diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js b/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
index e1ccda4886..264be81790 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const MenuItem = function (options) {
     throw new Error(`Unknown menu item type: ${this.type}`)
   }
 
-  this.commandId = ++nextCommandId
+  this.overrideReadOnlyProperty('commandId', ++nextCommandId)
 
   const click = options.click
   this.click = (event, focusedWindow) => {