diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
index 73b4f10bf60812c5536b0f0b8f64b0b9c74de616..e3c67977662660ca53b60547f7d715a0cfe5dbfa 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(LitElement) {
         const link = e.composedPath()[0];
         const location = link.getAttribute('href');
         this.router.updateFromPathname(location);
+        this.toggleMenu();
     }
 
     onLanguageChanged(e) {