diff --git a/plasma/desktop/applets/tasks/tasks.cpp b/plasma/desktop/applets/tasks/tasks.cpp

index a881e16..4ebb87d 100644

--- a/plasma/desktop/applets/tasks/tasks.cpp

+++ b/plasma/desktop/applets/tasks/tasks.cpp

@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ void Tasks::itemContextMenu(int id)

         menu->setMinimumWidth(declItem->implicitWidth());

     }

+    // Close menu when the delegate is destroyed

+    connect(item, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)), menu, SLOT(close()));

+

     menu->exec(containment()->corona()->popupPosition(declItem, menu->size()));

     menu->deleteLater();

 }