diff --git a/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp b/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
index 07c460b9b2..4b9dc71a19 100644
--- a/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
+++ b/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ void Menu::popup(const Gfx::Point& position, bool is_submenu)
     window.move_to(adjusted_pos);
     window.set_visible(true);
     MenuManager::the().set_current_menu(this, is_submenu);
+
+    WindowManager::the().did_popup_a_menu({});
 }
 
 bool Menu::is_menu_ancestor_of(const Menu& other) const
diff --git a/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.cpp b/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.cpp
index 2b168107d1..f45cf2d2f6 100644
--- a/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.cpp
+++ b/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.cpp
@@ -1314,4 +1314,13 @@ bool WindowManager::update_theme(String theme_path, String theme_name)
     return true;
 }
 
+void WindowManager::did_popup_a_menu(Badge<Menu>)
+{
+    // Clear any ongoing input gesture
+    if (!m_active_input_window)
+        return;
+    m_active_input_window->set_automatic_cursor_tracking_enabled(false);
+    m_active_input_window = nullptr;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.h b/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.h
index 0c7ec8429f..7a0b03a3f3 100644
--- a/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.h
+++ b/Services/WindowServer/WindowManager.h
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ public:
     void set_hovered_window(Window*);
     void deliver_mouse_event(Window& window, MouseEvent& event);
 
+    void did_popup_a_menu(Badge<Menu>);
+
 private:
     NonnullRefPtr<Cursor> get_cursor(const String& name);
     NonnullRefPtr<Cursor> get_cursor(const String& name, const Gfx::Point& hotspot);