diff --git a/.yarn/versions/98967128.yml b/.yarn/versions/98967128.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e435071de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/98967128.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+releases:
+  "@radix-ui/react-navigation-menu": minor
+  primitives: minor
diff --git a/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.stories.tsx b/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.stories.tsx
index e8badc91e2..908ae64c93 100644
--- a/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.stories.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ export const CustomDurations = () => {
 
       <h2>Custom (2000ms to move from one trigger to another)</h2>
       <DurationNavigation delayDuration={500} skipDelayDuration={2000} />
+
+      <h1 style={{ marginTop: 50 }}>Close delay duration</h1>
+      <h2>Default (150ms)</h2>
+      <DurationNavigation />
+
+      <h2>Custom (500ms)</h2>
+      <DurationNavigation closeDelayDuration={500} />
+
+      <h2>Custom (1000ms)</h2>
+      <DurationNavigation closeDelayDuration={1000} />
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.tsx b/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.tsx
index e450ce8dba..82af412482 100644
--- a/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/navigation-menu/src/NavigationMenu.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ interface NavigationMenuProps
    * @defaultValue 300
    */
   skipDelayDuration?: number;
+  /**
+   * The delay before closing menu when the pointer leaves trigger or content area.
+   * @defaultValue 150
+   */
+  closeDelayDuration?: number;
 }
 
 const NavigationMenu = React.forwardRef<NavigationMenuElement, NavigationMenuProps>(
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ const NavigationMenu = React.forwardRef<NavigationMenuElement, NavigationMenuPro
       defaultValue,
       delayDuration = 200,
       skipDelayDuration = 300,
+      closeDelayDuration = 150,
       orientation = 'horizontal',
       dir,
       ...NavigationMenuProps
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ const NavigationMenu = React.forwardRef<NavigationMenuElement, NavigationMenuPro
 
     const startCloseTimer = React.useCallback(() => {
       window.clearTimeout(closeTimerRef.current);
-      closeTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => setValue(''), 150);
+      closeTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => setValue(''), closeDelayDuration);
     }, [setValue]);
 
     const handleOpen = React.useCallback(