diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.cpp b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.cpp
index 199534345c9..9b63fed9dbb 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.cpp
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.cpp
@@ -839,6 +839,12 @@ LRESULT CMenuDeskBar::_OnNcPaint(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &
     return 0;
 }
 
+LRESULT CMenuDeskBar::_OnClose(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &bHandled)
+{
+    /* Prevent the CMenuDeskBar from destroying on being sent a WM_CLOSE */
+    return 0;
+}
+
 HRESULT CMenuDeskBar::_AdjustForTheme(BOOL bFlatStyle)
 {
     DWORD style = bFlatStyle ? WS_BORDER : WS_CLIPCHILDREN|WS_DLGFRAME;
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.h b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.h
index 544e71524b0..0e3e07859a5 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.h
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMenuDeskBar.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
         MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_MOUSEACTIVATE, _OnMouseActivate)
         MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_WININICHANGE , _OnWinIniChange)
         MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_NCPAINT, _OnNcPaint)
+        MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_CLOSE, _OnClose)
     END_MSG_MAP()
 
     BEGIN_COM_MAP(CMenuDeskBar)
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ private:
     LRESULT _OnAppActivate(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &bHandled);
     LRESULT _OnWinIniChange(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &bHandled);
     LRESULT _OnNcPaint(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &bHandled);
+    LRESULT _OnClose(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &bHandled);
 
     HRESULT _AdjustForTheme(BOOL bFlatStyle);
     BOOL _IsSubMenuParent(HWND hwnd);