diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
index 51b458f03a..14629fd5b2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ void QMenuPrivate::activateAction(QAction *action, QAction::ActionEvent action_e
} else {
for(QWidget *widget = QApplication::activePopupWidget(); widget; ) {
if (QMenu *qmenu = qobject_cast<QMenu*>(widget)) {
- if(qmenu == q)
+ if(qmenu == q && !qApp->keyboardModifiers().testFlag(Qt::ControlModifier))
hideUpToMenuBar();
widget = qmenu->d_func()->causedPopup.widget;
} else {