diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/VAutocomplete.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/VAutocomplete.ts
index aab167015be4..fd547a861c8f 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/VAutocomplete.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/VAutocomplete.ts
@@ -299,14 +299,14 @@ export default VSelect.extend({
         ? VSelect.options.methods.genSelections.call(this)
         : []
     },
-    onClick () {
+    onClick (e: MouseEvent) {
       if (this.isDisabled) return
 
       this.selectedIndex > -1
         ? (this.selectedIndex = -1)
         : this.onFocus()
 
-      this.activateMenu()
+      if (!this.isAppendInner(e.target)) this.activateMenu()
     },
     onInput (e: Event) {
       if (
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/__tests__/VAutocomplete3.spec.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/__tests__/VAutocomplete3.spec.ts
index 70883feae2a7..e0fe58f671c3 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/__tests__/VAutocomplete3.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VAutocomplete/__tests__/VAutocomplete3.spec.ts
@@ -158,4 +158,38 @@ describe('VAutocomplete.ts', () => {
 
     expect(wrapper.vm.selectedIndex).toBe(-1)
   })
+
+  it('should close menu when append icon is clicked', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountFunction({
+      propsData: {
+        items: ['foo', 'bar'],
+      },
+    })
+
+    const append = wrapper.find('.v-input__append-inner')
+    const slot = wrapper.find('.v-input__slot')
+    slot.trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isMenuActive).toBe(true)
+    append.trigger('mousedown')
+    append.trigger('mouseup')
+    append.trigger('click')
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isMenuActive).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('should open menu when append icon is clicked', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountFunction({
+      propsData: {
+        items: ['foo', 'bar'],
+      },
+    })
+
+    const append = wrapper.find('.v-input__append-inner')
+
+    append.trigger('mousedown')
+    append.trigger('mouseup')
+    append.trigger('click')
+    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick()
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isMenuActive).toBe(true)
+  })
 })