diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Extensions/Extensions.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Extensions/Extensions.cs
index 8cddbd208..051a66706 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Extensions/Extensions.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Extensions/Extensions.cs
@@ -566,7 +566,13 @@ public static void HideImageMargin(this ToolStripDropDownItem tsddi)
 
         public static void DisableMenuCloseOnClick(this ToolStripDropDownItem tsddi)
         {
-            tsddi.DropDown.Closing += (sender, e) => e.Cancel = e.CloseReason == ToolStripDropDownCloseReason.ItemClicked;
+            tsddi.DropDown.Closing -= DisableMenuCloseOnClick_DropDown_Closing;
+            tsddi.DropDown.Closing += DisableMenuCloseOnClick_DropDown_Closing;
+        }
+
+        private static void DisableMenuCloseOnClick_DropDown_Closing(object sender, ToolStripDropDownClosingEventArgs e)
+        {
+            e.Cancel = e.CloseReason == ToolStripDropDownCloseReason.ItemClicked;
         }
 
         public static void SetValue(this NumericUpDown nud, decimal number)
diff --git a/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs b/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs
index a7883fab0..0bf43195b 100644
--- a/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs
+++ b/ShareX/Forms/MainForm.cs
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ private void UpdateImageEffectsMenu(ToolStripDropDownItem parent)
         {
             int indexAddImageEffects = AfterCaptureTasks.AddImageEffects.GetIndex() - 1;
             ToolStripMenuItem tsmiAddImageEffects = (ToolStripMenuItem)parent.DropDownItems[indexAddImageEffects];
+            tsmiAddImageEffects.DisableMenuCloseOnClick();
             tsmiAddImageEffects.DropDownItems.Clear();
 
             for (int i = 0; i < Program.DefaultTaskSettings.ImageSettings.ImageEffectPresets.Count; i++)