diff --git a/src/app/menu-test/menu-test.component.ts b/src/app/menu-test/menu-test.component.ts
index 41fba7ece9..49a5cccd09 100644
--- a/src/app/menu-test/menu-test.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/menu-test/menu-test.component.ts
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ export class NbMenuItem4Component { }
         <nb-menu id="menu-sidebar" tag="sidebarMenu" [items]="menuItems"></nb-menu>
       </nb-sidebar>
       <nb-layout-column>
-        <nb-card size="medium">
+        <nb-card size="xxlarge">
           <nb-card-body>
-            <nb-menu id="menu-first" tag="firstMenu" [items]="menuItems"></nb-menu>
+            <nb-menu id="menu-first" tag="firstMenu" [items]="menuItems" [autoCollapse]="true"></nb-menu>
             <router-outlet></router-outlet>
             <button class="btn btn-primary" id="addBtn" (click)="addMenuItem()">Add</button>
             <button class="btn btn-primary" id="homeBtn" (click)="navigateHome()">Home</button>
diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/menu/menu.service.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/menu/menu.service.ts
index edf4804cbb..606b75be79 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/menu/menu.service.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/menu/menu.service.ts
@@ -215,8 +215,14 @@ export class NbMenuInternalService {
     });
   }
 
+  private isParent(parent, child) {
+    return child.parent
+      ? child.parent === parent || this.isParent(parent, child.parent)
+      : false;
+  }
+
   private collapseItem(item: NbMenuItem, tag: string, except?: NbMenuItem) {
-    if (except && item === except) {
+    if (except && (item === except || this.isParent(item, except))) {
       return;
     }