }),
         ref: mergeRefs(_ref, triggerRef),
       };
     },
diff --git a/packages/core/system-rsc/src/utils.ts b/packages/core/system-rsc/src/utils.ts
index 884e8341e5..151c1536ab 100644
--- a/packages/core/system-rsc/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/system-rsc/src/utils.ts
@@ -100,3 +100,12 @@ export const mapPropsVariantsWithCommon = <
  * Classnames utility
  */
 export const cn = clsx;
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a component is a NextUI component.
+ * @param component - The component to check.
+ * @returns `true` if the component is a NextUI component, `false` otherwise.
+ */
+export const isNextUIEl = (component: React.ReactComponentElement<any>) => {
+  return !!component.type?.render?.displayName?.includes("NextUI");
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/theme/src/components/popover.ts b/packages/core/theme/src/components/popover.ts
index a10af68039..e845146c90 100644
--- a/packages/core/theme/src/components/popover.ts
+++ b/packages/core/theme/src/components/popover.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ const popover = tv({
         base: "animate-none",
       },
     },
+    isDropdownDisabled: {
+      true: {
+        trigger: "opacity-disabled pointer-events-none",
+      },
+      false: {},
+    },
   },
   defaultVariants: {
     color: "default",