diff --git a/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py b/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py
index 227c878f752..e50cc4f9422 100644
--- a/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py
+++ b/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 """
 
 # Standard library imports
-import os
 import sys
 from typing import Optional, Union, TypeVar
 
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/application/plugin.py b/spyder/plugins/application/plugin.py
index 6f0589a2f80..11c968f195a 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/application/plugin.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/application/plugin.py
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@
 
 # Third party imports
 from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMenu
 
 # Local imports
 from spyder.api.plugins import Plugins, SpyderPluginV2
 from spyder.api.translations import _
 from spyder.api.plugin_registration.decorators import (
     on_plugin_available, on_plugin_teardown)
-from spyder.api.widgets.menus import MENU_SEPARATOR
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu, MENU_SEPARATOR
 from spyder.config.base import (DEV, get_module_path, get_debug_level,
                                 running_under_pytest)
 from spyder.plugins.application.confpage import ApplicationConfigPage
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ def get_application_context_menu(self, parent=None):
 
         help_plugin = self.get_plugin(Plugins.Help)
         shortcuts = self.get_plugin(Plugins.Shortcuts)
-        menu = QMenu(parent=parent)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(parent=parent)
         actions = [self.documentation_action]
         # Help actions
         if help_plugin:
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/application/widgets/status.py b/spyder/plugins/application/widgets/status.py
index 420cbf3d2f3..051ed90b4c5 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/application/widgets/status.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/application/widgets/status.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 
 # Third party imports
 from qtpy.QtCore import QPoint, Qt, Signal, Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMenu, QLabel
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QLabel
 
 # Local imports
 from spyder.api.translations import _
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.widgets.status import StatusBarWidget
 from spyder.config.base import is_conda_based_app
 from spyder.plugins.application.widgets.install import (
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         self.installer = UpdateInstallerDialog(self)
 
         # Check for updates action menu
-        self.menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.menu = SpyderMenu(self)
 
         # Set aligment attributes for custom widget to match default label
         # values
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/completion/providers/languageserver/widgets/status.py b/spyder/plugins/completion/providers/languageserver/widgets/status.py
index c103900af70..f7a6c643ee2 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/completion/providers/languageserver/widgets/status.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/completion/providers/languageserver/widgets/status.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 # Third party imports
 from qtpy.QtCore import QPoint, Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMenu
 
 # Local imports
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.widgets.status import StatusBarWidget
 from spyder.config.base import _
 from spyder.utils.qthelpers import add_actions, create_action
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, provider):
 
         self.provider = provider
         self.current_language = None
-        self.menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.menu = SpyderMenu(self)
 
         # Setup
         self.set_status(status=ClientStatus.STARTING)
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/completion/widgets/status.py b/spyder/plugins/completion/widgets/status.py
index e17eef3fa84..49cd36cf33d 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/completion/widgets/status.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/completion/widgets/status.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
 # Third party imports
 from qtpy.QtCore import QPoint, Signal
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMenu
 
 # Local imports
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.translations import _
 from spyder.api.widgets.status import StatusBarWidget
 from spyder.utils.qthelpers import add_actions, create_action
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, icon=None):
         self.main = parent
         self.value = ''
 
-        self.menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.sig_clicked.connect(self.show_menu)
 
     def update_status(self, value, tool_tip):
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/console/widgets/shell.py b/spyder/plugins/console/widgets/shell.py
index 3419291ee53..f2cd3d837a8 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/console/widgets/shell.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/console/widgets/shell.py
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 from qtpy.compat import getsavefilename
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Qt, QTimer, Signal, Slot
 from qtpy.QtGui import QKeySequence, QTextCharFormat, QTextCursor
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMenu
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 # Local import
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.config.base import _, get_conf_path, get_debug_level, STDERR
 from spyder.config.manager import CONF
 from spyder.py3compat import is_string, is_text_string, to_text_string
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ def set_font(self, font):
     #------ Context menu
     def setup_context_menu(self):
         """Setup shell context menu"""
-        self.menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.cut_action = create_action(self, _("Cut"),
                                         shortcut=keybinding('Cut'),
                                         icon=ima.icon('editcut'),
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py b/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py
index bf350325348..c54a264e785 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py
@@ -3356,6 +3356,8 @@ def setup_context_menu(self):
         self.format_action.setEnabled(False)
 
         # Build menu
+        # TODO: Change to SpyderMenu when the editor is migrated to the new
+        # API
         self.menu = QMenu(self)
         actions_1 = [self.gotodef_action, self.inspect_current_object_action,
                      None, self.undo_action, self.redo_action, None,
@@ -3374,6 +3376,8 @@ def setup_context_menu(self):
             add_actions(self.menu, actions)
 
