diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 707ecd5a4d4..66d0c2fee3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 - Converted `EuiHighlight` to Typescript ([#2681](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2681))
 
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Reverted removal of `toggleOpen` method from `EuiNavDrawer` ([#2682](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2682))
+
 ## [`17.2.1`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v17.2.1)
 
 **Bug fixes**
diff --git a/src/components/nav_drawer/nav_drawer.js b/src/components/nav_drawer/nav_drawer.js
index 848d1fd8436..c8da6de6dfd 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_drawer/nav_drawer.js
+++ b/src/components/nav_drawer/nav_drawer.js
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ export class EuiNavDrawer extends Component {
     });
   };
 
+  // Although not used in `src/`, this method is available to and used in `src-docs/`
+  // for implementation-specific nav menu toggling via `ref` reference
+  toggleOpen = () => {
+    this.setState(
+      ({ isCollapsed }) => ({
+        isCollapsed: !isCollapsed,
+      }),
+      () => {
+        this.setState(({ isCollapsed }) => ({
+          outsideClickDisabled: isCollapsed,
+          toolTipsEnabled: isCollapsed,
+        }));
+      }
+    );
+  };
+
   collapseButtonClick = () => {
     if (this.state.isCollapsed) {
       this.expandDrawer();