diff --git a/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.ts b/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.ts
index 28b618845d..d73f62a4ff 100644
--- a/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.ts
+++ b/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.test.ts
@@ -910,4 +910,53 @@ describe('Dropdown', () => {
       expect(document.body.querySelector(selector.value).innerHTML).toBe('')
     })
   })
+
+  test('hover trigger: click dropdown-item should close immediately', async () => {
+    const wrapper = _mount(
+      `
+      <el-dropdown trigger="hover" :hide-timeout="3000">
+        <span class="el-dropdown-link">
+          dropdown<i class="el-icon-arrow-down el-icon--right"></i>
+        </span>
+        <template #dropdown>
+          <el-dropdown-menu ref="menu">
+            <el-dropdown-item ref="item">Apple</el-dropdown-item>
+          </el-dropdown-menu>
+        </template>
+      </el-dropdown>
+      `,
+      () => ({})
+    )
+
+    await nextTick()
+    const content = wrapper.findComponent(ElTooltip).vm as InstanceType<
+      typeof ElTooltip
+    >
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const triggerElm = wrapper.find('.el-tooltip__trigger')
+    expect(content.open).toBe(false)
+    await triggerElm.trigger(MOUSE_ENTER_EVENT)
+    vi.runAllTimers()
+    await nextTick()
+    expect(content.open).toBe(true)
+
+    const menu = wrapper.findComponent({ ref: 'menu' })
+    await menu.trigger(MOUSE_ENTER_EVENT)
+
+    const item = wrapper
+      .findComponent({ ref: 'item' })
+      .findComponent({ name: 'DropdownItemImpl' })
+      .find('.el-dropdown-menu__item')
+
+    await item.trigger('click')
+    await nextTick()
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(100)
+    expect(content.open).toBe(false)
+
+    await triggerElm.trigger(MOUSE_ENTER_EVENT)
+    vi.runAllTimers()
+    await nextTick()
+    expect(content.open).toBe(true)
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue b/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue
index 7890d1dd58..9bd55ca70c 100644
--- a/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue
+++ b/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
       :fallback-placements="['bottom', 'top']"
       :popper-options="popperOptions"
       :gpu-acceleration="false"
-      :hide-after="trigger === 'hover' ? hideTimeout : 0"
       :manual-mode="true"
       :placement="placement"
       :popper-class="[ns.e('popper'), popperClass]"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
       :trigger-target-el="contentRef"
       :show-arrow="showArrow"
       :show-after="trigger === 'hover' ? showTimeout : 0"
+      :hide-after="trigger === 'hover' ? hideTimeout : 0"
       :stop-popper-mouse-event="false"
       :virtual-ref="virtualRef ?? triggeringElementRef"
       :virtual-triggering="virtualTriggering || splitButton"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const triggerId = computed<string>(() => props.id || defaultTriggerId)
 
     function handleClick() {
-      handleClose()
+      popperRef.value?.onClose(undefined, 0)
     }
 
     function handleClose() {
diff --git a/packages/hooks/use-delayed-toggle/index.ts b/packages/hooks/use-delayed-toggle/index.ts
index 2994e2eb39..f2dc160bf0 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/use-delayed-toggle/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/use-delayed-toggle/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const useDelayedToggle = ({
     cancelTimeout: cancelTimeoutForAutoClose,
   } = useTimeout()
 
-  const onOpen = (event?: Event) => {
+  const onOpen = (event?: Event, delay = unref(showAfter)) => {
     registerTimeout(() => {
       open(event)
 
@@ -56,15 +56,14 @@ export const useDelayedToggle = ({
           close(event)
         }, _autoClose)
       }
-    }, unref(showAfter))
+    }, delay)
   }
 
-  const onClose = (event?: Event) => {
+  const onClose = (event?: Event, delay = unref(hideAfter)) => {
     cancelTimeoutForAutoClose()
-
     registerTimeout(() => {
       close(event)
-    }, unref(hideAfter))
+    }, delay)
   }
 
   return {