diff --git a/trayicon.cpp b/trayicon.cpp
index 9b16fa6..2cccd59 100644
--- a/trayicon.cpp
+++ b/trayicon.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ TrayIcon::TrayIcon(QObject *parent) :
     this->menu = new QMenu(); // can only be explicitly owned by a QWidget, not any QObject, so we need to
     // manually manage its lifecycle in the d'tor
 
-    this->quitAction = new QAction("Quit");
+    this->quitAction = new QAction("Quit"); // Don't have these owned by this->menu, otherwise we can't delete + readd them in refresh
     this->quitAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("application-exit"));
     connect(this->quitAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &TrayIcon::on_quitAction_triggered);
 
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ void TrayIcon::onGotPulseCardInfo(const pa_card_info& cardInfo, int eol)
         name = tr("Default card");
     }
 
-    QMenu* cardMenu = new QMenu(name);
     cardMenu->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("audio-card"));
+    QMenu* cardMenu = new QMenu(name, this->menu); // recursive ownership
     for (size_t i = 0; i < cardInfo.n_profiles; ++i) {
         auto profileAction = new QAction(cardInfo.profiles[i].description, cardMenu);
         cardMenu->addAction(profileAction);