diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
index 59172a24c6c..565c77fd442 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include "qcocoaautoreleasepool.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QtDebug>
+#include <QtCore/private/qthread_p.h>
+#include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include "qcocoaapplication.h"
 #include "qcocoamenuloader.h"
 #include "qcocoawindow.h"
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ static inline QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader) *getMenuLoader()
 - (void) itemFired:(NSMenuItem*) item
 {
     QCocoaMenuItem *cocoaItem = reinterpret_cast<QCocoaMenuItem *>([item tag]);
+    QScopedLoopLevelCounter loopLevelCounter(QGuiApplicationPrivate::instance()->threadData);
     cocoaItem->activated();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
index 4fb7969ff45..62b722d2d2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@
 #include "qcocoamenuitem.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/private/qcore_mac_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/private/qthread_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/qcoreapplication.h>
 #include <QtCore/qdir.h>
 #include <QtCore/qstring.h>
 #include <QtCore/qdebug.h>
+#include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QCFString)
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QString)
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
     if ([item tag]) {
         QCocoaMenuItem *cocoaItem = reinterpret_cast<QCocoaMenuItem *>([item tag]);
+        QScopedLoopLevelCounter loopLevelCounter(QGuiApplicationPrivate::instance()->threadData);
         cocoaItem->activated();
     }
 }