diff --git a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/base.ts b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/base.ts
index 5b22282a3..3c6f4779d 100644
--- a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/base.ts
+++ b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/base.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export interface ProboRootElement extends ProboElement {
   readonly gpcApplied: boolean;
   readonly regulation: Regulation | null;
   readonly consentMode: "OPT_IN" | "OPT_OUT" | null;
+  readonly reopenState: ProboState;
   setState(state: ProboState): void;
   updateDraft(category: string, value: boolean): void;
 }
diff --git a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/cookie-banner-root.ts b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/cookie-banner-root.ts
index cfa53d2da..37e4dd1f0 100644
--- a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/cookie-banner-root.ts
+++ b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/cookie-banner-root.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export class ProboCookieBannerRoot extends ProboElement implements ProboRootElem
     return null;
   }
 
+  get reopenState(): ProboState {
+    return this.consentMode === "OPT_OUT" ? "banner" : "panel";
+  }
+
   attributeChangedCallback(name: string, oldValue: string | null, newValue: string | null): void {
     if (name === "reopen-widget" && oldValue !== newValue) {
       this.dispatchEvent(
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ export class ProboCookieBannerRoot extends ProboElement implements ProboRootElem
   }
 
   private onOpenPreferences = (): void => {
-    this.setState("panel");
+    this.setState(this.reopenState);
   };
 
   setState(state: ProboState): void {
diff --git a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-button.ts b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-button.ts
index d9e9a8e77..095acc406 100644
--- a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-button.ts
+++ b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-button.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class ProboSettingsButton extends HTMLElement {
 
   private handleClick = (): void => {
     if (!this.root) return;
-    this.root.setState("panel");
+    this.root.setState(this.root.reopenState);
   };
 
   private updateGpcBadge(label: string | null): void {
diff --git a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-link.ts b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-link.ts
index de0e67edc..fa7713cc9 100644
--- a/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-link.ts
+++ b/packages/cookie-banner/src/components/settings-link.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ export class ProboSettingsLink extends HTMLElement {
   private handleClick = (e: Event): void => {
     if (!this.root) return;
     e.preventDefault();
-    this.root.setState("panel");
+    this.root.setState(this.root.reopenState);
   };
 }