diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index 16836ff46e..5f496e65ae 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ export class Menu extends Ion {
    */
   enable(shouldEnable) {
     this.isEnabled = shouldEnable;
-    if (!shouldEnable) {
+    if (!shouldEnable && this.isOpen) {
       this.close();
     }
     return this;