diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
index 339dc6466..ce6c3756e 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
@@ -211,6 +211,18 @@ window.qBittorrent.ContextMenu ??= (() => {
 
             // hide on body click
             document.body.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+                const parentNode = event.target.parentNode;
+
+                // make sure the click was on a context menu item
+                if ((parentNode !== null) && (parentNode.tagName.toLowerCase() === "li")) {
+                    const grandParentNode = parentNode.parentNode;
+                    if ((grandParentNode !== null) && (grandParentNode.classList.contains("contextMenu"))) {
+                        const submenuNodes = parentNode.getElementsByTagName("ul");
+                        if (submenuNodes.length > 0)
+                            return;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 this.hide();
                 this.options.element = null;
             });