diff --git a/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue b/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
index 2d91ace34..43fdfd368 100644
--- a/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
     <transition name="p-input-overlay" @enter="onEnter" @leave="onLeave">
         <div ref="container" :class="containerClass" v-if="popup ? visible : true">
-            <TieredMenuSub :model="model" :root="true" :popup="popup" />
+            <TieredMenuSub :model="model" :root="true" :popup="popup" @leaf-click="onLeafClick"/>
         </div>
     </transition>
 </template>
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ export default {
                 else
                     document.getElementById(this.appendTo).removeChild(this.$refs.container);
             }
+        },
+        onLeafClick() {
+            if (this.popup) {
+                this.hide();
+            }
         }
     },
     computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.vue b/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.vue
index dd7ba58be..50016b608 100644
--- a/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.vue
+++ b/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenuSub.vue
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ export default {
         },
         onLeafClick() {
             this.activeItem = null;
-
-            if (!this.root) {
-                this.$emit('leaf-click');
-            }
+            this.$emit('leaf-click');
         },
         onItemKeyDown(event, item) {
             let listItem = event.currentTarget.parentElement;