diff --git a/src/app/components/contextmenu/contextmenu.ts b/src/app/components/contextmenu/contextmenu.ts
index c099bb5bc67..364e43792f1 100755
--- a/src/app/components/contextmenu/contextmenu.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/contextmenu/contextmenu.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ export class ContextMenuSub {
 
     activeItemKey: string;
 
-    containerOffset: any;
-
     hideTimeout: any;
 
     activeItemKeyChangeSubscription: Subscription;
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ export class ContextMenuSub {
             this.activeItemKey = activeItemKey;
 
             if (this.isActive(this.parentItemKey) && DomHandler.hasClass(this.sublistViewChild.nativeElement, 'p-submenu-list-active')) {
-                this.position();
+                this.contextMenu.positionSubmenu(this.sublistViewChild.nativeElement);
             }
 
             this.contextMenu.cd.markForCheck();
@@ -103,12 +101,14 @@ export class ContextMenuSub {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (item.items) {
-            this.contextMenu.removeActiveFromSubLists(event.currentTarget);
-        }
+        if (this.contextMenu.el.nativeElement.contains(<Node> event.toElement)) {
+            if (item.items) {
+                this.contextMenu.removeActiveFromSubLists(event.currentTarget);
+            }
 
-        if (this.contextMenu.el.nativeElement.contains(<Node> event.toElement) && !this.root) {
-            this.contextMenu.contextMenuService.changeKey(this.parentItemKey);
+            if (!this.root) {
+                this.contextMenu.contextMenuService.changeKey(this.parentItemKey);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -157,35 +157,6 @@ export class ContextMenuSub {
         this.leafClick.emit();
     }
 
-    position() {
-        let sublist = this.sublistViewChild.nativeElement;
-        let parentMenuItem = sublist.parentElement.parentElement;
-        let viewport = DomHandler.getViewport();
-        let sublistWidth = sublist.offsetParent ? sublist.offsetWidth : DomHandler.getHiddenElementOuterWidth(sublist);
-        let sublistHeight = sublist.offsetHeight ? sublist.offsetHeight : DomHandler.getHiddenElementOuterHeight(sublist);
-        let itemOuterWidth = DomHandler.getOuterWidth(parentMenuItem.children[0]);
-        let itemOuterHeight = DomHandler.getOuterHeight(parentMenuItem.children[0]);
-        this.containerOffset = DomHandler.getOffset(parentMenuItem.parentElement);
-
-        this.sublistViewChild.nativeElement.style.zIndex = ++DomHandler.zindex;
-
-        if ((parseInt(this.containerOffset.top) + itemOuterHeight + sublistHeight) > (viewport.height - DomHandler.calculateScrollbarHeight())) {
-            sublist.style.removeProperty('top');
-            sublist.style.bottom = '0px';
-        }
-        else {
-            sublist.style.removeProperty('bottom');
-            sublist.style.top = '0px';
-        }
-
-        if ((parseInt(this.containerOffset.left) + itemOuterWidth + sublistWidth) > (viewport.width - DomHandler.calculateScrollbarWidth())) {
-            sublist.style.left = -sublistWidth + 'px';
-        }
-        else {
-            sublist.style.left = itemOuterWidth + 'px';
-        }
-    }
-
     getKey(index) {
         return this.root ? String(index) : this.parentItemKey + '_' + index;
     }
@@ -336,6 +307,34 @@ export class ContextMenu implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         }
     }
 
+    positionSubmenu(sublist) {
+        let parentMenuItem = sublist.parentElement.parentElement;
+        let viewport = DomHandler.getViewport();
+        let sublistWidth = sublist.offsetParent ? sublist.offsetWidth : DomHandler.getHiddenElementOuterWidth(sublist);
+        let sublistHeight = sublist.offsetHeight ? sublist.offsetHeight : DomHandler.getHiddenElementOuterHeight(sublist);
+        let itemOuterWidth = DomHandler.getOuterWidth(parentMenuItem.children[0]);
+        let itemOuterHeight = DomHandler.getOuterHeight(parentMenuItem.children[0]);
+        let containerOffset = DomHandler.getOffset(parentMenuItem.parentElement);
+
+        sublist.style.zIndex = ++DomHandler.zindex;
+
+        if ((parseInt(containerOffset.top) + itemOuterHeight + sublistHeight) > (viewport.height - DomHandler.calculateScrollbarHeight())) {
+            sublist.style.removeProperty('top');
+            sublist.style.bottom = '0px';
+        }
+        else {
+            sublist.style.removeProperty('bottom');
+            sublist.style.top = '0px';
+        }
+
+        if ((parseInt(containerOffset.left) + itemOuterWidth + sublistWidth) > (viewport.width - DomHandler.calculateScrollbarWidth())) {
+            sublist.style.left = -sublistWidth + 'px';
+        }
+        else {
+            sublist.style.left = itemOuterWidth + 'px';
+        }
+    }
+
     isItemMatched(menuitem) {
         return DomHandler.hasClass(menuitem, 'p-menuitem') && !DomHandler.hasClass(menuitem.children[0], 'p-disabled');
     }
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ export class ContextMenu implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
                     case 'Enter':
                         if (activeItem) {
-                            this.handleItemClick(event, this.findModelItemFromKey(this.contextMenuService.activeItemKey));
+                            this.handleItemClick(event, this.findModelItemFromKey(this.contextMenuService.activeItemKey), activeItem);
                         }
 
                         event.preventDefault();
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ export class ContextMenu implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         }, null);
     }
 
-    handleItemClick(event, item) {
+    handleItemClick(event, item, menuitem) {
         if (!item || item.disabled) {
             return;
         }
@@ -537,6 +536,20 @@ export class ContextMenu implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
             });
         }
 
+        if (item.items) {
+            let childSublist = DomHandler.findSingle(menuitem, '.p-submenu-list');
+
+            if (childSublist) {
+                if (DomHandler.hasClass(childSublist, 'p-submenu-list-active')) {
+                    this.removeActiveFromSubLists(menuitem);
+                }
+                else {
+                    DomHandler.addClass(childSublist, 'p-submenu-list-active');
+                    this.positionSubmenu(childSublist);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (!item.items) {
             this.hide();
         }