diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.spec.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.spec.tsx
index 1160fbbae..f10027808 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.spec.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 
-import { render, userEvent } from 'test-utils';
+import { render, userEvent, fireEvent } from 'test-utils';
 
 import noop from '../../utils/noop';
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ describe('<ActionMenu> component', () => {
     });
     const trigger = getByTestId('action-menu-trigger-button');
 
-    userEvent.click(trigger);
-    userEvent.click(getByText('Option two'));
+    fireEvent.click(trigger);
+    fireEvent.click(getByText('Option two'));
     expect(getByTestId('action-menu-test')).toHaveAttribute(
       'aria-hidden',
       'false'
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.tsx
index d7c611ac0..188d31783 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/components/ActionMenu/ActionMenu.tsx
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export const ActionMenu: React.FC<ActionMenuProps> = ({
     <Popover
       isVisible={isVisible}
       placement={placement}
+      onClose={() => setIsVisible(false)}
       triggerRenderer={() => (
         <button
           data-testid="action-menu-trigger-button"