diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml
index 260162ddb9..25f305151d 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
                                 <CheckBox BorderThickness="0" IsHitTestVisible="False" IsChecked="True"/>
                             </MenuItem.Icon>
                         </MenuItem>
+                        <MenuItem Header="Menu Item that won't close on click" StaysOpenOnClick="True" />
                     </ContextMenu>
                 </Border.ContextMenu>
                 <TextBlock Text="Defined in XAML"/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/IMenuItem.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/IMenuItem.cs
index 94d761f725..d92625218a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/IMenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/IMenuItem.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// </summary>
         bool IsSubMenuOpen { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value that indicates the submenu that this <see cref="MenuItem"/> is
+        /// within should not close when this item is clicked.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool StaysOpenOnClick { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value that indicates whether the <see cref="MenuItem"/> is a top-level main menu item.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
index 94099a970e..0995ce0e0b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         public static readonly StyledProperty<bool> IsSubMenuOpenProperty =
             AvaloniaProperty.Register<MenuItem, bool>(nameof(IsSubMenuOpen));
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="IsSubMenuOpen"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<bool> StaysOpenOnClickProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<MenuItem, bool>(nameof(StaysOpenOnClick));
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="Click"/> event.
         /// </summary>
@@ -265,6 +271,16 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             set { SetValue(IsSubMenuOpenProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value that indicates the submenu that this <see cref="MenuItem"/> is
+        /// within should not close when this item is clicked.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool StaysOpenOnClick
+        {
+            get { return GetValue(StaysOpenOnClickProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(StaysOpenOnClickProperty, value); }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the <see cref="MenuItem"/> has a submenu.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs
index e3e9e84d7e..984faa4d60 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs
@@ -449,7 +449,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Platform
         protected void Click(IMenuItem item)
         {
             item.RaiseClick();
-            CloseMenu(item);
+
+            if (!item.StaysOpenOnClick)
+            {
+                CloseMenu(item);
+            }
         }
 
         protected void CloseMenu(IMenuItem item)