diff --git a/PowerControl/Menu.cs b/PowerControl/Menu.cs
index 4923af6..58fb0bd 100644
--- a/PowerControl/Menu.cs
+++ b/PowerControl/Menu.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace PowerControl
 
         public class MenuItemSeparator : MenuItem
         {
+            private ToolStripItem toolStripItem;
+
             public MenuItemSeparator()
             {
                 Selectable = false;
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@ namespace PowerControl
 
             public override void CreateMenu(ToolStripItemCollection collection)
             {
+                if (toolStripItem != null)
+                    return;
+
+                toolStripItem = new ToolStripSeparator();
+                collection.Add(toolStripItem);
             }
 
             public override string Render(MenuItem selected)