diff --git a/.changeset/clean-walls-bake.md b/.changeset/clean-walls-bake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f95a563a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-walls-bake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@siemens/ix": patch
+"@siemens/ix-vue": patch
+---
+
+fix(core/date-dropdown): show year and month dropdown
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
index 5d08dfd27a..6b3ee24959 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ export namespace Components {
           * An optional header shown at the top of the dropdown
          */
         "header"?: string;
+        "ignoreRelatedSubmenu": boolean;
         /**
           * Move dropdown along main axis of alignment
          */
@@ -4905,6 +4906,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * An optional header shown at the top of the dropdown
          */
         "header"?: string;
+        "ignoreRelatedSubmenu"?: boolean;
         /**
           * Move dropdown along main axis of alignment
          */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.tsx
index 9df4717b36..06dc5cf12c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.tsx
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ export class DateDropdown {
     return (
       <Host>
         <ix-button
+          data-testid="date-dropdown-trigger"
           data-date-dropdown-trigger
           variant="primary"
           icon="history"
@@ -307,10 +308,11 @@ export class DateDropdown {
           {this.getButtonLabel()}
         </ix-button>
         <ix-dropdown
+          data-testid="date-dropdown"
           data-date-dropdown
           class="min-width max-height"
           trigger={this.triggerRef}
-          close-behavior="outside"
+          closeBehavior="outside"
           placement="bottom-start"
           onShowChanged={({ detail: show }) => {
             if (
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/test/date-dropdown.ct.ts b/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/test/date-dropdown.ct.ts
index d6f71c6630..326e6dc032 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/test/date-dropdown.ct.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/date-dropdown/test/date-dropdown.ct.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,41 @@ test('set date from a button', async ({ mount, page }) => {
   await expect(button).toHaveText(/2024\/02\/17 \- 2024\/02\/27/);
 });
 
+test('select different year', async ({ mount, page }) => {
+  await mount(`<ix-date-dropdown from="2024/02/16"></ix-date-dropdown>`);
+  const dateDropdown = page.locator(DATE_DROPDOWN_SELECTOR);
+
+  await expect(dateDropdown).toHaveClass(/hydrated/);
+  await expect(dateDropdown).toBeVisible();
+
+  const dateDropdownTrigger = dateDropdown.getByTestId('date-dropdown-trigger');
+  await dateDropdownTrigger.click();
+  await expect(dateDropdownTrigger).toBeVisible();
+
+  const datePickerDropdown = dateDropdown.getByTestId('date-dropdown');
+  await expect(datePickerDropdown).toBeVisible();
+
+  const datepicker = datePickerDropdown.locator('ix-date-picker');
+  const yearMonthButton = datepicker.getByTestId('year-month-button');
+  await yearMonthButton.click();
+
+  const yearMonthDropdown = datepicker.getByTestId('year-month-dropdown');
+  await expect(yearMonthDropdown).toBeVisible();
+
+  const yearContainer = yearMonthDropdown.getByTestId('year-container');
+  const year2020 = yearContainer.getByText('2020');
+
+  await year2020.click();
+
+  const monthContainer = yearMonthDropdown.getByTestId('month-container');
+  const march2020 = monthContainer.getByText('March 2020');
+
+  await march2020.click();
+
+  await expect(yearMonthDropdown).not.toBeVisible();
+  await expect(yearMonthButton).toHaveText('March 2020');
+});
+
 test('disable', async ({ mount, page }) => {
   await mount(`<ix-date-dropdown disabled></ix-date-dropdown>`);
   const dateDropdown = page.locator('ix-date-dropdown');
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.tsx
index ce75264603..74933790d1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.tsx
@@ -689,25 +689,32 @@ export class DatePicker {
               class="arrows"
             ></ix-icon-button>
             <div class="selector">
-              <ix-button ghost ref={(ref) => (this.dropdownButtonRef = ref)}>
+              <ix-button
+                ghost
+                ref={(ref) => (this.dropdownButtonRef = ref)}
+                data-testid="year-month-button"
+              >
                 <span class="fontSize capitalize">
                   {this.monthNames[this.selectedMonth]} {this.selectedYear}
                 </span>
               </ix-button>
               <ix-dropdown
+                data-testid="year-month-dropdown"
                 class="dropdown"
                 trigger={this.dropdownButtonRef}
+                ignoreRelatedSubmenu
                 placement="bottom-start"
               >
                 <div class="wrapper">
                   <div
+                    data-testid="year-container"
                     class="overflow"
                     onScroll={() => this.infiniteScrollYears()}
                     ref={(ref) => (this.yearContainerRef = ref)}
                   >
                     {this.renderYears()}
                   </div>
-                  <div class="overflow">
+                  <div class="overflow" data-testid="month-container">
                     {this.monthNames.map((month, index) => (
                       <div
                         key={month}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts b/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts
index 7b6cf6c79e..203e84f23a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown-controller.ts
@@ -96,13 +96,33 @@ class DropdownController {
     }
   }
 
