diff --git a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/GroupItem.tsx b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/GroupItem.tsx
index 7817dfd214..177e1dab38 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/GroupItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/GroupItem.tsx
@@ -36,14 +36,18 @@ const GroupItem = ({ items, ...props }: GroupItemProps) => {
             aria-controls={isOpen ? groupMenuId : undefined}
             aria-expanded={isOpen ? true : undefined}
             collapseIcon={isOpen ? <DxcIcon icon="filled_expand_less" /> : <DxcIcon icon="filled_expand_more" />}
-            onClick={() => toggleOpen()}
+            onClick={() => {
+              toggleOpen();
+            }}
             selected={groupSelected && !isOpen}
             {...props}
           />
         </Popover.Trigger>
         {portalContainer && (
           <Popover.Portal container={portalContainer}>
-            <BaseMenuContext.Provider value={{ ...contextValue, displayGroupLines: false, hasPopOver: false }}>
+            <BaseMenuContext.Provider
+              value={{ ...contextValue, displayGroupLines: false, hasPopOver: false, closePopOver: toggleOpen }}
+            >
               <Popover.Content
                 aria-label="Group details"
                 onKeyDown={(event) => {
@@ -107,7 +111,9 @@ const GroupItem = ({ items, ...props }: GroupItemProps) => {
         aria-expanded={isOpen ? true : undefined}
         aria-pressed={groupSelected && !isOpen}
         collapseIcon={isOpen ? <DxcIcon icon="filled_expand_less" /> : <DxcIcon icon="filled_expand_more" />}
-        onClick={() => toggleOpen()}
+        onClick={() => {
+          toggleOpen();
+        }}
         selected={groupSelected && !isOpen}
         {...props}
       />
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/SingleItem.tsx b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/SingleItem.tsx
index 71606d85dd..11d57bd384 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/SingleItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/SingleItem.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import { SingleItemProps } from "./types";
 import BaseMenuContext from "./BaseMenuContext";
 
 export default function SingleItem({ id, onSelect, selected = false, ...props }: SingleItemProps) {
-  const { selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId } = useContext(BaseMenuContext) ?? {};
+  const { selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId, hasPopOver, closePopOver, onSelectItem } =
+    useContext(BaseMenuContext) ?? {};
 
   const handleClick = () => {
     setSelectedItemId?.(id);
     onSelect?.();
+    if (!hasPopOver) closePopOver?.();
+    onSelectItem?.();
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/types.ts b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/types.ts
index adf2ea4fe8..20fdb1545a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/types.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ type Props = {
    * If true the menu will be displayed horizontally.
    */
   isHorizontal?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Function that will be called when an option is clicked.
+   * This is used to notify that an item has been selected to close any visible menu that is not managed by the navigation tree.
+   */
+  onSelectItem?: () => void;
 };
 
 type ItemWithId = Item & { id: number };
@@ -94,6 +99,8 @@ type BaseMenuContextProps = {
   displayControlsAfter?: boolean;
   hasPopOver?: boolean;
   isHorizontal?: boolean;
+  onSelectItem?: () => void;
+  closePopOver?: () => void;
 };
 
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/useGroupItem.ts b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/useGroupItem.ts
index c24123ee1d..96f11608bd 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/base-menu/useGroupItem.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/base-menu/useGroupItem.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ export const useGroupItem = (items: GroupItemProps["items"], context: BaseMenuCo
   const groupSelected = useMemo(() => isGroupSelected(items, selectedItemId), [items, selectedItemId]);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(hasPopOver ? false : (defaultOpen ?? (groupSelected && selectedItemId === -1)));
 
-  const toggleOpen = () => setIsOpen((prev) => !prev);
+  const toggleOpen = () => {
+    setIsOpen((prev) => !prev);
+  };
 
   return {
     groupMenuId,
@@ -23,5 +25,6 @@ export const useGroupItem = (items: GroupItemProps["items"], context: BaseMenuCo
     toggleOpen,
     hasPopOver: context.hasPopOver,
     isHorizontal: context.isHorizontal,
+    onSelectItem: context.onSelectItem,
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/header/Header.test.tsx b/packages/lib/src/header/Header.test.tsx
index 0b4367cbf6..760a591d6f 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/header/Header.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/header/Header.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ import { Item, GroupItem } from "../base-menu/types";
 describe("Header component tests", () => {
   const mockMatchMedia = jest.fn();
 
+  const items = [
+    {
+      label: "Grouped Item 1",
+      icon: "favorite",
+      items: [
+        { label: "Item 1", icon: "person", selected: true },
+        {
+          label: "Grouped Item 2",
+          items: [
+            {
+              label: "Item 2",
+              icon: "bookmark",
+            },
+            { label: "Selected Item 3" },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    { label: "Item 4", icon: "key" },
+    { label: "Item 5", icon: "person" },
+    { label: "Grouped Item 6", items: [{ label: "Item 7", icon: "person" }, { label: "Item 8" }] },
+    { label: "Item 9" },
+  ];
+
   beforeAll(() => {
     Object.defineProperty(window, "matchMedia", {
       writable: true,
@@ -95,4 +119,13 @@ describe("Header component tests", () => {
     const cancelButton = screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /cancel/i });
     expect(cancelButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  test("navigation group items closes whenever an item is clicked", () => {
+    render(<DxcHeader navItems={items} />);
+    const itemGroup6 = screen.getByText("Grouped Item 6");
+    fireEvent.click(itemGroup6);
+    const item7 = screen.getByText("Item 7");
+    fireEvent.click(item7);
+    expect(item7).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/header/Header.tsx b/packages/lib/src/header/Header.tsx
index cdd4089c60..5bfbeb447c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/header/Header.tsx
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ const DxcHeader = ({
               displayGroupLines={false}
               displayBorder={false}
               displayControlsAfter
+              onSelectItem={() => toggleMenu()}
             />
             {responsiveBottomContent && (
               <>
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/navigation-tree/NavigationTree.tsx b/packages/lib/src/navigation-tree/NavigationTree.tsx
index f47568d38a..9691dee40e 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/navigation-tree/NavigationTree.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/navigation-tree/NavigationTree.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default function DxcNavigationTree({
   displayControlsAfter = false,
   hasPopOver = false,
   isHorizontal = false,
+  onSelectItem,
 }: NavigationTreePropsType) {
   const [firstUpdate, setFirstUpdate] = useState(true);
   const [selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId] = useState(-1);
@@ -48,8 +49,9 @@ export default function DxcNavigationTree({
       displayControlsAfter,
       hasPopOver,
       isHorizontal,
+      onSelectItem,
     }),
-    [selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId, displayGroupLines, displayControlsAfter, hasPopOver, isHorizontal]
+    [selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId, displayGroupLines, displayControlsAfter, hasPopOver, isHorizontal, onSelectItem]
   );
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {