diff --git a/mm/2s2h/BenGui/Menu.cpp b/mm/2s2h/BenGui/Menu.cpp
index ca8f049259..628ce59dc7 100644
--- a/mm/2s2h/BenGui/Menu.cpp
+++ b/mm/2s2h/BenGui/Menu.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ void BenMenu::DrawElement() {
     }
     if (UIWidgets::Button(ICON_FA_TIMES_CIRCLE, { .size = UIWidgets::Sizes::Inline, .tooltip = "Close Menu (Esc)" })) {
         ToggleVisibility();
+
+        // Update gamepad navigation after close based on if other menus are still visible
+        auto mImGuiIo = &ImGui::GetIO();
+        if (CVarGetInteger(CVAR_IMGUI_CONTROLLER_NAV, 0) &&
+            Ship::Context::GetInstance()->GetWindow()->GetGui()->GetMenuOrMenubarVisible()) {
+            mImGuiIo->ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableGamepad;
+        } else {
+            mImGuiIo->ConfigFlags &= ~ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableGamepad;
+        }
     }
     ImGui::SameLine();
     ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints({ 0, headerHeight }, { headerWidth, headerHeight });