-  dismissAll(ignoreBehaviorForIds: string[] = []) {
+  dismissAll(
+    ignoreBehaviorForIds: string[] = [],
+    ignoreRelatedDropdowns = false
+  ) {
     this.dropdowns.forEach((dropdown) => {
-      if (
-        !ignoreBehaviorForIds.includes(dropdown.getId()) &&
-        (dropdown.closeBehavior === 'inside' ||
-          dropdown.closeBehavior === false)
-      ) {
+      const preventClosing =
+        dropdown.closeBehavior === 'inside' || dropdown.closeBehavior === false;
+
+      const shouldIgnore = ignoreBehaviorForIds.includes(dropdown.getId());
+      const path = this.buildComposedPath(dropdown.getId(), new Set<string>());
+
+      if (ignoreBehaviorForIds.length > 0 && ignoreRelatedDropdowns) {
+        let skipRelatedDropdown = false;
+
+        ignoreBehaviorForIds.forEach((id) => {
+          if (path.has(id)) {
+            skipRelatedDropdown = true;
+            return;
+          }
+        });
+
+        if (!skipRelatedDropdown) {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!shouldIgnore && preventClosing) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -128,12 +148,12 @@ class DropdownController {
     for (let eventTarget of eventTargets) {
       if (eventTarget instanceof HTMLElement) {
         if (eventTarget.hasAttribute('data-ix-dropdown-trigger')) {
-          return true;
+          return eventTarget;
         }
       }
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return;
   }
 
   private pathIncludesDropdown(eventTargets: EventTarget[]) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
index 4b7b0b2866..de469c0f43 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ export class Dropdown implements ComponentInterface, DropdownInterface {
    */
   @Prop() discoverAllSubmenus = false;
 
+  /** @internal */
+  @Prop() ignoreRelatedSubmenu = false;
+
   /**
    * Fire event after visibility of dropdown has changed
    */
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ export class Dropdown implements ComponentInterface, DropdownInterface {
     this.triggerElement?.dispatchEvent(
       new CustomEvent('ix-assign-sub-menu', {
         bubbles: true,
-        composed: false,
+        composed: true,
         cancelable: true,
         detail: this.localUId,
       })
@@ -501,16 +504,18 @@ export class Dropdown implements ComponentInterface, DropdownInterface {
   }
 
   private onDropdownClick(event: PointerEvent) {
-    if (dropdownController.pathIncludesTrigger(event.composedPath())) {
+    const target = dropdownController.pathIncludesTrigger(event.composedPath());
+    if (target) {
       event.preventDefault();
 
-      if (this.isTriggerElement(event.target as HTMLElement)) {
+      if (this.isTriggerElement(target)) {
         return;
       }
     }
 
     if (this.closeBehavior === 'inside' || this.closeBehavior === 'both') {
-      dropdownController.dismissAll([this.getId()]);
+      dropdownController.dismissAll([this.getId()], this.ignoreRelatedSubmenu);
+      return;
     }
 
     dropdownController.dismissOthers(this.getId());
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components.ts b/packages/vue/src/components.ts
index 93e807741a..da2aba35cf 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components.ts
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ export const IxDropdown = /*@__PURE__*/ defineContainer<JSX.IxDropdown>('ix-drop
   'offset',
   'overwriteDropdownStyle',
   'discoverAllSubmenus',
+  'ignoreRelatedSubmenu',
   'showChanged'
 ]);