diff --git a/packages/interface/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/interface/CHANGELOG.md
index a0ed9cd83525cc..172d70b09fad31 100644
--- a/packages/interface/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/interface/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Breaking Changes
+
+-   `ActionItem.Slot`: Render as `MenuGroup` by default ([#67985](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/67985)).
+
 ## 8.3.0 (2024-12-11)
 
 ## 8.2.0 (2024-11-27)
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/README.md b/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/README.md
index 15c627adfd3296..5611e044c8a985 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/README.md
+++ b/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/README.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ Property used to change the event bubbling behavior, passed to the `Slot` compon
 
 ### as
 
-The component used as the container of the fills. Defaults to the `ButtonGroup` component.
+The component used as the container of the fills. Defaults to the `MenuGroup` component.
 
 -   Type: `Component`
 -   Required: no
--   Default: `ButtonGroup`
+-   Default: `MenuGroup`
 
 ## ActionItem
 
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/index.js b/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/index.js
index 4bd5a11e8d71f8..2f3fdd6d3ca301 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/index.js
+++ b/packages/interface/src/components/action-item/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { ButtonGroup, Button, Slot, Fill } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { MenuGroup, Button, Slot, Fill } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { Children } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 const noop = () => {};
 
 function ActionItemSlot( {
 	name,
-	as: Component = ButtonGroup,
+	as: Component = MenuGroup,
 	fillProps = {},
 	bubblesVirtually,
 	...props