diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/ShellBar.js b/packages/fiori/src/ShellBar.js
index db1a269787de..4f583d28a369 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/ShellBar.js
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/ShellBar.js
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ class ShellBar extends UI5Element {
 	}
 
 	_menuItemPress(event) {
+		this.menuPopover.close();
 		this.fireEvent("menu-item-click", {
 			item: event.detail.item,
 		}, true);
diff --git a/packages/fiori/test/specs/ShellBar.spec.js b/packages/fiori/test/specs/ShellBar.spec.js
index 9ee33935c857..d54e1204139e 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/test/specs/ShellBar.spec.js
+++ b/packages/fiori/test/specs/ShellBar.spec.js
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ describe("Component Behavior", () => {
 		browser.url(`http://localhost:${PORT}/test-resources/pages/ShellBar.html`);
 	});
 
+
+	describe("ui5-shellbar menu", () => {
+		it("tests close on content click", () => {
+			const primaryTitle = browser.$("#shellbar").shadow$(".ui5-shellbar-menu-button");
+			const staticAreaItemClassName = browser.getStaticAreaItemClassName("#shellbar")
+			const menuPopover = browser.$(`.${staticAreaItemClassName}`).shadow$(".ui5-shellbar-menu-popover");
+			const firstMenuItem = menuPopover.$("ui5-list > ui5-li");
+
+			primaryTitle.click();
+			firstMenuItem.click();
+
+			assert.strictEqual(menuPopover.getProperty("opened"), false, "Count property propagates to ui5-button");
+		});
+	});
+
+
 	describe("ui5-shellbar-item", () => {
 		it("tests count property", () => {
 			const shellbar = browser.$("#shellbarwithitems");
@@ -300,6 +316,7 @@ describe("Component Behavior", () => {
 				assert.strictEqual(input.getValue(), "Application 1", "Input value is set by click event of the first menu item");
 				assert.strictEqual(inputData.getValue(), "key1", "The user defined attributes are available.");
 
+				primaryTitle.click();
 				secondMenuItem.click();
 
 				assert.strictEqual(input.getValue(), "Application 2", "Input value is set by click event of the second menu item");