diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index 7dad3f49c..57ff77a7c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -1648,10 +1648,15 @@ void ChannelView::addContextMenuItems(
     const auto &creator = hoveredElement->getCreator();
     auto creatorFlags = creator.getFlags();
 
+    static QMenu *previousMenu = nullptr;
+    if (previousMenu != nullptr)
+    {
+        previousMenu->deleteLater();
+        previousMenu = nullptr;
+    }
+
     auto menu = new QMenu;
-    connect(menu, &QMenu::aboutToHide, [menu] {
-        menu->deleteLater();  //
-    });
+    previousMenu = menu;
 
     // Emote actions
     if (creatorFlags.hasAny(