diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue b/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
index 640d47009..d3dc520b7 100644
--- a/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ export default {
             this.clicked = false;
         },
         onOptionChange(event) {
-            const { processedOption } = event;
+            const { processedOption, type } = event;
 
             if (isEmpty(processedOption)) return;
 
@@ -314,15 +314,20 @@ export default {
             const grouped = isNotEmpty(children);
             const activeOptionPath = this.activeOptionPath.filter((p) => p.parentKey !== parentKey && p.parentKey !== key);
 
+            this.focusedOptionInfo = { index, level, parentKey };
+
+            if (type == 'hover' && this.queryMatches) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (grouped) {
                 activeOptionPath.push(processedOption);
             }
 
-            this.focusedOptionInfo = { index, level, parentKey };
             this.activeOptionPath = activeOptionPath;
         },
-        onOptionClick(event, preventSelection) {
-            const { originalEvent, processedOption, isFocus, isHide } = event;
+        onOptionClick(event) {
+            const { originalEvent, processedOption, isFocus, isHide, preventSelection } = event;
             const { index, key, level, parentKey } = processedOption;
             const grouped = this.isProccessedOptionGroup(processedOption);
             const selected = this.isSelected(processedOption);
@@ -353,9 +358,9 @@ export default {
         onOptionMouseEnter(event) {
             if (this.focusOnHover) {
                 if (this.dirty || (!this.dirty && isNotEmpty(this.modelValue))) {
-                    this.onOptionChange(event);
+                    this.onOptionChange({ ...event, type: 'hover' });
                 } else if (!this.dirty && event.processedOption.level === 0) {
-                    this.onOptionClick(event);
+                    this.onOptionClick({ ...event, type: 'hover' });
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ export default {
                     const processedOption = this.visibleOptions[this.focusedOptionInfo.index];
                     const grouped = this.isProccessedOptionGroup(processedOption);
 
-                    this.onOptionClick({ originalEvent: event, processedOption }, false);
+                    this.onOptionClick({ originalEvent: event, processedOption, preventSelection: false });
                     !grouped && this.hide();
                 }
             }
@@ -732,7 +737,7 @@ export default {
                 this.scrollInView();
 
                 if (this.focusOnHover) {
-                    this.onOptionClick({ originalEvent: event, processedOption: this.visibleOptions[index], isHide: false }, preventSelection);
+                    this.onOptionClick({ originalEvent: event, processedOption: this.visibleOptions[index], isHide: false, preventSelection });
                 }
 
                 if (this.selectOnFocus) {
diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue b/packages/primevue/src/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue
index f704dd789..6c4eda9cc 100755
--- a/packages/primevue/src/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export default {
                     break;
             }
         },
-        onItemChange(event) {
+        onItemChange(event, type) {
             const { processedItem, isFocus } = event;
 
             if (isEmpty(processedItem)) return;
@@ -238,9 +238,14 @@ export default {
             }
 
             this.focusedItemInfo = { index, level, parentKey };
-            this.activeItemPath = activeItemPath;
 
             isFocus && focus(this.list);
+
+            if (type === 'hover' && this.queryMatches) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.activeItemPath = activeItemPath;
         },
         onItemClick(event) {
             const { processedItem } = event;
@@ -259,7 +264,7 @@ export default {
             }
         },
         onItemMouseEnter(event) {
-            this.onItemChange(event);
+            this.onItemChange(event, 'hover');
         },
         onItemMouseMove(event) {
             if (this.focused) {
diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue b/packages/primevue/src/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
index 8700b3d22..0cb405c22 100755
--- a/packages/primevue/src/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export default {
                     break;
             }
         },
-        onItemChange(event) {
+        onItemChange(event, type) {
             const { processedItem, isFocus } = event;
 
             if (isEmpty(processedItem)) return;
@@ -264,10 +264,15 @@ export default {
             }
 
             this.focusedItemInfo = { index, level, parentKey };
-            this.activeItemPath = activeItemPath;
 
             grouped && (this.dirty = true);
             isFocus && focus(this.menubar);
+
+            if (type === 'hover' && this.queryMatches) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.activeItemPath = activeItemPath;
         },
         onOverlayClick(event) {
             OverlayEventBus.emit('overlay-click', {
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ export default {
         },
         onItemMouseEnter(event) {
             if (this.dirty) {
-                this.onItemChange(event);
+                this.onItemChange(event, 'hover');
             }
         },
         onItemMouseMove(event) {