diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue
index a3075858e..1ff159c91 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,16 @@ function onPointerDownOutside(e: PointerEvent) {
   }
 }
 
-function onScroll() {
+function isScrollInsideMenu(e: Event): boolean {
+  const target = e.target;
+  if (!(target instanceof Node)) return false;
+  return !!(menuRef.value?.contains(target) || subRef.value?.contains(target));
+}
+
+function onScroll(e: Event) {
+  // Submenus (and tall main menus) are scrollable; ignore their own scroll
+  // so wheel/trackpad scrolling does not dismiss the menu.
+  if (isScrollInsideMenu(e)) return;
   close();
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +271,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   <slot :onContextMenu="onContextMenu" />
   <!-- Main menu -->
   <Teleport to="body">
-    <div v-if="show" ref="menuRef" :style="{ position: 'fixed', left: x + 'px', top: y + 'px', zIndex: 9999 }" class="bg-popover text-popover-foreground min-w-40 w-max max-w-[calc(100vw-16px)] rounded-md p-1 overflow-y-auto ring-1 ring-foreground/10 shadow-lg">
+    <div v-if="show" ref="menuRef" data-dbx-context-menu :style="{ position: 'fixed', left: x + 'px', top: y + 'px', zIndex: 9999 }" class="bg-popover text-popover-foreground min-w-40 w-max max-w-[calc(100vw-16px)] rounded-md p-1 overflow-y-auto ring-1 ring-foreground/10 shadow-lg">
       <template v-for="(item, index) in activeItems" :key="index">
         <template v-if="item.visible !== false">
           <div v-if="item.separator" class="-mx-1 my-1 flex items-center px-1">
@@ -287,6 +296,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
     <div
       v-if="show && activeSubIndex !== null && activeItems[activeSubIndex]?.children?.length"
       ref="subRef"
+      data-dbx-context-menu
       :style="{ position: 'fixed', left: subX + 'px', top: subY + 'px', zIndex: 10000, maxHeight: 'min(420px, calc(100vh - 16px))' }"
       class="bg-popover text-popover-foreground min-w-56 w-max max-w-[calc(100vw-16px)] rounded-md p-1 overflow-y-auto ring-1 ring-foreground/10 shadow-lg"
       @mouseenter="onSubMouseEnter"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts
index 76fe99446..b7687a8fb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts
@@ -96,4 +96,46 @@ describe("CustomContextMenu lifecycle", () => {
 
     app.unmount();
   });
+
+  it("keeps the menu open when scrolling inside a scrollable submenu", async () => {
+    const children = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, index) => ({ label: `Copy option ${index}` }));
+    const root = defineComponent({
+      setup() {
+        return () =>
+          h(
+            CustomContextMenu,
+            { items: [{ label: "Copy", children }] },
+            {
+              default: ({ onContextMenu }: { onContextMenu: (event: MouseEvent) => void }) => h("div", { id: "context-target", onContextmenu: onContextMenu }, "Target"),
+            },
+          );
+      },
+    });
+    const container = document.createElement("div");
+    mountedContainers.push(container);
+    document.body.append(container);
+    const app = createApp(root);
+    app.mount(container);
+
+    const target = container.querySelector("#context-target");
+    target?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("contextmenu", { bubbles: true, clientX: 10, clientY: 20 }));
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const copyTrigger = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("button")).find((button) => button.textContent?.includes("Copy"));
+    expect(copyTrigger).toBeTruthy();
+    copyTrigger?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mouseenter", { bubbles: true, clientX: 20, clientY: 30 }));
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const submenu = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("[data-dbx-context-menu]")).find((el) => el.textContent?.includes("Copy option 0"));
+    expect(submenu).toBeTruthy();
+    submenu?.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll", { bubbles: true }));
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Copy option 0");
+
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll", { bubbles: true }));
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Copy option 0");
+
+    app.unmount();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/customContextMenuRegistry.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/customContextMenuRegistry.spec.ts
index 613b65001..f32604269 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/customContextMenuRegistry.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/customContextMenuRegistry.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment happy-dom
+ */
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { createContextMenuRegistry } from "@/components/ui/customContextMenuRegistry";
+import { CONTEXT_MENU_SCROLL_ROOT_ATTR, createContextMenuRegistry } from "@/components/ui/customContextMenuRegistry";
 
 function callsFor(spy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>, eventName: string) {
   return spy.mock.calls.filter(([name]) => name === eventName);
@@ -34,6 +37,28 @@ describe("customContextMenuRegistry", () => {
     registrations.forEach((registration) => registration.dispose());
   });
 
+  it("does not close open menus when scroll originates inside a context menu root", () => {
+    const documentTarget = document;
+    const windowTarget = window;
+    const registry = createContextMenuRegistry(documentTarget, windowTarget);
+    const closeMenu = vi.fn();
+    const registration = registry.register(closeMenu);
+    registration.setOpen(true);
+
+    const menuRoot = document.createElement("div");
+    menuRoot.setAttribute(CONTEXT_MENU_SCROLL_ROOT_ATTR, "");
+    document.body.append(menuRoot);
+
+    menuRoot.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(closeMenu).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(closeMenu).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+    menuRoot.remove();
+    registration.dispose();
+  });
+
   it("removes disposed callbacks and detaches listeners after the final host", () => {
     const documentTarget = new EventTarget();
     const windowTarget = new EventTarget();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/customContextMenuRegistry.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/customContextMenuRegistry.ts
index aa2cdab74..fcca5d2e2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/customContextMenuRegistry.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/customContextMenuRegistry.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 export type ContextMenuClose = () => void;
 
+/** Marker attribute on scrollable context menu / submenu roots. */
+export const CONTEXT_MENU_SCROLL_ROOT_ATTR = "data-dbx-context-menu";
+
+export function isContextMenuInternalScroll(event: Event): boolean {
+  const target = event.target;
+  return target instanceof Element && target.closest(`[${CONTEXT_MENU_SCROLL_ROOT_ATTR}]`) !== null;
+}
+
 export interface ContextMenuRegistration {
   setOpen(open: boolean): void;
   dispose(): void;
@@ -20,10 +28,16 @@ export function createContextMenuRegistry(documentTarget: EventTarget, windowTar
     for (const close of closers) close();
   }
 
+  function closeAllOnScroll(event: Event) {
+    // Ignore scroll that originates from within an open menu/submenu.
+    if (isContextMenuInternalScroll(event)) return;
+    closeAll();
+  }
+
   function attachListeners() {
     if (listenersAttached) return;
     documentTarget.addEventListener("contextmenu", closeAll, true);
-    documentTarget.addEventListener("scroll", closeAll, true);
+    documentTarget.addEventListener("scroll", closeAllOnScroll, true);
     windowTarget.addEventListener("resize", closeAll);
     listenersAttached = true;
   }
@@ -31,7 +45,7 @@ export function createContextMenuRegistry(documentTarget: EventTarget, windowTar
   function detachListeners() {
     if (!listenersAttached) return;
     documentTarget.removeEventListener("contextmenu", closeAll, true);
-    documentTarget.removeEventListener("scroll", closeAll, true);
+    documentTarget.removeEventListener("scroll", closeAllOnScroll, true);
     windowTarget.removeEventListener("resize", closeAll);
     listenersAttached = false;
     openMenus.clear();