diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
index 000921a0be..16a0058784 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ wpWidgets = {
 					inside = ui.item.children('.widget-inside');
 
 				if ( inside.css('display') === 'block' ) {
+					ui.item.removeClass('open');
 					inside.hide();
 					$(this).sortable('refreshPositions');
 				}