diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js
index 32eeb20218d..b82c1fc35ce 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class PopoverController extends Component {
             !this.popoverRef.el.contains(target)
         ) {
             this.props.close();
+            ev.preventDefault();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js
index 02f90c09512..619150668d5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js
@@ -85,6 +85,30 @@ QUnit.test("close on click away", async (assert) => {
     assert.containsNone(fixture, ".o_popover #comp");
 });
 
+QUnit.test("close on click away should be default prevented", async (assert) => {
+    assert.expect(6);
+    class Comp extends Component {}
+    Comp.template = xml`<div id="comp">in popover</div>`;
+
+    popovers.add(popoverTarget, Comp, {});
+    await nextTick();
+
+    assert.containsOnce(fixture, ".o_popover");
+    assert.containsOnce(fixture, ".o_popover #comp");
+    const closeButton = fixture.querySelector("#close");
+    function clickListener(ev) {
+        assert.step(`click-event-${ev.defaultPrevented ? "default-prevented" : ""}`);
+    }
+    closeButton.addEventListener("pointerdown", clickListener);
+
+    await click(fixture, "#close");
+
+    assert.containsNone(fixture, ".o_popover");
+    assert.containsNone(fixture, ".o_popover #comp");
+    assert.verifySteps(["click-event-default-prevented"]);
+    closeButton.removeEventListener("pointerdown", clickListener);
+});
+
 QUnit.test("close on 'Escape' keydown", async (assert) => {
     class Comp extends Component {}
     Comp.template = xml`<div id="comp">in popover</div>`;