diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
index 098e8b03182..54c9954259b 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/contextview/contextview.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'vs/css!./contextview';
 import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { IDisposable, toDisposable, Disposable, DisposableStore } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { Range } from 'vs/base/common/range';
+import { BrowserFeatures } from 'vs/base/browser/canIUse';
 
 export interface IAnchor {
 	x: number;
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ export class ContextView extends Disposable {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (this.delegate!.canRelayout === false) {
+		if (this.delegate!.canRelayout === false && !BrowserFeatures.pointerEvents) {
 			this.hide();
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
index dac036e01dc..0c3d435f0aa 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { IElectronService } from 'vs/platform/electron/node/electron';
 import { optional } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 // tslint:disable-next-line: import-patterns layering TODO@sbatten
 import { IElectronEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/electron/electron-browser/electronEnvironmentService';
+import { BrowserFeatures } from 'vs/base/browser/canIUse';
 
 export abstract class MenubarControl extends Disposable {
 
@@ -673,7 +674,7 @@ export class CustomMenubarControl extends MenubarControl {
 		}
 
 		this._register(DOM.addDisposableListener(window, DOM.EventType.RESIZE, () => {
-			if (this.menubar) {
+			if (this.menubar && !BrowserFeatures.pointerEvents) {
 				this.menubar.blur();
 			}
 		}));