diff --git a/src/aria/menu/menu.ts b/src/aria/menu/menu.ts
index c169e01b73e4..86c736b02df0 100644
--- a/src/aria/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/aria/menu/menu.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ export class Menu<V> {
     });
   }
 
+  /** Opens the menu. */
+  open() {
+    this._pattern.open();
+  }
+
   /** Closes the menu. */
   close() {
     this._pattern.close();
diff --git a/src/aria/private/menu/menu.ts b/src/aria/private/menu/menu.ts
index d61e9ffbae9b..fb8247369710 100644
--- a/src/aria/private/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/aria/private/menu/menu.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ export class MenuPattern<V> {
   disabled = () => this.inputs.disabled();
 
   /** Whether the menu is visible. */
-  isVisible = computed(() => (this.inputs.parent() ? !!this.inputs.parent()?.expanded() : true));
+  isVisible = computed(() =>
+    this.inputs.parent() ? !!this.inputs.parent()?.expanded() : this._visible(),
+  );
 
   /** Controls list behavior for the menu items. */
   listBehavior: List<MenuItemPattern<V>, V>;
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ export class MenuPattern<V> {
   /** Whether the menu has received focus. */
   hasBeenFocused = signal(false);
 
+  _visible = signal(false);
+
   /** Timeout used to open sub-menus on hover. */
   _openTimeout: any;
 
@@ -402,9 +406,24 @@ export class MenuPattern<V> {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Opens the menu. */
+  open() {
+    if (this.inputs.parent()) {
+      this.inputs.parent()!.close();
+    } else {
+      this._visible.set(true);
+
+      this.first();
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Closes the menu. */
   close() {
-    this.inputs.parent()?.close();
+    if (this.inputs.parent()) {
+      this.inputs.parent()!.close();
+    } else {
+      this._visible.set(false);
+    }
   }
 
   /** Closes the menu and all parent menus. */
diff --git a/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-context/menu-context-example.ts b/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-context/menu-context-example.ts
index a484b5f3f5da..d9ed909fbcd0 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-context/menu-context-example.ts
+++ b/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-context/menu-context-example.ts
@@ -30,23 +30,20 @@ export class MenuContextExample {
     const relatedTarget = event.relatedTarget as HTMLElement | null;
 
     if (menu && !menu.element.contains(relatedTarget)) {
-      menu.close();
-      menu.element.style.visibility = 'hidden';
+      menu!.close();
     }
   }
 
   open(event: MouseEvent) {
     const menu = this.menu();
-    menu?._pattern.closeAll();
 
     if (menu) {
       event.preventDefault();
 
-      menu.element.style.visibility = 'visible';
       menu.element.style.top = `${event.clientY}px`;
       menu.element.style.left = `${event.clientX}px`;
 
-      setTimeout(() => menu._pattern.first());
+      menu.open();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-example.css b/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-example.css
index 6aaf76c9d91a..40bae3a74671 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-example.css
+++ b/src/components-examples/aria/menu/menu-example.css
@@ -128,5 +128,4 @@
 
 .example-context-menu {
   position: absolute;
-  visibility: hidden;
 }