diff --git a/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp b/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp
index a5a9aa9b..85383a0b 100644
--- a/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp
+++ b/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using namespace qs::dbus;
 using namespace qs::dbus::dbusmenu;
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logStatusNotifierItem, "quickshell.service.sni.item", QtWarningMsg);
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logSniMenu, "quickshell.service.sni.item.menu", QtWarningMsg);
 
 namespace qs::service::sni {
 
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ DBusMenu* StatusNotifierItem::menu() const { return this->mMenu; }
 
 void StatusNotifierItem::refMenu() {
 	this->menuRefcount++;
+	qCDebug(logSniMenu) << "Menu of" << this << "gained a reference. Refcount is now" << this->menuRefcount;
 
 	if (this->menuRefcount == 1) {
 		this->onMenuPathChanged();
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ void StatusNotifierItem::refMenu() {
 
 void StatusNotifierItem::unrefMenu() {
 	this->menuRefcount--;
+	qCDebug(logSniMenu) << "Menu of" << this << "lost a reference. Refcount is now" << this->menuRefcount;
 
 	if (this->menuRefcount == 0) {
 		this->onMenuPathChanged();
@@ -254,6 +257,9 @@ void StatusNotifierItem::unrefMenu() {
 }
 
 void StatusNotifierItem::onMenuPathChanged() {
+	qCDebug(logSniMenu) << "Updating menu of" << this << "with refcount" << this->menuRefcount
+											<< "path" << this->menuPath.get().path();
+
 	if (this->mMenu) {
 		this->mMenu->deleteLater();
 		this->mMenu = nullptr;