diff --git a/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift b/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift
index c74333383c..60854a3b91 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift
+++ b/osdep/mac/app_hub.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class AppHub: NSObject {
     var mpv: OpaquePointer?
     @objc var input: InputHelper
     var event: EventHelper?
+    var menu: MenuBar?
 #if HAVE_MACOS_MEDIA_PLAYER
     var remote: RemoteCommandCenter?
 #endif
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class AppHub: NSObject {
     private override init() {
         input = InputHelper()
         super.init()
+        if isApplication { menu = MenuBar(self) }
 #if HAVE_MACOS_MEDIA_PLAYER
         remote = RemoteCommandCenter(self)
 #endif
diff --git a/osdep/mac/application.m b/osdep/mac/application.m
index 361fffa84e..0f506b91ce 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/application.m
+++ b/osdep/mac/application.m
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static void terminate_cocoa_application(void)
 }
 
 @implementation Application
-@synthesize menuBar = _menu_bar;
 @synthesize openCount = _open_count;
 @synthesize cocoaCB = _cocoa_cb;
 
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ static void init_cocoa_application(bool regular)
 {
     NSApp = mpv_shared_app();
     [NSApp setDelegate:NSApp];
-    [NSApp setMenuBar:[[MenuBar alloc] init]];
 
     // Will be set to Regular from cocoa_common during UI creation so that we
     // don't create an icon when playing audio only files.
diff --git a/osdep/mac/application_objc.h b/osdep/mac/application_objc.h
index f2f2ca8e27..4864e0d62b 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/application_objc.h
+++ b/osdep/mac/application_objc.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "osdep/mac/application.h"
 
 @class CocoaCB;
-@class MenuBar;
 struct mpv_event;
 struct mpv_handle;
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ struct mpv_handle;
 
 - (void)initCocoaCb:(struct mpv_handle *)ctx;
 
-@property(nonatomic, retain) MenuBar *menuBar;
 @property(nonatomic, assign) size_t openCount;
 @property(nonatomic, retain) CocoaCB *cocoaCB;
 @end
diff --git a/osdep/mac/menu_bar.swift b/osdep/mac/menu_bar.swift
index 2dfa53f5db..cd3be5cb27 100644
--- a/osdep/mac/menu_bar.swift
+++ b/osdep/mac/menu_bar.swift
@@ -68,18 +68,20 @@ extension MenuBar {
 }
 
 class MenuBar: NSObject {
+    unowned let appHub: AppHub
     let mainMenu = NSMenu(title: "Main")
     let servicesMenu = NSMenu(title: "Services")
     var menuConfigs: [Config] = []
     var dynamicMenuItems: [Type:[MenuItem]] = [:]
     let appIcon: NSImage
 
-    @objc override init() {
+    @objc init(_ appHub: AppHub) {
+        self.appHub = appHub
         UserDefaults.standard.set(false, forKey: "NSFullScreenMenuItemEverywhere")
         UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: "NSDisabledDictationMenuItem")
         UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: "NSDisabledCharacterPaletteMenuItem")
         NSWindow.allowsAutomaticWindowTabbing = false
-        appIcon = AppHub.shared.getIcon()
+        appIcon = appHub.getIcon()
 
         super.init()
 
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ class MenuBar: NSObject {
 
     @objc func quit(_ menuItem: MenuItem) {
         guard let menuConfig = menuItem.config else { return }
-        AppHub.shared.input.command(menuConfig.command)
+        appHub.input.command(menuConfig.command)
     }
 
     @objc func openFiles() {
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ class MenuBar: NSObject {
         panel.canChooseDirectories = true
 
         if panel.runModal() == .OK {
-            AppHub.shared.input.open(files: panel.urls.map { $0.path })
+            appHub.input.open(files: panel.urls.map { $0.path })
         }
     }
 
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ class MenuBar: NSObject {
         let panel = NSOpenPanel()
 
         if panel.runModal() == .OK, let url = panel.urls.first {
-            AppHub.shared.input.command("loadlist \"\(url.path)\"")
+            appHub.input.command("loadlist \"\(url.path)\"")
         }
     }
 
@@ -355,13 +357,13 @@ class MenuBar: NSObject {
         }
 
         if alert.runModal() == .alertFirstButtonReturn && input.stringValue.count > 0 {
-            AppHub.shared.input.open(files: [input.stringValue])
+            appHub.input.open(files: [input.stringValue])
         }
     }
 
     @objc func command(_ menuItem: MenuItem) {
         guard let menuConfig = menuItem.config else { return }
-        AppHub.shared.input.command(menuConfig.command)
+        appHub.input.command(menuConfig.command)
     }
 
     @objc func url(_ menuItem: MenuItem) {
diff --git a/video/out/mac/window.swift b/video/out/mac/window.swift
index 719ae9fb05..31eab71d29 100644
--- a/video/out/mac/window.swift
+++ b/video/out/mac/window.swift
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@ class Window: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
         currentScreen = screen
         unfScreen = screen
 
-        if let app = NSApp as? Application {
-            app.menuBar.register(#selector(setHalfWindowSize), key: .itemHalfSize)
-            app.menuBar.register(#selector(setNormalWindowSize), key: .itemNormalSize)
-            app.menuBar.register(#selector(setDoubleWindowSize), key: .itemDoubleSize)
-            app.menuBar.register(#selector(performMiniaturize(_:)), key: .itemMinimize)
-            app.menuBar.register(#selector(performZoom(_:)), key: .itemZoom)
-        }
+        AppHub.shared.menu?.register(#selector(setHalfWindowSize), key: .itemHalfSize)
+        AppHub.shared.menu?.register(#selector(setNormalWindowSize), key: .itemNormalSize)
+        AppHub.shared.menu?.register(#selector(setDoubleWindowSize), key: .itemDoubleSize)
+        AppHub.shared.menu?.register(#selector(performMiniaturize(_:)), key: .itemMinimize)
+        AppHub.shared.menu?.register(#selector(performZoom(_:)), key: .itemZoom)
     }
 
     override func toggleFullScreen(_ sender: Any?) {