diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
index 8357171776a..6d3c668b87e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         NSMenuItem *appItem = [[[NSMenuItem alloc] init] autorelease];
         appItem.title = appName;
         [theMenu addItem:appItem];
-        appMenu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:appName];
+        appMenu = [[QCocoaNSMenu alloc] initWithoutPlatformMenu:appName];
         appItem.submenu = appMenu;
 
         // About Application
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.h
index e2415d53c5d..533aba1a21d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ QT_DECLARE_NAMESPACED_OBJC_INTERFACE(QCocoaNSMenuDelegate, NSObject <NSMenuDeleg
 QT_DECLARE_NAMESPACED_OBJC_INTERFACE(QCocoaNSMenu, NSMenu
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) QCocoaMenu *platformMenu;
 - (instancetype)initWithPlatformMenu:(QCocoaMenu *)menu;
+- (instancetype)initWithoutPlatformMenu:(NSString *)menu;
 )
 
 QT_DECLARE_NAMESPACED_OBJC_INTERFACE(QCocoaNSMenuItem, NSMenuItem
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.mm
index c6990b6b24f..84a625ed66f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoansmenu.mm
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ static NSString *qt_mac_removePrivateUnicode(NSString *string)
     return self;
 }
 
+- (instancetype)initWithoutPlatformMenu:(NSString *)title
+{
+    if (self = [super initWithTitle:title])
+        self.delegate = [QCocoaNSMenuDelegate sharedMenuDelegate];
+    return self;
+}
+
 - (QCocoaMenu *)platformMenu
 {
     return _platformMenu.data();