diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml
index 3c383283ea3..948caad0e78 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/debug/debug_menu.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                     <t t-if="!element.hide">
                         <t t-if="element.type == 'item'">
                             <DropdownItem payload="{ callback: element.callback }">
-                                <a t-if="element.href" t-att-href="element.href" t-esc="element.description"/>
+                                <a t-if="element.href" t-att-href="element.href" t-esc="element.description" t-on-click.prevent=""/>
                                 <span t-else="" t-esc="element.description"/>
                             </DropdownItem>
                         </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml
index f2da688d5c9..4061c8512cb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/navbar/navbar.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           t-esc="currentApp.name"
           class="o_menu_brand"
           t-ref="menuBrand"
-          t-on-click="menuService.selectMenu(currentApp)"
+          t-on-click.prevent="menuService.selectMenu(currentApp)"
         />
 
         <!-- Current App Sections -->
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
           t-att-class="{ o_dropdown_active: menuService.getCurrentApp() === app }"
           payload="app"
         >
-          <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(app)" t-esc="app.name" />
+          <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(app)" t-esc="app.name" t-on-click.prevent="" />
         </MenuItem>
       </t>
     </Dropdown>
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
           <MenuItem title="section.name" class="o_nav_entry" payload="section" hotkey="hotkey">
             <a
               t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(section)"
+              t-on-click.prevent=""
               t-att-data-section="section.id"
               t-esc="section.name"
             />
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
   <t t-name="web.NavBar.SectionsMenu.Dropdown.MenuSlot" owl="1">
     <t t-foreach="items" t-as="item" t-key="item.id">
       <MenuItem t-if="!item.childrenTree.length" payload="item">
-        <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(item)" t-esc="item.name" />
+        <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(item)" t-esc="item.name" t-on-click.prevent="" />
       </MenuItem>
 
       <t t-else="">
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@
           t-key="subItem.id"
           class="o_dropdown_menu_group_entry"
           payload="subItem">
-          <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(subItem)" t-esc="subItem.name" />
+          <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(subItem)" t-esc="subItem.name" t-on-click.prevent="" />
         </MenuItem>
       </t>
     </t>
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@
 
           <t t-if="!section.childrenTree.length">
             <MenuItem class="o_more_dropdown_section" payload="section">
-              <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(section)" t-esc="section.name" />
+              <a t-att-href="getMenuItemHref(section)" t-esc="section.name" t-on-click.prevent="" />
             </MenuItem>
           </t>
           <t t-else="">
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml
index ee94e2a5e34..076f5298245 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/user_menu/user_menu.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                     <t t-if="!element.hide">
                         <t t-if="element.type == 'item'">
                             <UserMenuItem payload="{ callback: element.callback, id: element.id }">
-                                <a t-if="element.href" t-att-href="element.href" t-esc="element.description"/>
+                                <a t-if="element.href" t-att-href="element.href" t-esc="element.description" t-on-click.prevent="" />
                                 <span t-else="" t-esc="element.description"/>
                             </UserMenuItem>
                         </t>