diff --git a/0001-windowMenu-Ignore-release.patch b/0001-windowMenu-Ignore-release.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eedee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-windowMenu-Ignore-release.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From e1eb24fdf731af8736cdb76dc28aa2b10679aa5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Florian=20M=C3=BCllner?= <fmuellner@gnome.org>
+Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:34:24 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] windowMenu: Ignore release
+
+If the menu was open on button-press, make sure it is kept open
+until explicitly dismissed, regardless of the pointer position.
+---
+ js/ui/windowMenu.js | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/js/ui/windowMenu.js b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
+index f8eb4398c3..2ec11c7879 100644
+--- a/js/ui/windowMenu.js
++++ b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
+@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ var WindowMenuManager = class {
+         let menu = new WindowMenu(window, this._sourceActor);
+ 
+         this._manager.addMenu(menu);
++        this._manager.ignoreRelease();
+ 
+         menu.connect('activate', () => {
+             window.check_alive(global.get_current_time());
+-- 
+2.41.0
+
diff --git a/gnome-shell.spec b/gnome-shell.spec
index db51421..dea77c1 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           gnome-shell
 Version:        3.32.2
-Release:        52%{?dist}
+Release:        53%{?dist}
 Summary:        Window management and application launching for GNOME
 
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Patch60: 0001-st-bin-Disallow-st_bin_set_child-with-already-parent.patch
 Patch61: 0001-layout-Initialize-regions-unconditionally.patch
 Patch62: fix-nm-device-settings.patch
 Patch63: owe-support.patch
+Patch64: 0001-windowMenu-Ignore-release.patch
 
 # Backport JS invalid access warnings (#1651894, #1663171, #1642482, #1637622)
 Patch70: fix-invalid-access-warnings.patch
@@ -284,6 +285,10 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/evolution-calendar.de
 %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 18 2023 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 3.32.2-53
+- Fix window-menu closing immediately on open
+  Resolves: RHEL-2662
+
 * Mon Sep 18 2023 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 3.32.2-52
 - Bump release to avoid conflict with z-stream