diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38ba4b1a4..350a25c95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 - Dev: Improve performance by reducing repaints caused by selections. (#4889)
 - Dev: Removed direct dependency on Qt 5 compatibility module. (#4906)
 - Dev: Refactor `DebugCount` and add copy button to debug popup. (#4921)
+- Dev: Changed lifetime of context menus. (#4924)
 
 ## 2.4.6
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp
index 77beea3e8..2c48b134e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/UserInfoPopup.cpp
@@ -278,15 +278,8 @@ UserInfoPopup::UserInfoPopup(bool closeAutomatically, QWidget *parent,
                             return;
                         }
 
-                        static QMenu *previousMenu = nullptr;
-                        if (previousMenu != nullptr)
-                        {
-                            previousMenu->deleteLater();
-                            previousMenu = nullptr;
-                        }
-
-                        auto menu = new QMenu;
-                        previousMenu = menu;
+                        auto *menu = new QMenu(this);
+                        menu->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
 
                         auto avatarUrl = this->avatarUrl_;
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index c80b1ae50..74bfe9652 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -73,19 +73,13 @@ namespace {
                                   MessageElementFlags creatorFlags, QMenu &menu)
     {
         auto *openAction = menu.addAction("&Open");
-        auto openMenu = new QMenu;
+        auto *openMenu = new QMenu(&menu);
         openAction->setMenu(openMenu);
 
         auto *copyAction = menu.addAction("&Copy");
-        auto copyMenu = new QMenu;
+        auto *copyMenu = new QMenu(&menu);
         copyAction->setMenu(copyMenu);
 
-        // see if the QMenu actually gets destroyed
-        QObject::connect(openMenu, &QMenu::destroyed, [] {
-            QMessageBox(QMessageBox::Information, "xD", "the menu got deleted")
-                .exec();
-        });
-
         // Add copy and open links for 1x, 2x, 3x
         auto addImageLink = [&](const ImagePtr &image, char scale) {
             if (!image->isEmpty())
@@ -2099,15 +2093,8 @@ void ChannelView::addContextMenuItems(
     const MessageLayoutElement *hoveredElement, MessageLayoutPtr layout,
     QMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    static QMenu *previousMenu = nullptr;
-    if (previousMenu != nullptr)
-    {
-        previousMenu->deleteLater();
-        previousMenu = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    auto menu = new QMenu;
-    previousMenu = menu;
+    auto *menu = new QMenu(this);
+    menu->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
 
     // Add image options if the element clicked contains an image (e.g. a badge or an emote)
     this->addImageContextMenuItems(hoveredElement, layout, event, *menu);
@@ -2416,7 +2403,7 @@ void ChannelView::addCommandExecutionContextMenuItems(
 
     menu.addSeparator();
     auto *executeAction = menu.addAction("&Execute command");
-    auto cmdMenu = new QMenu;
+    auto *cmdMenu = new QMenu(&menu);
     executeAction->setMenu(cmdMenu);
 
     for (auto &cmd : cmds)