         # Read-only context-menu
+        # TODO: Change to SpyderMenu when the editor is migrated to the new
+        # API
         self.readonly_menu = QMenu(self)
         add_actions(self.readonly_menu,
                     (self.copy_action, None, selectall_action,
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py b/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py
index 7b07d40a774..94dfa44c301 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/tours/widgets.py
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@
                         QPixmap, QRegion)
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (QAction, QApplication, QComboBox, QDialog,
                             QGraphicsOpacityEffect, QHBoxLayout, QLabel,
-                            QLayout, QMainWindow, QMenu, QMessageBox,
+                            QLayout, QMainWindow, QMessageBox,
                             QPushButton, QSpacerItem, QToolButton, QVBoxLayout,
                             QWidget)
 
 # Local imports
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.translations import _
 from spyder.plugins.layout.layouts import DefaultLayouts
 from spyder.py3compat import to_binary_string
@@ -577,7 +578,7 @@ def focusOutEvent(self, event):
 
     def context_menu_requested(self, event):
         pos = QPoint(event.x(), event.y())
-        menu = QMenu(self)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(self)
 
         actions = []
         action_title = create_action(self, _('Go to step: '), icon=QIcon())
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/arrayeditor.py b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/arrayeditor.py
index 311e2c00cc1..b6e8b520efc 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/arrayeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/arrayeditor.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QCursor, QDoubleValidator, QKeySequence
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QAbstractItemDelegate, QApplication, QComboBox, QDialog, QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout, QInputDialog, QItemDelegate, QLabel, QLineEdit, QMenu,
+    QHBoxLayout, QInputDialog, QItemDelegate, QLabel, QLineEdit,
     QMessageBox, QPushButton, QSpinBox, QStackedWidget, QTableView,
     QVBoxLayout, QWidget)
 from spyder_kernels.utils.nsview import value_to_display
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 # Local imports
 from spyder.api.config.fonts import SpyderFontsMixin, SpyderFontType
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.widgets.mixins import SpyderWidgetMixin
 from spyder.api.widgets.toolbars import SpyderToolbar
 from spyder.config.base import _
@@ -541,7 +542,7 @@ def setup_menu(self):
                                          icon=ima.icon('editcopy'),
                                          triggered=self.copy,
                                          context=Qt.WidgetShortcut)
-        menu = QMenu(self)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         add_actions(menu, [self.copy_action, ])
         return menu
 
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/dataframeeditor.py b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/dataframeeditor.py
index cc4a2c8a59e..8fd3b827319 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/dataframeeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/dataframeeditor.py
@@ -45,13 +45,14 @@
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QCursor
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication, QCheckBox, QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout, QInputDialog, QLineEdit,
-    QMenu, QMessageBox, QPushButton, QTableView, QScrollBar, QTableWidget,
+    QMessageBox, QPushButton, QTableView, QScrollBar, QTableWidget,
     QFrame, QItemDelegate, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QDialog)
 from spyder_kernels.utils.lazymodules import numpy as np, pandas as pd
 
 # Local imports
 from spyder.api.config.fonts import SpyderFontsMixin, SpyderFontType
 from spyder.api.config.mixins import SpyderConfigurationAccessor
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.widgets.toolbars import SpyderToolbar
 from spyder.config.base import _
 from spyder.py3compat import (is_text_string, is_type_text_string,
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ def setup_menu_header(self):
             triggered=self.edit_header_item
         )
         header_menu = [edit_header_action]
-        menu = QMenu(self)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         add_actions(menu, header_menu)
         return menu
 
@@ -808,7 +809,7 @@ def setup_menu(self):
             (_("Float"), float),
             (_("Str"), to_text_string)
         )
-        convert_to_menu = QMenu(self)
+        convert_to_menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.convert_to_action.setMenu(convert_to_menu)
         self.convert_to_actions = []
         for name, func in functions:
@@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ def slot():
                 )
             ]
 
-        menu = QMenu(self)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         add_actions(convert_to_menu, self.convert_to_actions)
         add_actions(menu, menu_actions)
 
@@ -1753,7 +1754,7 @@ def setup_menu_header(self, header):
             triggered=lambda: self.edit_header_item(header=header)
         )
         header_menu = [edit_header_action]
-        menu = QMenu(self)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         add_actions(menu, header_menu)
         return menu
 
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/importwizard.py b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/importwizard.py
index a54dd5262ac..b680fe1de6c 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/importwizard.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/importwizard.py
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
 from qtpy.compat import to_qvariant
 from qtpy.QtCore import QAbstractTableModel, QModelIndex, Qt, Signal, Slot
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QIntValidator
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (QCheckBox, QDialog, QFrame, QGridLayout, QGroupBox,
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (QCheckBox, QFrame, QGridLayout, QGroupBox,
                             QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit,
-                            QPushButton, QMenu, QMessageBox, QRadioButton,
+                            QPushButton, QMessageBox, QRadioButton,
                             QSizePolicy, QSpacerItem, QTableView, QTabWidget,
                             QTextEdit, QVBoxLayout, QWidget)
 from spyder_kernels.utils.lazymodules import (
     FakeObject, numpy as np, pandas as pd)
 
