diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
index 7150113d79d..1399e141a85 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
     })
     onDeactivated(() => isActive.value = false)
 
+    let focusTrapSuppressed = false
+    let focusTrapSuppressionTimeout = -1
+
+    async function onPointerdown () {
+      focusTrapSuppressed = true
+      focusTrapSuppressionTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        focusTrapSuppressed = false
+      }, 100)
+    }
+
     async function onFocusIn (e: FocusEvent) {
       const before = e.relatedTarget as HTMLElement | null
       const after = e.target as HTMLElement | null
@@ -119,15 +129,21 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
         isActive.value &&
         before !== after &&
         overlay.value?.contentEl &&
-        // We're the topmost menu
-        overlay.value?.globalTop &&
         // It isn't the document or the menu body
         ![document, overlay.value.contentEl].includes(after!) &&
         // It isn't inside the menu body
         !overlay.value.contentEl.contains(after)
       ) {
-        const focusable = focusableChildren(overlay.value.contentEl)
-        focusable[0]?.focus()
+        if (focusTrapSuppressed) {
+          if (!props.openOnHover) {
+            isActive.value = false
+          }
+        } else {
+          const focusable = focusableChildren(overlay.value.contentEl)
+          focusable[0]?.focus()
+
+          document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerdown)
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -135,11 +151,14 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
       if (val) {
         parent?.register()
         if (IN_BROWSER && !props.disableInitialFocus) {
+          document.addEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerdown)
           document.addEventListener('focusin', onFocusIn, { once: true })
         }
       } else {
         parent?.unregister()
         if (IN_BROWSER) {
+          clearTimeout(focusTrapSuppressionTimeout)
+          document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerdown)
           document.removeEventListener('focusin', onFocusIn)
         }
       }