diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/Menu.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/Menu.hpp
index c9f6b6d67..8622843bb 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/Menu.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/Menu.hpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class Menu : public View
         Menu& m_menu;
         std::unique_ptr<TextView> m_textView;
         size_t m_idx;
-        IMenuNode& m_node;
-        ItemView(ViewResources& res, Menu& menu, const std::string& text, size_t idx, IMenuNode& node);
+        IMenuNode* m_node;
+        ItemView(ViewResources& res, Menu& menu, const std::string& text, size_t idx, IMenuNode* node);
 
         void mouseDown(const boo::SWindowCoord&, boo::EMouseButton, boo::EModifierKey);
         void mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord&, boo::EMouseButton, boo::EModifierKey);
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Menu : public View
         void draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ);
     };
     std::vector<ViewChild<std::unique_ptr<ItemView>>> m_items;
+    IMenuNode* m_deferredActivation = nullptr;
 
     Menu(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, IMenuNode* rootNode, IMenuNode* thisNode);
 
diff --git a/specter/lib/Menu.cpp b/specter/lib/Menu.cpp
index a67a7d206..6169bb368 100644
--- a/specter/lib/Menu.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/Menu.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void Menu::reset(IMenuNode* rootNode)
 
             if (nodeText)
             {
-                item.m_view.reset(new ItemView(res, *this, *nodeText, i, *node));
+                item.m_view.reset(new ItemView(res, *this, *nodeText, i, node));
                 m_cWidth = std::max(m_cWidth, int(item.m_view->m_textView->nominalWidth() + 10*pf));
             }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Menu::ContentView::ContentView(ViewResources& res, Menu& menu)
     m_hlVerts[3].m_color = res.themeData().button2Hover();
 }
 
-Menu::ItemView::ItemView(ViewResources& res, Menu& menu, const std::string& text, size_t idx, IMenuNode& node)
+Menu::ItemView::ItemView(ViewResources& res, Menu& menu, const std::string& text, size_t idx, IMenuNode* node)
 : View(res, menu), m_menu(menu), m_idx(idx), m_node(node)
 {
     commitResources(res);
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ void Menu::ItemView::mouseDown(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton
 void Menu::mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mod)
 {
     m_scroll.mouseUp(coord, button, mod);
+    if (m_deferredActivation)
+    {
+        IMenuNode* node = m_deferredActivation;
+        m_deferredActivation = nullptr;
+        node->activated(coord);
+    }
 }
 
 void Menu::ContentView::mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mod)
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ void Menu::ContentView::mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButto
 void Menu::ItemView::mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mod)
 {
     if (m_menu.m_content->m_highlightedItem == m_idx)
-        m_node.activated(coord);
+        m_menu.m_deferredActivation = m_node;
 }
 
 void Menu::mouseMove(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)