diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/new_content.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/new_content.js
index f2d02534f68..c577858f3eb 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/new_content.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/new_content.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ var NewContentMenu = websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.extend({
         new_page: '_createNewPage',
     }),
     events: _.extend({}, websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.prototype.events || {}, {
-        'click > a, #o_new_content_menu_choices': '_onMenuToggleClick',
+        'click > a': '_onMenuToggleClick',
+        'click > #o_new_content_menu_choices': '_onBackgroundClick',
     }),
 
     /**
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ var NewContentMenu = websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.extend({
 
     /**
      * Called when the menu's toggle button is clicked -> Opens the menu.
-     * Or when there is a click outside the menu's options -> Closes the menu
      *
      * @private
      * @param {Event} ev
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ var NewContentMenu = websiteNavbarData.WebsiteNavbarActionWidget.extend({
         ev.preventDefault();
         this.$newContentMenuChoices.toggleClass('o_hidden');
     },
+    /**
+     * Called when a click outside the menu's options occurs -> Closes the menu
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {Event} ev
+     */
+    _onBackgroundClick: function (ev) {
+        this.$newContentMenuChoices.addClass('o_hidden');
+    },
 });
 
 websiteNavbarData.websiteNavbarRegistry.add(NewContentMenu, '.o_new_content_menu');