diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/burger_menu/burger_menu.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/burger_menu/burger_menu.js
index d0110f9ca2d..bd944b4edd8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/burger_menu/burger_menu.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/burger_menu/burger_menu.js
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ export class BurgerMenu extends Component {
     _toggleUserMenu() {
         this.state.isUserMenuOpened = !this.state.isUserMenuOpened;
     }
-    _onMenuClicked(menu) {
-        this.menuRepo.selectMenu(menu);
+    async _onMenuClicked(menu) {
+        await this.menuRepo.selectMenu(menu);
+        this._closeBurger();
     }
     _onSwipeStart(ev) {
         this.swipeStartX = ev.changedTouches[0].clientX;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/burger_menu_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/burger_menu_tests.js
index bae36669050..889c53d2f2e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/burger_menu_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/burger_menu_tests.js
@@ -122,3 +122,38 @@ QUnit.test("Burger menu closes when an action is requested", async (assert) => {
     assert.containsNone(document.body, ".o_burger_menu");
     assert.containsOnce(document.body, ".o_kanban_view");
 });
+
+QUnit.test("Burger menu closes when click on menu item", async (assert) => {
+    serverData.actions[1].target = 'new';
+    serverData.menus[1].children = [99];
+    serverData.menus[99] = {
+        id: 99,
+        children: [],
+        name: "SubMenu",
+        appID: 1,
+        actionID: 1,
+        xmlid: "",
+        webIconData: undefined,
+        webIcon: false,
+    };
+    await createWebClient({ serverData });
+    await click(document.body, ".o_navbar_apps_menu .dropdown-toggle");
+    await legacyExtraNextTick();
+    await click(document.body, ".o_app:nth-of-type(2)");
+    await legacyExtraNextTick();
+
+    assert.containsNone(document.body, ".o_burger_menu");
+
+    await click(document.body, ".o_mobile_menu_toggle");
+    assert.containsOnce(document.body, ".o_burger_menu");
+    assert.strictEqual(
+        document.body.querySelector(
+            ".o_burger_menu .o_burger_menu_app .o_menu_sections .dropdown-item"
+        ).textContent,
+        "SubMenu"
+    );
+    await click(document.body, ".o_burger_menu .o_burger_menu_app .o_menu_sections .dropdown-item");
+    await legacyExtraNextTick();
+    await legacyExtraNextTick();
+    assert.containsNone(document.body, ".o_burger_menu");
+});