diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h
index 9aa801ec5ead..db53adcbe85d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include "atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h"
 #include "atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.h"
 #include "base/mac/scoped_nsobject.h"
 
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@
 
 namespace atom {
 
-class TrayIconCocoa : public TrayIcon {
+class TrayIconCocoa : public TrayIcon,
+                      public AtomMenuModel::Observer {
  public:
   TrayIconCocoa();
   virtual ~TrayIconCocoa();
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ class TrayIconCocoa : public TrayIcon {
   void PopContextMenu(const gfx::Point& pos) override;
   void SetContextMenu(ui::SimpleMenuModel* menu_model) override;
 
+ protected:
+  // AtomMenuModel::Observer:
+  void MenuClosed() override;
+
  private:
   // Atom custom view for NSStatusItem.
   base::scoped_nsobject<StatusItemView> status_item_view_;
@@ -37,6 +43,9 @@ class TrayIconCocoa : public TrayIcon {
   // Status menu shown when right-clicking the system icon.
   base::scoped_nsobject<AtomMenuController> menu_;
 
+  // Used for unregistering observer.
+  AtomMenuModel* menu_model_;  // weak ref.
+
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TrayIconCocoa);
 };
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm
index 3ac865cce5ab..7c2214e06399 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm
@@ -281,11 +281,13 @@ const CGFloat kVerticalTitleMargin = 2;
 
 namespace atom {
 
-TrayIconCocoa::TrayIconCocoa() {
+TrayIconCocoa::TrayIconCocoa() : menu_model_(nullptr) {
 }
 
 TrayIconCocoa::~TrayIconCocoa() {
   [status_item_view_ removeItem];
+  if (menu_model_)
+    menu_model_->RemoveObserver(this);
 }
 
 void TrayIconCocoa::SetImage(const gfx::Image& image) {
@@ -319,10 +321,20 @@ void TrayIconCocoa::PopContextMenu(const gfx::Point& pos) {
 }
 
 void TrayIconCocoa::SetContextMenu(ui::SimpleMenuModel* menu_model) {
+  // Substribe to MenuClosed event.
+  if (menu_model_)
+    menu_model_->RemoveObserver(this);
+  static_cast<AtomMenuModel*>(menu_model)->AddObserver(this);
+
+  // Create native menu.
   menu_.reset([[AtomMenuController alloc] initWithModel:menu_model]);
   [status_item_view_ setMenuController:menu_.get()];
 }
 
+void TrayIconCocoa::MenuClosed() {
+  [status_item_view_ setNeedsDisplay:YES];
+}
+
 // static
 TrayIcon* TrayIcon::Create() {
   return new TrayIconCocoa;