diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.cc
index 8a72247c9d..7a5edb9621 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.cc
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 #include "atom/browser/unresponsive_suppressor.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/render_widget_host_view.h"
 #include "ui/display/screen.h"
-#include "ui/views/controls/menu/menu_runner.h"
+
+using views::MenuRunner;
 
 namespace atom {
 
 namespace api {
 
 MenuViews::MenuViews(v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Local<v8::Object> wrapper)
-    : Menu(isolate, wrapper) {
+    : Menu(isolate, wrapper),
+      weak_factory_(this) {
 }
 
 void MenuViews::PopupAt(Window* window, int x, int y, int positioning_item) {
@@ -42,10 +44,11 @@ void MenuViews::PopupAt(Window* window, int x, int y, int positioning_item) {
   atom::UnresponsiveSuppressor suppressor;
 
   // Show the menu.
-  views::MenuRunner menu_runner(
+  menu_runner_.reset(new MenuRunner(
       model(),
-      views::MenuRunner::CONTEXT_MENU | views::MenuRunner::HAS_MNEMONICS);
-  ignore_result(menu_runner.RunMenuAt(
+      MenuRunner::CONTEXT_MENU | MenuRunner::HAS_MNEMONICS | MenuRunner::ASYNC,
+      base::Bind(&MenuViews::OnMenuClosed, weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr())));
+  ignore_result(menu_runner_->RunMenuAt(
       static_cast<NativeWindowViews*>(window->window())->widget(),
       NULL,
       gfx::Rect(location, gfx::Size()),
@@ -53,6 +56,10 @@ void MenuViews::PopupAt(Window* window, int x, int y, int positioning_item) {
       ui::MENU_SOURCE_MOUSE));
 }
 
+void MenuViews::OnMenuClosed() {
+  menu_runner_.reset();
+}
+
 // static
 mate::WrappableBase* Menu::New(mate::Arguments* args) {
   return new MenuViews(args->isolate(), args->GetThis());
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.h
index 1e7abd1372..c17dee3536 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_views.h
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #define ATOM_BROWSER_API_ATOM_API_MENU_VIEWS_H_
 
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h"
+#include "base/memory/weak_ptr.h"
 #include "ui/display/screen.h"
+#include "ui/views/controls/menu/menu_runner.h"
 
 namespace atom {
 
@@ -18,8 +20,12 @@ class MenuViews : public Menu {
 
  protected:
   void PopupAt(Window* window, int x, int y, int positioning_item) override;
+  void OnMenuClosed();
 
  private:
+  std::unique_ptr<views::MenuRunner> menu_runner_;
+  base::WeakPtrFactory<MenuViews> weak_factory_;
+
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MenuViews);
 };