diff --git a/lib/web/mage/menu.js b/lib/web/mage/menu.js
index 6ad60333d2e1b..41730aa036b08 100644
--- a/lib/web/mage/menu.js
+++ b/lib/web/mage/menu.js
@@ -626,6 +626,9 @@ define([
                     return;
                 }
 
+                // remove the active state class from the siblings
+                this.active.siblings().children('.ui-state-active').removeClass('ui-state-active');
+
                 this._open(newItem.parent());
 
                 // Delay so Firefox will not hide activedescendant change in expanding submenu from AT