diff --git a/examples/application/src/main.rs b/examples/application/src/main.rs
index 3908cabd..176be39f 100644
--- a/examples/application/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/application/src/main.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl cosmic::Application for App {
     fn header_start(&self) -> Vec<Element<Self::Message>> {
         use cosmic::widget::menu::Tree;
 
-        vec![cosmic::widget::responsive_menu_bar(
+        vec![cosmic::widget::responsive_menu_bar().into_element(
             self.core(),
             &self.keybinds,
             MENU_ID.clone(),
@@ -246,42 +246,42 @@ impl cosmic::Application for App {
                 (
                     "hi 1".into(),
                     vec![
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 12".into(), None, Action::Hi),
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 13".into(), None, Action::Hi2),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 12", None, Action::Hi),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 13", None, Action::Hi2),
                     ],
                 ),
                 (
                     "hi 2".into(),
                     vec![
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 21".into(), None, Action::Hi),
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 22".into(), None, Action::Hi2),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 21", None, Action::Hi),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 22", None, Action::Hi2),
                     ],
                 ),
                 (
                     "hi 3".into(),
                     vec![
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 33".into(), None, Action::Hi),
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 333".into(), None, Action::Hi2),
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 3333".into(), None, Action::Hi3),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 33", None, Action::Hi),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 333", None, Action::Hi2),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 3333", None, Action::Hi3),
                     ],
                 ),
                 (
                     "hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 4".into(),
                     vec![
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 4".into(), None, Action::Hi),
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 44".into(), None, Action::Hi2),
-                        menu::Item::Button("hi 444".into(), None, Action::Hi3),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 4", None, Action::Hi),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 44", None, Action::Hi2),
+                        menu::Item::Button("hi 444", None, Action::Hi3),
                         menu::Item::Folder(
                             "nest 4".into(),
                             vec![
-                                menu::Item::Button("hi 41".into(), None, Action::Hi),
-                                menu::Item::Button("hi 442".into(), None, Action::Hi2),
-                                menu::Item::Button("hi 4443".into(), None, Action::Hi3),
+                                menu::Item::Button("hi 41", None, Action::Hi),
+                                menu::Item::Button("hi 442", None, Action::Hi2),
+                                menu::Item::Button("hi 4443", None, Action::Hi3),
                                 menu::Item::Folder(
                                     "nest 2 4".into(),
                                     vec![
-                                        menu::Item::Button("hi 443".into(), None, Action::Hi2),
-                                        menu::Item::Button("hi 4444".into(), None, Action::Hi),
+                                        menu::Item::Button("hi 443", None, Action::Hi2),
+                                        menu::Item::Button("hi 4444", None, Action::Hi),
                                     ],
                                 ),
                             ],
diff --git a/src/widget/responsive_menu_bar.rs b/src/widget/responsive_menu_bar.rs
index e5416151..307395a4 100644
--- a/src/widget/responsive_menu_bar.rs
+++ b/src/widget/responsive_menu_bar.rs
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ impl ResponsiveMenuBar {
     /// Will panic if the menu bar collapses without tracking the size
     pub fn into_element<
         'a,
-        Message: Clone + 'static,
-        A: menu::Action<Message = Message>,
+        Message: std::fmt::Debug + Clone + 'static,
+        A: menu::Action<Message = Message> + Clone,
         S: Into<std::borrow::Cow<'static, str>> + 'static,
     >(
         self,
         core: &Core,
         key_binds: &HashMap<menu::KeyBind, A>,
         id: crate::widget::Id,
-        action_message: impl Fn(crate::surface::Action) -> Message + 'static,
+        action_message: impl Fn(crate::surface::Action) -> Message + Clone + 'static,
         trees: Vec<(S, Vec<menu::Item<A, S>>)>,
     ) -> Element<'a, Message> {
         use crate::widget::id_container;
@@ -81,17 +81,14 @@ impl ResponsiveMenuBar {
                     menu::bar(
                         trees
                             .into_iter()
-                            .map(
-                                |mt: (
-                                    std::borrow::Cow<'_, str>,
-                                    Vec<menu::Item<A, std::borrow::Cow<'_, str>>>,
-                                )| {
-                                    menu::Tree::<_>::with_children(
+                            .map(|mt: (S, Vec<menu::Item<A, S>>)| {
+                                menu::Tree::<_>::with_children(
+                                    crate::widget::RcElementWrapper::new(Element::from(
                                         menu::root(mt.0),
-                                        menu::items(key_binds, mt.1.into()),
-                                    )
-                                },
-                            )
+                                    )),
+                                    menu::items(key_binds, mt.1.into()),
+                                )
+                            })
                             .collect(),
                     )
                     .item_width(self.item_width)