diff --git a/draw.js b/draw.js
index 7de0e82..feba951 100644
--- a/draw.js
+++ b/draw.js
@@ -587,9 +587,6 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
     },
     
     toggleHelp: function() {
-        if (this._menu)
-            this._menu.close();
-        
         if (this.helper.visible)
             this.helper.hideHelp();
         else
@@ -1305,7 +1302,7 @@ const DrawingMenu = new Lang.Class({
         
         this.menu.addAction(_("Save drawing as a SVG file"), this.area.saveAsSvg.bind(this.area), 'image-x-generic-symbolic');
         this.menu.addAction(_("Open user.css"), manager.openUserStyleFile.bind(manager), 'document-page-setup-symbolic');
-        this.menu.addAction(_("Show help"), this.area.toggleHelp.bind(this.area), 'preferences-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts-symbolic');
+        this.menu.addAction(_("Show help"), () => { this.close(); this.area.toggleHelp(); }, 'preferences-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts-symbolic');
         
         this.updateSectionVisibility();
     },