diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu.js b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
index 6fb5489f42bd..c0e9c202ef54 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Menu.prototype.popup = function (window, x, y, positioningItem) {
     [newPosition, newY, newX, newWindow] = [y, x, window, null]
   }
 
+  // menu.popup([w], x, y, callback)
+  if (typeof newPosition === 'function') {
+    callback = newPosition
+  }
+
   // menu.popup({})
   if (window != null && window.constructor === Object) {
     opts = window
diff --git a/spec/api-menu-spec.js b/spec/api-menu-spec.js
index 32ee985de322..a15fd5f83cda 100644
--- a/spec/api-menu-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-menu-spec.js
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ describe('Menu module', () => {
       menu.popup({}, () => done())
       menu.closePopup()
     })
+
+    it('works with old style', (done) => {
+      menu.popup(w, 100, 101, () => done())
+      menu.closePopup()
+    })
   })
 
   describe('Menu.closePopup()', () => {