diff --git a/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/action.ts b/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/action.ts
index bb865ac19..e7881a3b5 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/action.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/action.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ export class AddonModDataActionComponent implements OnInit {
     /**
      * Open actions menu popover.
      */
-    async actionsMenu(): Promise<void> {
+    async actionsMenu(event: Event): Promise<void> {
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        event.preventDefault();
+
         const items: AddonModDataActionsMenuItem[] = [];
 
         if (this.entry.canmanageentry) {
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@ export class AddonModDataActionComponent implements OnInit {
             componentProps: { items },
             showBackdrop: true,
             id: 'actionsmenu-popover',
+            event,
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/addon-mod-data-action.html b/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/addon-mod-data-action.html
index aa4160d05..0351499aa 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/addon-mod-data-action.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/data/components/action/addon-mod-data-action.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ion-button size="small" *ngIf="action == 'actionsmenu'" fill="clear" (click)="actionsMenu()"
+<ion-button size="small" *ngIf="action == 'actionsmenu'" fill="clear" (click)="actionsMenu($event)"
     [attr.aria-label]="'addon.mod_data.actionsmenu' | translate">
     <ion-icon name="fas-ellipsis-vertical" slot="icon-only" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
 </ion-button>