diff --git a/lib/widgets/member_actions_popup_menu_button.dart b/lib/widgets/member_actions_popup_menu_button.dart
index a1164203a..ee19b3e8a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/member_actions_popup_menu_button.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/member_actions_popup_menu_button.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ void showMemberActionsPopupMenu({
   final displayname = user.calcDisplayname();
   final isMe = user.room.client.userID == user.id;
 
-  final overlay = Overlay.of(context).context.findRenderObject() as RenderBox;
+  final overlay = Overlay.of(context, rootOverlay: true)
+      .context
+      .findRenderObject() as RenderBox;
 
   final button = context.findRenderObject() as RenderBox;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ void showMemberActionsPopupMenu({
   );
 
   final action = await showMenu<_MemberActions>(
+    useRootNavigator: true,
     context: context,
     position: position,
     items: <PopupMenuEntry<_MemberActions>>[