diff --git a/src/context-menu-manager.coffee b/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
index 869076beb..88cdc67b2 100644
--- a/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
@@ -136,12 +136,9 @@ class ContextMenuManager
 
       for itemSet in matchingItemSets
         for item in itemSet.items
-          continue if item.devMode and not @devMode
-          item = Object.create(item)
-          if typeof item.shouldDisplay is 'function'
-            continue unless item.shouldDisplay(event)
-          item.created?(event)
-          MenuHelpers.merge(currentTargetItems, item, itemSet.specificity)
+          itemForEvent = @cloneItemForEvent(item, event)
+          if itemForEvent
+            MenuHelpers.merge(currentTargetItems, itemForEvent, itemSet.specificity)
 
       for item in currentTargetItems
         MenuHelpers.merge(template, item, false)
@@ -150,6 +147,19 @@ class ContextMenuManager
 
     template
 
+  # Returns an object compatible with `::add()` or `null`.
+  cloneItemForEvent: (item, event) ->
+    return null if item.devMode and not @devMode
+    item = Object.create(item)
+    if typeof item.shouldDisplay is 'function'
+      return null unless item.shouldDisplay(event)
+    item.created?(event)
+    if Array.isArray(item.submenu)
+      item.submenu = item.submenu
+        .map((item) => @cloneItemForEvent(item, event))
+        .filter((item) -> item isnt null)
+    return item
+
   convertLegacyItemsBySelector: (legacyItemsBySelector, devMode) ->
     itemsBySelector = {}