diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
@@ -225,12 +225,12 @@
         m_importer->deleteLater();
     }
 
-     m_importer = new KDBusMenuImporter(serviceName, menuObjectPath, this);
+    m_importer = new KDBusMenuImporter(serviceName, menuObjectPath, this);
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_importer, "updateMenu", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
-    connect(m_importer.data(), &DBusMenuImporter::menuUpdated, this, [=] {
+    connect(m_importer.data(), &DBusMenuImporter::menuUpdated, this, [=](QMenu *menu) {
         m_menu = m_importer->menu();
-        if (m_menu.isNull()) {
+        if (m_menu.isNull() || menu != m_menu) {
             return;
         }
         setMenuAvailable(true);
diff --git a/appmenu/appmenu.cpp b/appmenu/appmenu.cpp
--- a/appmenu/appmenu.cpp
+++ b/appmenu/appmenu.cpp
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(importer, "updateMenu", Qt::QueuedConnection);
     disconnect(importer, 0, this, 0); // ensure we don't popup multiple times in case the menu updates again later
 
-    connect(importer, &KDBusMenuImporter::menuUpdated, this, [=] {
+    connect(importer, &KDBusMenuImporter::menuUpdated, this, [=](QMenu *m) {
         QMenu *menu = importer->menu();
-        if (!menu) {
+        if (!menu || menu != m) {
             return;
         }
         m_menu = qobject_cast<VerticalMenu*>(menu);
diff --git a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
--- a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,11 @@
                     qWarning() << "DBusMenu disabled for this application";
                 } else {
                     m_menuImporter = new PlasmaDBusMenuImporter(m_statusNotifierItemInterface->service(), menuObjectPath, iconLoader(), this);
-                    connect(m_menuImporter, SIGNAL(menuUpdated()), this, SLOT(contextMenuReady()));
+                    connect(m_menuImporter, &PlasmaDBusMenuImporter::menuUpdated, this, [this](QMenu *menu) {
+                        if (menu == m_menuImporter->menu()) {
+                            contextMenuReady();
+                        }
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.h b/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.h
--- a/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.h
+++ b/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
      * Emitted after a call to updateMenu().
      * @see updateMenu()
      */
-    void menuUpdated();
+    void menuUpdated(QMenu *);
 
     /**
      * Emitted when the exporter was asked to activate an action
diff --git a/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.cpp b/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.cpp
--- a/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.cpp
+++ b/libdbusmenuqt/dbusmenuimporter.cpp
@@ -375,20 +375,22 @@
     int parentId = watcher->property(DBUSMENU_PROPERTY_ID).toInt();
     watcher->deleteLater();
 
+    QMenu *menu = d->menuForId(parentId);
+
     QDBusPendingReply<uint, DBusMenuLayoutItem> reply = *watcher;
     if (!reply.isValid()) {
         qWarning() << reply.error().message();
-
-        emit menuUpdated();
+        if (menu) {
+            emit menuUpdated(menu);
+        }
         return;
     }
 
     #ifdef BENCHMARK
     DMDEBUG << "- items received:" << sChrono.elapsed() << "ms";
     #endif
     DBusMenuLayoutItem rootItem = reply.argumentAt<1>();
 
-    QMenu *menu = d->menuForId(parentId);
     if (!menu) {
         qWarning() << "No menu for id" << parentId;
         return;
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    emit menuUpdated();
+    emit menuUpdated(menu);
 }
 
 void DBusMenuImporter::sendClickedEvent(int id)
@@ -477,24 +479,26 @@
     int id = watcher->property(DBUSMENU_PROPERTY_ID).toInt();
     watcher->deleteLater();
 
+    QMenu *menu = d->menuForId(id);
+
     QDBusPendingReply<bool> reply = *watcher;
     if (reply.isError()) {
-        menuUpdated();
         qWarning() << "Call to AboutToShow() failed:" << reply.error().message();
+        if (menu) {
+            menuUpdated(menu);
+        }
         return;
     }
     //Note, this isn't used by Qt's QPT - but we get a LayoutChanged emitted before
     //this returns, which equates to the same thing
     bool needRefresh = reply.argumentAt<0>();
 
-    QMenu *menu = d->menuForId(id);
-    DMRETURN_IF_FAIL(menu);
 
     if (needRefresh || menu->actions().isEmpty()) {
         d->m_idsRefreshedByAboutToShow << id;
         d->refresh(id);
-    } else {
-        menuUpdated();
+    } else if (menu) {
+        menuUpdated(menu);
     }
 }