diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
index 8bdf4e0c2b..a117a1f4fa 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/strings/sys_string_conversions.h"
 #include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
+#include "content/public/browser/browser_thread.h"
 #include "ui/base/accelerators/accelerator.h"
 #include "ui/base/accelerators/platform_accelerator_cocoa.h"
 #include "ui/base/l10n/l10n_util_mac.h"
 #include "ui/events/cocoa/cocoa_event_utils.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/image/image.h"
 
+using content::BrowserThread;
+
 namespace {
 
 struct Role {
@@ -335,7 +338,11 @@ static base::scoped_nsobject<NSMenu> recentDocumentsMenuSwap_;
   if (isMenuOpen_) {
     isMenuOpen_ = NO;
     model_->MenuWillClose();
-    closeCallback.Run();
+    // Post async task so that itemSelected runs before the close callback	
+    // deletes the controller from the map which deallocates it	
+    if (!closeCallback.is_null()) {
+      BrowserThread::PostTask(BrowserThread::UI, FROM_HERE, closeCallback);
+    }
   }
 }