diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index b751daf9e..941f64b53 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -1157,6 +1157,7 @@ const PopupMenuBase = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     destroy: function() {
+        this.close();
         this.removeAll();
         this.actor.destroy();