diff --git a/frame/item/dockitem.cpp b/frame/item/dockitem.cpp
index ca7894b80..358f5e398 100644
--- a/frame/item/dockitem.cpp
+++ b/frame/item/dockitem.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ void DockItem::showContextMenu()
     hidePopup();
     emit requestWindowAutoHide(false);
 
+    if (!m_contextMenu.parentWidget())
+        m_contextMenu.setParent(topLevelWidget(), Qt::Popup);
+
     m_contextMenu.exec(QCursor::pos());
 
     onContextMenuAccepted();
diff --git a/plugins/tray/snitraywidget.cpp b/plugins/tray/snitraywidget.cpp
index 8d0ded231..581df6488 100644
--- a/plugins/tray/snitraywidget.cpp
+++ b/plugins/tray/snitraywidget.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ void SNITrayWidget::initMenu()
     qDebug() << "generate the sni menu object";
 
     m_menu = m_dbusMenuImporter->menu();
+    if (m_menu && !m_menu->parentWidget())
+        m_menu->setParent(topLevelWidget(), Qt::Popup);
 
     qDebug() << "the sni menu obect is:" << m_menu;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/tray/system-trays/systemtrayitem.cpp b/plugins/tray/system-trays/systemtrayitem.cpp
index 6dc8ff29b..e9eb0902a 100644
--- a/plugins/tray/system-trays/systemtrayitem.cpp
+++ b/plugins/tray/system-trays/systemtrayitem.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ void SystemTrayItem::showContextMenu()
     hidePopup();
     emit requestWindowAutoHide(false);
 
+    if (!m_contextMenu.parentWidget())
+        m_contextMenu.setParent(topLevelWidget(), Qt::Popup);
+
     m_contextMenu.exec(QCursor::pos());
 
     onContextMenuAccepted();