diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_bar.cc b/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_bar.cc
index e403b0737809..332045b2ad76 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_bar.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_bar.cc
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ void MenuBar::OnMenuButtonClicked(views::MenuButton* source,
     return;
   }
 
-  MenuDelegate menu_delegate(this);
-  menu_delegate.RunMenu(menu_model_->GetSubmenuModelAt(id), source);
+  // Deleted in MenuDelegate::OnMenuClosed
+  MenuDelegate* menu_delegate = new MenuDelegate(this);
+  menu_delegate->RunMenu(menu_model_->GetSubmenuModelAt(id), source);
 }
 
 void MenuBar::OnNativeThemeChanged(const ui::NativeTheme* theme) {
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.cc
index 3a1a151b7269..00aa956e6c81 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.cc
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ void MenuDelegate::WillHideMenu(views::MenuItemView* menu) {
   adapter_->WillHideMenu(menu);
 }
 
+void MenuDelegate::OnMenuClosed(views::MenuItemView* menu,
+                                views::MenuRunner::RunResult result) {
+  delete this;
+}
+
 views::MenuItemView* MenuDelegate::GetSiblingMenu(
     views::MenuItemView* menu,
     const gfx::Point& screen_point,
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.h b/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.h
index f813f9cc7d0b..909c78a416e5 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/views/menu_delegate.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class MenuDelegate : public views::MenuDelegate {
   void SelectionChanged(views::MenuItemView* menu) override;
   void WillShowMenu(views::MenuItemView* menu) override;
   void WillHideMenu(views::MenuItemView* menu) override;
+  void OnMenuClosed(views::MenuItemView* menu,
+                    views::MenuRunner::RunResult result) override;
   views::MenuItemView* GetSiblingMenu(
       views::MenuItemView* menu,
       const gfx::Point& screen_point,