diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/onOutsideClick.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/onOutsideClick.directive.js
index a657fcbc55..07c8dc88fe 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/onOutsideClick.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/onOutsideClick.directive.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                 }
 
                 // please to not use angularHelper.safeApply here, it won't work
-                scope.$apply(attrs.onOutsideClick);
+                scope.$evalAsync(attrs.onOutsideClick);
             }