diff --git a/packages/cascader/src/menu.vue b/packages/cascader/src/menu.vue
index d664c67d2..511a0d9e0 100644
--- a/packages/cascader/src/menu.vue
+++ b/packages/cascader/src/menu.vue
@@ -230,12 +230,14 @@
                 hover: 'mouseenter'
               }[expandTrigger];
               const triggerHandler = () => {
-                this.activeItem(item, menuIndex);
-                this.$nextTick(() => {
-                  // adjust self and next level
-                  this.scrollMenu(this.$refs.menus[menuIndex]);
-                  this.scrollMenu(this.$refs.menus[menuIndex + 1]);
-                });
+                if (this.visible) {
+                  this.activeItem(item, menuIndex);
+                  this.$nextTick(() => {
+                    // adjust self and next level
+                    this.scrollMenu(this.$refs.menus[menuIndex]);
+                    this.scrollMenu(this.$refs.menus[menuIndex + 1]);
+                  });
+                }
               };
               events.on[triggerEvent] = triggerHandler;
               if (triggerEvent === 'mouseenter' && this.changeOnSelect) {