diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldInternalPropsWithDefaults.ts b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldInternalPropsWithDefaults.ts
index 7ca3265b4c065..46f843bdcff9a 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldInternalPropsWithDefaults.ts
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldInternalPropsWithDefaults.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function useFieldInternalPropsWithDefaults<TManager extends PickerAnyMana
     (newValue, ctx) => {
       return setValue?.(newValue, {
         validationError: ctx.validationError,
+        shouldClose: false,
       });
     },
     [setValue],
diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.ts b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.ts
index a262ba53f9923..520adee39c8df 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.ts
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export const usePickerValue = <
       skipPublicationIfPristine = false,
       validationError,
       shortcut,
+      shouldClose = changeImportance === 'accept',
     } = options ?? {};
 
     let shouldPublish: boolean;
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ export const usePickerValue = <
       onAccept(newValue, getContext());
     }
 
-    if (changeImportance === 'accept') {
+    if (shouldClose) {
       setOpen(false);
     }
   });
diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.types.ts b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.types.ts
index 57be4e7a531b3..723f36bec4f88 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/usePicker/usePickerValue.types.ts
@@ -359,4 +359,9 @@ export interface SetValueActionOptions<TError = string | null> {
    * @default false
    */
   skipPublicationIfPristine?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Whether the picker should close.
+   * @default changeImportance === "accept"
+   */
+  shouldClose?: boolean;
 }