diff --git a/packages/react/src/menu/root/useMenuRoot.ts b/packages/react/src/menu/root/useMenuRoot.ts
index 2d367d339c..0edb63feca 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/menu/root/useMenuRoot.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/menu/root/useMenuRoot.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export function useMenuRoot(parameters: useMenuRoot.Parameters): useMenuRoot.Ret
       getFloatingProps(
         mergeReactProps(externalProps, {
           onMouseEnter() {
-            if (!openOnHover) {
+            if (!openOnHover || nested) {
               setHoverEnabled(false);
             }
           },
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export function useMenuRoot(parameters: useMenuRoot.Parameters): useMenuRoot.Ret
           },
         }),
       ),
-    [getFloatingProps, openOnHover],
+    [getFloatingProps, openOnHover, nested],
   );
 
   return React.useMemo(