diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
index 03e56e9d..c496a80d 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ impl cosmic::Application for App {
         subscriptions.push(status_notifier_watcher::subscription().map(Msg::StatusNotifier));
 
         for (id, menu) in &self.menus {
-            subscriptions.push(menu.subscription().with(*id).map(Msg::StatusMenu));
+            let is_open = self.open_menu == Some(*id);
+            subscriptions.push(menu.subscription(is_open).with(*id).map(Msg::StatusMenu));
         }
         subscriptions.push(activation_token_subscription(0).map(Msg::Token));
 
diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs
index 8ca6bd85..32d6cbdc 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/status_menu.rs
@@ -157,11 +157,14 @@ impl State {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn subscription(&self) -> iced::Subscription<Msg> {
-        iced::Subscription::batch([
-            self.item.layout_subscription().map(Msg::Layout),
-            self.item.icon_subscription().map(Msg::Icon),
-        ])
+    pub fn subscription(&self, is_open: bool) -> iced::Subscription<Msg> {
+        let mut subscriptions = vec![self.item.icon_subscription().map(Msg::Icon)];
+
+        if is_open {
+            subscriptions.push(self.item.layout_subscription().map(Msg::Layout));
+        }
+
+        iced::Subscription::batch(subscriptions)
     }
 
     pub fn opened(&self) {