diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 125af9adedf..dad7a238385 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2883,6 +2883,14 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22686f4785f02a4fcc856d3b3bb19bf6c8160d103f7a99cc258bddd0251dc7f2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "popups"
+version = "0.27.2"
+dependencies = [
+ "eframe",
+ "env_logger",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "powerfmt"
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
index f4c18b51b92..ab14e38ccf3 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ fn combo_box_dyn<'c, R>(
         popup_id,
         &button_response,
         above_or_below,
+        PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClick,
         |ui| {
             ScrollArea::vertical()
                 .max_height(height)
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
index b0aad3636b2..6e59b440bfc 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
@@ -253,11 +253,29 @@ pub fn was_tooltip_open_last_frame(ctx: &Context, widget_id: Id) -> bool {
     })
 }
 
+/// Determines popup's close behavior
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum PopupCloseBehavior {
+    /// Popup will be closed on click anywhere, inside or outside the popup.
+    ///
+    /// It is used in [`ComboBox`].
+    CloseOnClick,
+
+    /// Popup will be closed if the click happened somewhere else
+    /// but in the popup's body
+    CloseOnClickOutside,
+
+    /// Clicks will be ignored. Popup might be closed manually by calling [`Memory::close_popup`]
+    /// or by pressing the escape button
+    IgnoreClicks,
+}
+
 /// Helper for [`popup_above_or_below_widget`].
 pub fn popup_below_widget<R>(
     ui: &Ui,
     popup_id: Id,
     widget_response: &Response,
+    close_behavior: PopupCloseBehavior,
     add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R,
 ) -> Option<R> {
     popup_above_or_below_widget(
@@ -265,6 +283,7 @@ pub fn popup_below_widget<R>(
         popup_id,
         widget_response,
         AboveOrBelow::Below,
+        close_behavior,
         add_contents,
     )
 }
@@ -287,7 +306,8 @@ pub fn popup_below_widget<R>(
 ///     ui.memory_mut(|mem| mem.toggle_popup(popup_id));
 /// }
 /// let below = egui::AboveOrBelow::Below;
-/// egui::popup::popup_above_or_below_widget(ui, popup_id, &response, below, |ui| {
+/// let close_on_click_outside = egui::popup::PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClickOutside;
+/// egui::popup::popup_above_or_below_widget(ui, popup_id, &response, below, close_on_click_outside, |ui| {
 ///     ui.set_min_width(200.0); // if you want to control the size
 ///     ui.label("Some more info, or things you can select:");
 ///     ui.label("…");
@@ -299,6 +319,7 @@ pub fn popup_above_or_below_widget<R>(
     popup_id: Id,
     widget_response: &Response,
     above_or_below: AboveOrBelow,
+    close_behavior: PopupCloseBehavior,
     add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R,
 ) -> Option<R> {
     if parent_ui.memory(|mem| mem.is_popup_open(popup_id)) {
@@ -317,7 +338,7 @@ pub fn popup_above_or_below_widget<R>(
         let frame_margin = frame.total_margin();
         let inner_width = widget_response.rect.width() - frame_margin.sum().x;
 
-        let inner = Area::new(popup_id)
+        let response = Area::new(popup_id)
             .kind(UiKind::Popup)
             .order(Order::Foreground)
             .fixed_pos(pos)
@@ -333,13 +354,20 @@ pub fn popup_above_or_below_widget<R>(
                         .inner
                     })
                     .inner
-            })
-            .inner;
+            });
+
+        let should_close = match close_behavior {
+            PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClick => widget_response.clicked_elsewhere(),
+            PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClickOutside => {
+                widget_response.clicked_elsewhere() && response.response.clicked_elsewhere()
+            }
+            PopupCloseBehavior::IgnoreClicks => false,
+        };
 
-        if parent_ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(Key::Escape)) || widget_response.clicked_elsewhere() {
+        if parent_ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(Key::Escape)) || should_close {
             parent_ui.memory_mut(|mem| mem.close_popup());
         }
-        Some(inner)
+        Some(response.inner)
     } else {
         None
     }
diff --git a/examples/popups/Cargo.toml b/examples/popups/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f9d6b09263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/popups/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[package]
+name = "popups"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+eframe = { workspace = true, features = [
+    "default",
+    "__screenshot", # __screenshot is so we can dump a screenshot using EFRAME_SCREENSHOT_TO
+] }
+env_logger = { version = "0.10", default-features = false, features = [
+    "auto-color",
+    "humantime",
+] }
+
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/popups/README.md b/examples/popups/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce32e895ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/popups/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Example of how to use menus, popups, context menus and tooltips.
+
+```sh
+cargo run -p popups
+```
diff --git a/examples/popups/src/main.rs b/examples/popups/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..761f6406b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/popups/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+#![allow(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)] // it's an example
+
+use eframe::egui::*;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), eframe::Error> {
+    env_logger::init(); // Log to stderr (if you run with `RUST_LOG=debug`).
+    let options = eframe::NativeOptions::default();
+
+    eframe::run_native("Popups", options, Box::new(|_| Ok(Box::<MyApp>::default())))
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct MyApp {
+    checkbox: bool,
+    number: u8,
+}
+
+impl eframe::App for MyApp {
+    fn update(&mut self, ctx: &eframe::egui::Context, _frame: &mut eframe::Frame) {
+        CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
+            ui.label("PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClickAway popup");
+            let response = ui.button("Open");
+            let popup_id = Id::new("popup_id");
+
+            if response.clicked() {
+                ui.memory_mut(|mem| mem.toggle_popup(popup_id));
+            }
+
+            popup_below_widget(
+                ui,
+                popup_id,
+                &response,
+                PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClickOutside,
+                |ui| {
+                    ui.set_min_width(300.0);
+                    ui.label("This popup will be open even if you click the checkbox");
+                    ui.checkbox(&mut self.checkbox, "Checkbox");
+                },
+            );
+
+            ui.label("PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClick popup");
+            ComboBox::from_label("ComboBox")
+                .selected_text(format!("{}", self.number))
+                .show_ui(ui, |ui| {
+                    for num in 0..10 {
+                        ui.selectable_value(&mut self.number, num, format!("{num}"));
+                    }
+                });
+        });
+    }
+}