diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
index 29ba36aadb6..e1cb1e0626a 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/NavigationDrawerDemoActivity.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public void handleOnBackPressed() {
       };
 
   private DrawerLayout drawerLayout;
+  private MaterialSwitch autoCloseSwitch;
 
   @NonNull
   @Override
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ public void onDrawerClosed(@NonNull View drawerView) {
     view.findViewById(R.id.show_end_drawer_gravity)
         .setOnClickListener(v -> drawerLayout.openDrawer(navigationViewEnd));
 
-    MaterialSwitch materialSwitch = view.findViewById(R.id.bold_text_switch);
-    materialSwitch.setChecked(true);
-    materialSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(
+    MaterialSwitch boldTextSwitch = view.findViewById(R.id.bold_text_switch);
+    boldTextSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(
         (buttonView, isChecked) -> {
           navigationViewStart.setItemTextAppearanceActiveBoldEnabled(isChecked);
           navigationViewEnd.setItemTextAppearanceActiveBoldEnabled(isChecked);
         });
+    autoCloseSwitch = view.findViewById(R.id.auto_close_switch);
 
     drawerLayout.post(
         () -> {
@@ -115,7 +116,9 @@ private void initNavigationView(NavigationView navigationView) {
     navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(
         menuItem -> {
           navigationView.setCheckedItem(menuItem);
-          drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
+          if (autoCloseSwitch.isChecked()) {
+            drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
+          }
           return true;
         });
   }
diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/layout/cat_navigationdrawer.xml b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/layout/cat_navigationdrawer.xml
index 10575cf3355..728b677ce4d 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/layout/cat_navigationdrawer.xml
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/layout/cat_navigationdrawer.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@
           android:id="@+id/bold_text_switch"
           android:layout_width="wrap_content"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:checked="true"
+          android:layout_marginStart="12dp" />
+      </LinearLayout>
+
+      <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:orientation="horizontal">
+        <TextView
+          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_gravity="end|center_vertical"
+          android:labelFor="@+id/auto_close_switch"
+          android:text="@string/cat_navigationdrawer_label_auto_close" />
+        <com.google.android.material.materialswitch.MaterialSwitch
+          android:id="@+id/auto_close_switch"
+          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:checked="true"
           android:layout_marginStart="12dp" />
       </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/values/strings.xml b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/values/strings.xml
index a3d5ff0a714..2fc687eb808 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/navigationdrawer/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     Open End Drawer
   </string>
   <string name="cat_navigationdrawer_label_active_bold" translatable="false">Bold active label</string>
+  <string name="cat_navigationdrawer_label_auto_close" translatable="false">Close drawer on selection</string>
   <string name="cat_navigationdrawer_header_mail">Mail</string>
   <string name="cat_navigationdrawer_header_labels">Labels</string>
   <string name="cat_navigationdrawer_label">Label</string>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuItemView.java b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuItemView.java
index 55f098db1d0..d55377a76c1 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuItemView.java
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuItemView.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewStub;
 import android.widget.CheckedTextView;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
@@ -173,6 +174,10 @@ private void setActionView(@Nullable View actionView) {
             (FrameLayout)
                 ((ViewStub) findViewById(R.id.design_menu_item_action_area_stub)).inflate();
       }
+      // Make sure to remove the existing parent if the View is reused
+      if (actionView.getParent() != null) {
+        ((ViewGroup) actionView.getParent()).removeView(actionView);
+      }
       actionArea.removeAllViews();
       actionArea.addView(actionView);
     }
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuPresenter.java b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuPresenter.java
index 8f4bd38c11b..84674a9ef28 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuPresenter.java
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/internal/NavigationMenuPresenter.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class NavigationMenuPresenter implements MenuPresenter {
 
   /** Padding for separators between items */
   int paddingSeparator;
+
   private int overScrollMode = -1;
 
   @Override
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ public MenuView getMenuView(ViewGroup root) {
           new NavigationMenuViewAccessibilityDelegate(menuView));
       if (adapter == null) {
         adapter = new NavigationMenuAdapter();
+        // Prevent recreating all the Views when notifyDataSetChanged() is called causing issues
+        // with the a11y reader (see b/112931425)
+        adapter.setHasStableIds(true);
       }
       if (overScrollMode != -1) {
         menuView.setOverScrollMode(overScrollMode);
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ public int getSubheaderInsetEnd() {
     return this.subheaderInsetEnd;
   }
 
-  public void setSubheaderInsetEnd(@Px int subheaderInsetEnd)  {
+  public void setSubheaderInsetEnd(@Px int subheaderInsetEnd) {
     this.subheaderInsetEnd = subheaderInsetEnd;
     updateMenuView(false);
   }