diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.cc b/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.cc
index df9a65dddb28..7d01855aecbd 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.cc
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ void NotifyIcon::PopUpContextMenu(const gfx::Point& pos,
   if (pos.IsOrigin())
     rect.set_origin(display::Screen::GetScreen()->GetCursorScreenPoint());
 
-  views::MenuRunner menu_runner(
+  menu_runner_.reset(new views::MenuRunner(
       menu_model != nullptr ? menu_model : menu_model_,
-      views::MenuRunner::CONTEXT_MENU | views::MenuRunner::HAS_MNEMONICS);
-  ignore_result(menu_runner.RunMenuAt(
+      views::MenuRunner::CONTEXT_MENU | views::MenuRunner::HAS_MNEMONICS));
+  ignore_result(menu_runner_->RunMenuAt(
       NULL, NULL, rect, views::MENU_ANCHOR_TOPLEFT, ui::MENU_SOURCE_MOUSE));
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.h b/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.h
index 5daf15845f45..d0053ae70cb7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/win/notify_icon.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ namespace gfx {
 class Point;
 }
 
+namespace views {
+class MenuRunner;
+}
+
 namespace atom {
 
 class NotifyIconHost;
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ class NotifyIcon : public TrayIcon {
   // The context menu.
   AtomMenuModel* menu_model_;
 
+  // Context menu associated with this icon (if any).
+  std::unique_ptr<views::MenuRunner> menu_runner_;
+
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(NotifyIcon);
 };