diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
index 942fc8db21..0fc1bff325 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ void QCocoaMenuItem::setEnabled(bool enabled)
 void QCocoaMenuItem::setNativeContents(WId item)
 {
     NSView *itemView = (NSView *)item;
+    if (m_itemView == itemView)
+        return;
     [m_itemView release];
     m_itemView = [itemView retain];
     [m_itemView setAutoresizesSubviews:YES];
@@ -301,8 +303,8 @@ NSMenuItem *QCocoaMenuItem::sync()
 
     if (!m_native) {
         m_native = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:QCFString::toNSString(m_text)
-            action:nil
-                keyEquivalent:@""];
+                                       action:nil
+                                       keyEquivalent:@""];
         [m_native setTag:reinterpret_cast<NSInteger>(this)];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
index 028a34af1c..a2890d9b4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_OBJC_CLASS(QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QNSViewMouseMoveHelper));
     bool m_scrolling;
     bool m_exposedOnMoveToWindow;
     NSEvent *m_currentlyInterpretedKeyEvent;
+    bool m_isMenuView;
 }
 
 - (id)init;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
index 8c22e51fe2..6e6e128aed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ static NSString *_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification = nil;
             touchDevice->setCapabilities(QTouchDevice::Position | QTouchDevice::NormalizedPosition | QTouchDevice::MouseEmulation);
             QWindowSystemInterface::registerTouchDevice(touchDevice);
         }
+
+        m_isMenuView = false;
     }
     return self;
 }
@@ -269,11 +271,11 @@ static NSString *_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification = nil;
 
 - (void)viewDidMoveToWindow
 {
+    m_isMenuView = [self.window.className isEqualToString:@"NSCarbonMenuWindow"];
     if (self.window) {
         // This is the case of QWidgetAction's generated QWidget inserted in an NSMenu.
         // 10.9 and newer get the NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification
-        if ((!_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification
-            && [self.window.className isEqualToString:@"NSCarbonMenuWindow"])) {
+        if (!_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification && m_isMenuView) {
             m_exposedOnMoveToWindow = true;
             m_platformWindow->exposeWindow();
         }
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ static NSString *_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification = nil;
 
     NSString *notificationName = [windowNotification name];
     if (notificationName == NSWindowDidBecomeKeyNotification) {
-        if (!m_platformWindow->windowIsPopupType())
+        if (!m_platformWindow->windowIsPopupType() && !m_isMenuView)
             QWindowSystemInterface::handleWindowActivated(m_window);
     } else if (notificationName == NSWindowDidResignKeyNotification) {
         // key window will be non-nil if another window became key... do not
@@ -411,7 +413,7 @@ static NSString *_q_NSWindowDidChangeOcclusionStateNotification = nil;
         NSWindow *keyWindow = [NSApp keyWindow];
         if (!keyWindow) {
             // no new key window, go ahead and set the active window to zero
-            if (!m_platformWindow->windowIsPopupType())
+            if (!m_platformWindow->windowIsPopupType() && !m_isMenuView)
                 QWindowSystemInterface::handleWindowActivated(0);
         }
     } else if (notificationName == NSWindowDidMiniaturizeNotification
@@ -621,13 +623,15 @@ QT_WARNING_POP
 {
     if (m_window && (m_window->flags() & Qt::WindowTransparentForInput) )
         return NO;
-    if (!m_platformWindow->windowIsPopupType())
+    if (!m_platformWindow->windowIsPopupType() && !m_isMenuView)
         QWindowSystemInterface::handleWindowActivated([self topLevelWindow]);
     return YES;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)acceptsFirstResponder
 {
+    if (m_isMenuView)
+        return NO;
     if (m_platformWindow->shouldRefuseKeyWindowAndFirstResponder())
         return NO;
     if (m_window && (m_window->flags() & Qt::WindowTransparentForInput) )
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
index 6e37f91197..5453d9d64f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ void QMenuPrivate::_q_platformMenuAboutToShow()
 #ifdef Q_OS_OSX
     if (platformMenu)
         Q_FOREACH (QAction *action, q->actions())
-            if (QWidget *widget = widgetItems.value(const_cast<QAction *>(action)))
+            if (QWidget *widget = widgetItems.value(action))
                 if (widget->parent() == q) {
                     QPlatformMenuItem *menuItem = platformMenu->menuItemForTag(reinterpret_cast<quintptr>(action));
                     moveWidgetToPlatformItem(widget, menuItem);
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu_mac.mm b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu_mac.mm
index a42879fc73..8b29011178 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu_mac.mm
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu_mac.mm
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ void QMenuPrivate::moveWidgetToPlatformItem(QWidget *widget, QPlatformMenuItem*
     QObject::connect(platformMenu, SIGNAL(destroyed()), container, SLOT(deleteLater()));
     container->resize(widget->sizeHint());
     widget->setParent(container);
+    widget->setVisible(true);
 
     NSView *containerView = container->nativeView();
     QWindow *containerWindow = container->windowHandle();