diff --git a/cypress/e2e/with-users/base/navigation.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/with-users/base/navigation.spec.ts
index e774397ca3..79553508ce 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/with-users/base/navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/with-users/base/navigation.spec.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ context("Navigation - admin - collapse", () => {
       .within(() => cy.findByRole("button", { name: /close menu/i }).click());
     cy.getMainNavigation().should("not.be.visible");
   });
+
+  it("automatically closes the menu on mobile when a link is clicked", () => {
+    cy.viewport("iphone-8");
+    cy.getMainNavigation().should("not.be.visible");
+    cy.findByRole("banner", { name: "navigation" }).within(() =>
+      cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Menu" }).click()
+    );
+    cy.getMainNavigation()
+      .should("be.visible")
+      .within(() => cy.findByRole("link", { name: /devices/i }).click());
+    cy.getMainNavigation().should("not.be.visible");
+  });
 });
 
 context("Navigation - admin", () => {
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItem/AppSideNavItem.tsx b/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItem/AppSideNavItem.tsx
index bad6f05154..3819c8254c 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItem/AppSideNavItem.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItem/AppSideNavItem.tsx
@@ -4,18 +4,26 @@ import { Navigation } from "@canonical/maas-react-components";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom-v5-compat";
 
+import type { SideNavigationProps } from "../AppSideNavigation";
 import type { NavItem } from "../types";
 import { isSelected } from "../utils";
 
 import { useId } from "@/app/base/hooks/base";
+import { MOBILE_VIEW_MAX_WIDTH } from "@/app/constants";
 
 type Props = {
   navLink: NavItem;
   icon?: string | ReactNode;
   path: string;
+  setIsCollapsed: SideNavigationProps["setIsCollapsed"];
 };
 
-export const AppSideNavItem = ({ navLink, icon, path }: Props): JSX.Element => {
+export const AppSideNavItem = ({
+  navLink,
+  icon,
+  path,
+  setIsCollapsed,
+}: Props): JSX.Element => {
   const id = useId();
   return (
     <Navigation.Item
@@ -30,6 +38,10 @@ export const AppSideNavItem = ({ navLink, icon, path }: Props): JSX.Element => {
           // removing the focus from the link element after click
           // this allows the side navigation to collapse on mouseleave
           e.currentTarget.blur();
+
+          if (window.innerWidth < MOBILE_VIEW_MAX_WIDTH) {
+            setIsCollapsed(true);
+          }
         }}
         to={navLink.url}
       >
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItems/AppSideNavItems.tsx b/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItems/AppSideNavItems.tsx
index 2d4d1fa1da..7f83b65f37 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItems/AppSideNavItems.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavItems/AppSideNavItems.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Navigation } from "@canonical/maas-react-components";
 import { Button, Icon } from "@canonical/react-components";
 
 import AppSideNavItem from "../AppSideNavItem";
+import type { SideNavigationProps } from "../AppSideNavigation";
 import type { NavGroup } from "../types";
 import { isSelected } from "../utils";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ type Props = {
   isAuthenticated: boolean;
   logout: () => void;
   path: string;
+  setIsCollapsed: SideNavigationProps["setIsCollapsed"];
   showLinks: boolean;
   vaultIncomplete: boolean;
 };
@@ -27,9 +29,10 @@ const AppSideNavItemGroup = ({
   isAdmin,
   vaultIncomplete,
   path,
+  setIsCollapsed,
 }: { group: NavGroup } & Pick<
   Props,
-  "isAdmin" | "vaultIncomplete" | "path"
+  "isAdmin" | "vaultIncomplete" | "path" | "setIsCollapsed"
 >) => {
   const id = useId();
   const hasActiveChild = useMemo(() => {
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ const AppSideNavItemGroup = ({
                   key={navLink.label}
                   navLink={navLink}
                   path={path}
+                  setIsCollapsed={setIsCollapsed}
                 />
               );
             } else return null;
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ export const AppSideNavItems = ({
   isAuthenticated,
   logout,
   path,
+  setIsCollapsed,
   showLinks,
   vaultIncomplete,
 }: Props): JSX.Element => {
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ export const AppSideNavItems = ({
               isAdmin={isAdmin}
               key={`${i}-${group.groupTitle}`}
               path={path}
+              setIsCollapsed={setIsCollapsed}
               vaultIncomplete={vaultIncomplete}
             />
           ))}
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ export const AppSideNavItems = ({
                   icon="settings"
                   navLink={{ label: "Settings", url: urls.settings.index }}
                   path={path}
+                  setIsCollapsed={setIsCollapsed}
                 />
               </>
             </ul>
@@ -123,6 +130,7 @@ export const AppSideNavItems = ({
                 url: urls.preferences.index,
               }}
               path={path}
+              setIsCollapsed={setIsCollapsed}
             />
 
             <ul className="p-side-navigation__list">
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavigation.tsx b/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavigation.tsx
index 2e41494791..016183d43b 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavigation.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/AppSideNavigation/AppSideNavigation.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import podSelectors from "@/app/store/pod/selectors";
 import type { RootState } from "@/app/store/root/types";
 import { actions as statusActions } from "@/app/store/status";
 
-type SideNavigationProps = {
+export type SideNavigationProps = {
   authUser: ReturnType<typeof authSelectors.get>;
   filteredGroups: typeof navGroups;
   isAdmin: boolean;
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export const AppSideNavigation = ({
             isAuthenticated={isAuthenticated}
             logout={logout}
             path={path}
+            setIsCollapsed={setIsCollapsed}
             showLinks={showLinks}
             vaultIncomplete={vaultIncomplete}
           />
diff --git a/src/app/constants.ts b/src/app/constants.ts
index a660400883..c768302a7d 100644
--- a/src/app/constants.ts
+++ b/src/app/constants.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export const MAAS_UI_ID = "maas-ui";
+export const MOBILE_VIEW_MAX_WIDTH = 620;