diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/menu.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/menu.rs
index 1e2cbfa2..c83b5297 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/menu.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/menu.rs
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@ impl SubMenu {
         let is_hovered = hover_pos.is_some_and(|pos| button_rect.contains(pos));
 
         // The clicked handler is there for accessibility (keyboard navigation)
-        if (!is_any_open && is_hovered) || button_response.clicked() {
+        let should_open =
+            ui.is_enabled() && (button_response.clicked() || (is_hovered && !is_any_open));
+        if should_open {
             set_open = Some(true);
             is_open = true;
             // Ensure that all other sub menus are closed when we open the menu
diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/popups.rs b/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/popups.rs
index 4574d99e..9998dd59 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/popups.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/popups.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ impl PopupsDemo {
                 ui.close();
             }
         });
+        ui.add_enabled_ui(false, |ui| {
+            ui.menu_button("SubMenus can be disabled", |_| {});
+        });
         ui.menu_image_text_button(
             include_image!("../../data/icon.png"),
             "I have an icon!",