diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js
index 27b2586e5..1c2b0bf25 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     return this.target;
   }
 
+  componentWillUnmount = () => {
+    if (this.state.id === this.props.openDropdownId) {
+      this.handleClose();
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
     const { icon, items, size, ariaLabel, disabled, dropdownPlacement, openDropdownId } = this.props;
     const open = this.state.id === openDropdownId;