diff --git a/pkg/menu/menu.go b/pkg/menu/menu.go
index de3a0119..81c15a89 100644
--- a/pkg/menu/menu.go
+++ b/pkg/menu/menu.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func (m *Manager) Build(items []MenuItem) PlatformMenu {
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) buildItems(menu PlatformMenu, items []MenuItem) {
+	if m == nil || menu == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	for _, item := range items {
 		if item.Role != nil {
 			menu.AddRole(*item.Role)
@@ -53,10 +56,16 @@ func (m *Manager) buildItems(menu PlatformMenu, items []MenuItem) {
 		}
 		if len(item.Children) > 0 {
 			sub := menu.AddSubmenu(item.Label)
+			if sub == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			m.buildItems(sub, item.Children)
 			continue
 		}
 		mi := menu.Add(item.Label)
+		if mi == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if item.Accelerator != "" {
 			mi.SetAccelerator(item.Accelerator)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/menu/menu_test.go b/pkg/menu/menu_test.go
index dd4cf18e..f4a21f00 100644
--- a/pkg/menu/menu_test.go
+++ b/pkg/menu/menu_test.go
@@ -104,3 +104,27 @@ func TestManager_SetApplicationMenu_NilReceiver_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		m.SetApplicationMenu([]MenuItem{{Label: "Test"}})
 	})
 }
+
+type nilMenuPlatform struct{}
+
+func (p *nilMenuPlatform) NewMenu() PlatformMenu                { return &nilMenu{} }
+func (p *nilMenuPlatform) SetApplicationMenu(menu PlatformMenu) {}
+
+type nilMenu struct{}
+
+func (m *nilMenu) Add(label string) PlatformMenuItem { return nil }
+func (m *nilMenu) AddSeparator()                     {}
+func (m *nilMenu) AddSubmenu(label string) PlatformMenu {
+	return nil
+}
+func (m *nilMenu) AddRole(role MenuRole) {}
+
+func TestManager_Build_NilMenuHandles_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewManager(&nilMenuPlatform{})
+	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		assert.NotNil(t, m.Build([]MenuItem{
+			{Label: "File"},
+			{Label: "Parent", Children: []MenuItem{{Label: "Child"}}},
+		}))
+	})
+}