diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index 538d9b6e5..d65f03f21 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -1267,6 +1267,10 @@ const PopupMenu = new Lang.Class({
         if (this._activeMenuItem)
             this._activeMenuItem.setActive(false);
 
+        this._childMenus.forEach(function(childMenu) {
+            childMenu.close();
+        });
+
         if (this._boxPointer.actor.visible)
             this._boxPointer.hide(animate);