diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index 90319accc..305438e47 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ var PopupMenuBase = class {
                     menuItem.actor.grab_key_focus();
             }
         });
-        menuItem._activateId = menuItem.connect('activate', (menuItem, event) => {
+        menuItem._activateId = menuItem.connect_after('activate', (menuItem, event) => {
             this.emit('activate', menuItem);
             this.itemActivated(BoxPointer.PopupAnimation.FULL);
         });