 # Local import
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.config.base import _
 from spyder.py3compat import INT_TYPES, TEXT_TYPES, to_text_string
 from spyder.utils import programs
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ def reset(self):
         self.beginResetModel()
         self.endResetModel()
 
+
 class PreviewTable(QTableView):
     """Import wizard preview widget"""
     def __init__(self, parent):
@@ -358,15 +360,15 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
             triggered=ft_partial(self.parse_to_type, atype="float"))
 
         # Setting up menus
-        self.date_menu = QMenu()
+        self.date_menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.date_menu.setTitle("Date")
         add_actions( self.date_menu, (self.date_dayfirst_action,
                                       self.date_monthfirst_action))
-        self.parse_menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.parse_menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.parse_menu.addMenu(self.date_menu)
         add_actions( self.parse_menu, (self.perc_action, self.acc_action))
         self.parse_menu.setTitle("String to")
-        self.opt_menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.opt_menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.opt_menu.addMenu(self.parse_menu)
         add_actions( self.opt_menu, (self.str_action, self.int_action,
                                      self.float_action))
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/objectexplorer/objectexplorer.py b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/objectexplorer/objectexplorer.py
index d3843e882d0..95141f02652 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/objectexplorer/objectexplorer.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/variableexplorer/widgets/objectexplorer/objectexplorer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # Local imports
 from spyder.api.config.fonts import SpyderFontsMixin, SpyderFontType
 from spyder.api.config.mixins import SpyderConfigurationAccessor
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.config.base import _
 from spyder.config.manager import CONF
 from spyder.plugins.variableexplorer.widgets.basedialog import BaseDialog
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ def _setup_menu(self, show_callable_attributes=False,
         self.options_button.setStyleSheet(str(PANES_TOOLBAR_STYLESHEET))
         self.options_button.setPopupMode(QToolButton.InstantPopup)
 
-        self.show_cols_submenu = QMenu(self)
+        self.show_cols_submenu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.options_button.setMenu(self.show_cols_submenu)
         self.show_cols_submenu.setStyleSheet(str(PANES_TOOLBAR_STYLESHEET))
         self.tools_layout.addWidget(self.options_button)
diff --git a/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py b/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py
index 9abc86d9bfe..e0b76279131 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/collectionseditor.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     QAbstractTableModel, QItemSelectionModel, QModelIndex, Qt, Signal, Slot)
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QKeySequence
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QHeaderView, QInputDialog, QLineEdit, QMenu,
+    QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QHeaderView, QInputDialog, QLineEdit,
     QMessageBox, QPushButton, QTableView, QVBoxLayout, QWidget)
 from spyder_kernels.utils.lazymodules import (
     FakeObject, numpy as np, pandas as pd, PIL)
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 # Local imports
 from spyder.api.config.fonts import SpyderFontsMixin, SpyderFontType
 from spyder.api.config.mixins import SpyderConfigurationAccessor
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.api.widgets.toolbars import SpyderToolbar
 from spyder.config.base import _, running_under_pytest
 from spyder.py3compat import (is_binary_string, to_text_string,
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ def setup_menu(self):
             icon=ima.icon('outline_explorer'),
             triggered=self.view_item)
 
-        menu = QMenu(self)
+        menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.menu_actions = [
             self.edit_action,
             self.copy_action,
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ def setup_menu(self):
         ]
         add_actions(menu, self.menu_actions)
 
-        self.empty_ws_menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.empty_ws_menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         add_actions(
             self.empty_ws_menu,
             [self.insert_action, self.paste_action]
diff --git a/spyder/widgets/tabs.py b/spyder/widgets/tabs.py
index 5a446dcee18..3fc3bba2c85 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/tabs.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/tabs.py
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, Qt, Signal, Slot, QSize
 from qtpy.QtGui import QFontMetrics
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QHBoxLayout, QLineEdit, QMenu, QTabBar, QTabWidget, QToolButton, QWidget)
+    QHBoxLayout, QLineEdit, QTabBar, QTabWidget, QToolButton, QWidget)
 
 # Local imports
+from spyder.api.widgets.menus import SpyderMenu
 from spyder.config.base import _
 from spyder.config.gui import is_dark_interface
 from spyder.config.manager import CONF
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, actions=None, menu=None,
         self.menu_use_tooltips = menu_use_tooltips
 
         if menu is None:
-            self.menu = QMenu(self)
+            self.menu = SpyderMenu(self)
             if actions:
                 add_actions(self.menu, actions)
         else:
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, actions=None, menu=None,
             self, icon=ima.icon('browse_tab'), tip=_("Browse tabs"))
         self.browse_button.setStyleSheet(str(PANES_TABBAR_STYLESHEET))
 
-        self.browse_tabs_menu = QMenu(self)
+        self.browse_tabs_menu = SpyderMenu(self)
         self.browse_button.setMenu(self.browse_tabs_menu)
         self.browse_button.setPopupMode(self.browse_button.InstantPopup)
         self.browse_tabs_menu.aboutToShow.connect(self.update_browse_tabs_menu)