diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu.js b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
index aedea1b4bf0f..5e612ef9f78d 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
@@ -43,50 +43,32 @@ Menu.prototype._init = function () {
   }
 }
 
-Menu.prototype.popup = function (window, options, callback) {
-  let x, y, pos
-  let [win, opts, cb] = [window, options, callback]
-
-  if (!opts && !callback) {
-    // win.popup({opts})
-    if (typeof window !== 'function') {
-      opts = window
-    // win.popup(callback)
-    } else {
-      callback = window
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (typeof opts === 'object') {
-    [x, y, pos] = [opts.x, opts.y, opts.newPosition]
-  }
-
-  // win.popup(win, callback)
-  if (typeof opts === 'function') cb = opts
+Menu.prototype.popup = function (options) {
+  let {window, x, y, positionItem, callback} = options
 
   // no callback passed
-  if (!cb || typeof cb !== 'function') cb = () => {}
+  if (!callback || typeof callback !== 'function') callback = () => {}
 
   // set defaults
   if (typeof x !== 'number') x = -1
   if (typeof y !== 'number') y = -1
-  if (typeof pos !== 'number') pos = -1
-  if (!win || (win && win.constructor !== BrowserWindow)) {
-    win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()
+  if (typeof positionItem !== 'number') positionItem = -1
+  if (!window || (window && window.constructor !== BrowserWindow)) {
+    window = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()
 
     // No window focused?
-    if (!win) {
+    if (!window) {
       const wins = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()
       if (wins && wins.length > 0) {
-        win = wins[0]
+        window = wins[0]
       } else {
         throw new Error(`Cannot open Menu without a BrowserWindow present`)
       }
     }
   }
 
-  this.popupAt(win, x, y, pos, cb)
-  return { browserWindow: win, x, y, position: pos }
+  this.popupAt(window, x, y, positionItem, callback)
+  return { browserWindow: window, x, y, position: positionItem }
 }
 
 Menu.prototype.closePopup = function (window) {
diff --git a/spec/api-menu-spec.js b/spec/api-menu-spec.js
index 953253cb0b41..f9d35f0a0c4d 100644
--- a/spec/api-menu-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-menu-spec.js
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ describe('Menu module', () => {
     })
 
     it('returns immediately', () => {
-      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup(w, {x: 100, y: 101})
+      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup({
+        window: w,
+        x: 100,
+        y: 101
+      })
 
       assert.equal(browserWindow, w)
       assert.equal(x, 100)
@@ -360,7 +364,12 @@ describe('Menu module', () => {
     })
 
     it('works with a given BrowserWindow, options and callback', (done) => {
-      const {x, y} = menu.popup(w, {x: 100, y: 101}, () => done())
+      const {x, y} = menu.popup({
+        window: w,
+        x: 100,
+        y: 101,
+        callback: () => done()
+      })
 
       assert.equal(x, 100)
       assert.equal(y, 101)
@@ -368,12 +377,7 @@ describe('Menu module', () => {
     })
 
     it('works with a given BrowserWindow, no options, and a callback', (done) => {
-      menu.popup(w, () => done())
-      menu.closePopup()
-    })
-
-    it('calls the callback', (done) => {
-      menu.popup({}, () => done())
+      menu.popup({window: w, callback: () => done()})
       menu.closePopup()
     })
   })