diff --git a/js/ui/windowMenu.js b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
index b1f807373..395ccfe73 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ const WindowMenuManager = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._manager.addMenu(menu);
 
+        menu.connect('activate', function() {
+            window.check_alive(global.get_current_time());
+        });
+
         Main.layoutManager.setDummyCursorGeometry(x, y, 0, 0);
         menu.open(BoxPointer.PopupAnimation.NONE);
         menu.actor.navigate_focus(null, Gtk.DirectionType.TAB_FORWARD, false);