diff --git a/lib/esm/components/popover/popover.js b/lib/esm/components/popover/popover.js
index cb7faf374a596a7a32d5a3edc55445990bfbcfe1..b09c2e1fc72c9770cc4a05071c416ed898ff9cdb 100644
--- a/lib/esm/components/popover/popover.js
+++ b/lib/esm/components/popover/popover.js
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ var Popover = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                 // close the popover if necessary.
                 if (e.relatedTarget != null && !_this.isElementInPopover(e.relatedTarget)) {
                     _this.handleMouseLeave(e);
+                } else if(e.relatedTarget === null) {
+                    _this.handleMouseLeave(e);
                 }
             }
             _this.lostFocusOnSamePage = e.relatedTarget != null;