diff --git a/src/ui/window/row_menu.rs b/src/ui/window/row_menu.rs
index fc8ec518a..4f3f5a121 100644
--- a/src/ui/window/row_menu.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window/row_menu.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const FLYOUT_GAP: f32 = 2.0;
 pub(crate) struct RowMenu<'a> {
     underlay: Element<'a, Message>,
     main: Element<'a, Message>,
-    /// Per entry of the menu's column: a submenu entry (pressing it keeps the menu open).
+    /// Per child of the menu's column: a submenu entry or a separator (a click on it keeps the menu open).
     keep_open: Vec<bool>,
     /// The open fly-out: its entry's index in the column, and its content.
     flyout: Option<(usize, Element<'a, Message>)>,
@@ -259,11 +259,13 @@ impl overlay::Overlay<Message, Theme, Renderer> for MenuOverlay<'_, '_> {
             flyout.as_widget_mut().update(tree, event, fly, cursor, renderer, shell, &viewport);
         }
         if let Event::Mouse(mouse::Event::ButtonReleased(mouse::Button::Left)) = event {
-            // A chosen entry closes the menu; a submenu entry opens its fly-out instead.
-            let on_submenu = entries(main)
-                .zip(self.keep_open.iter())
-                .any(|(e, keep)| *keep && cursor.is_over(e.bounds()));
-            if over && !on_submenu {
+            // Only a chosen entry closes the menu: a submenu entry opens its
+            // fly-out, and separators, gaps and padding do nothing.
+            let chosen = match entries(main).zip(self.keep_open.iter()).find(|(e, _)| cursor.is_over(e.bounds())) {
+                Some((_, keep)) => !keep,
+                None => fly.is_some_and(|f| entries(f).any(|e| cursor.is_over(e.bounds()))),
+            };
+            if chosen {
                 self.close(shell);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/window/sheet_set.rs b/src/ui/window/sheet_set.rs
index 72aabdc39..d136db048 100644
--- a/src/ui/window/sheet_set.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window/sheet_set.rs
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ fn menu_box<'b>(items: Vec<Element<'b, Message>>) -> Element<'b, Message> {
         .into()
 }
 
-/// A row menu: the menu box, which of its entries open a fly-out, and the
+/// A row menu: the menu box, which children keep it open when clicked (submenu entries, separators), and the
 /// open fly-out (its entry index and items). Hovering, pressing or right
 /// pressing a submenu entry opens its fly-out.
 fn menu_panel(menu: &[Mi], open: Option<&str>) -> (Element<'static, Message>, Vec<bool>, Option<(usize, Element<'static, Message>)>) {
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ fn menu_panel(menu: &[Mi], open: Option<&str>) -> (Element<'static, Message>, Ve
                 items.push(mouse_area(entry).on_enter(open_msg.clone()).on_right_press(open_msg).into());
             }
         }
-        keep_open.push(matches!(item, Mi::Sub(..)));
+        keep_open.push(matches!(item, Mi::Sub(..) | Mi::Sep));
     }
     (menu_box(items), keep_open, flyout)
 }