diff --git a/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/Menu/MenuPanel/MenuTrigger.tsx b/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/Menu/MenuPanel/MenuTrigger.tsx
index e2aed4eb14..9dee3055fd 100644
--- a/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/Menu/MenuPanel/MenuTrigger.tsx
+++ b/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/Menu/MenuPanel/MenuTrigger.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ import type {
 import { MenuPanelItem } from './MenuPanelItem';
 import { menuPanelStyles } from './menuPanelStyles';
 
+export type MenuState = MenuStateReturn;
+
 /**
  * MenuTrigger
  */
 
 interface IMenuTriggerBaseProps extends Omit<ButtonHTMLAttributes<any>, 'style'> {
   style?: ComponentStyle;
+  menuRef?: React.RefObject<MenuState | undefined>;
   disclosure?: boolean;
   placement?: MenuInitialState['placement'];
   modal?: boolean;
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ interface IMenuTriggerProps extends IMenuTriggerBaseProps {
 
 export const MenuTrigger = React.forwardRef<ButtonHTMLAttributes<any>, IMenuTriggerProps | IMenuTriggerLazyProps>(function MenuTrigger({
   panel,
+  menuRef,
   getPanel,
   disclosure,
   children,
@@ -65,6 +69,11 @@ export const MenuTrigger = React.forwardRef<ButtonHTMLAttributes<any>, IMenuTrig
   const menu = useMenuState({ modal, placement, visible, rtl });
   const styles = useStyles(menuPanelStyles, style);
 
+  if (menuRef) {
+    //@ts-expect-error ref mutation
+    menuRef.current = menu;
+  }
+
   const handleItemClose = useCallback(() => {
     menu.hide();
   }, [menu.hide]);
diff --git a/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/index.ts b/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/index.ts
index 31fbecb4c9..3f18b9d6e3 100644
--- a/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/index.ts
+++ b/webapp/packages/core-dialogs/src/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export * from './CommonDialog/RenameDialog';
 export * from './CommonDialog/DialogsPortal';
 
 export * from './Menu/IMenuPanel';
-export { MenuTrigger } from './Menu/MenuPanel/MenuTrigger';
+export { MenuTrigger, type MenuState } from './Menu/MenuPanel/MenuTrigger';
 export * from './Menu/StaticMenu/StaticMenu';
 
 export * from './Menu/models/ComputedContextMenuModel';