diff --git a/packages/react/dropdown-menu/src/DropdownMenu.tsx b/packages/react/dropdown-menu/src/DropdownMenu.tsx
index 20c4fe8a5..b86c54992 100644
--- a/packages/react/dropdown-menu/src/DropdownMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/dropdown-menu/src/DropdownMenu.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const DropdownMenuTrigger = React.forwardRef<DropdownMenuTriggerElement, Dropdow
           disabled={disabled}
           {...triggerProps}
           ref={composeRefs(forwardedRef, context.triggerRef)}
-          onPointerDown={composeEventHandlers(props.onPointerDown, (event) => {
+          onClick={composeEventHandlers(props.onClick, (event) => {
             // only call handler if it's the left button (mousedown gets triggered by all mouse buttons)
             // but not when the control key is pressed (avoiding MacOS right click)
             if (!disabled && event.button === 0 && event.ctrlKey === false) {