diff --git a/src/Configmenu.cc b/src/Configmenu.cc
index da1b7017..4ea127d5 100644
--- a/src/Configmenu.cc
+++ b/src/Configmenu.cc
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ Configmenu::Configmenu(bt::Application &app, unsigned int screen,
     new ConfigPlacementmenu(app, screen, bscreen);
   ConfigDithermenu *dithermenu =
     new ConfigDithermenu(app, screen, bscreen);
-  Toolbarmenu *toolbarmenu =
-    new Toolbarmenu(app, screen, _bscreen);
-  Slitmenu *slitmenu =
-    new Slitmenu(app, screen, _bscreen);
 
   insertItem("Focus Model", focusmenu, FocusModel);
   insertItem("Window Placement", placementmenu, WindowPlacement);
@@ -121,8 +117,8 @@ Configmenu::Configmenu(bt::Application &app, unsigned int screen,
   insertItem("Focus Last Window on Workspace", FocusLastWindowOnWorkspace);
   insertItem("Disable Bindings with Scroll Lock", DisableBindings);
   insertSeparator();
-  insertItem("Toolbar Options", toolbarmenu, ToolbarOptions);
-  insertItem("Slit Options", slitmenu, SlitOptions);
+  insertItem("Toolbar Options", bscreen->toolbarmenu(), ToolbarOptions);
+  insertItem("Slit Options", bscreen->slitmenu(), SlitOptions);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Screen.cc b/src/Screen.cc
index f2e5922c..ffa89c08 100644
--- a/src/Screen.cc
+++ b/src/Screen.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 #include "Iconmenu.hh"
 #include "Rootmenu.hh"
 #include "Slit.hh"
+#include "Slitmenu.hh"
 #include "Toolbar.hh"
+#include "Toolbarmenu.hh"
 #include "Window.hh"
 #include "WindowGroup.hh"
 #include "Windowmenu.hh"
@@ -118,13 +120,18 @@ BScreen::BScreen(Blackbox *bb, unsigned int scrn) :
 
   updateGeomWindow();
 
-  configmenu =
-    new Configmenu(*blackbox, screen_info.screenNumber(), this);
   _iconmenu =
     new Iconmenu(*blackbox, screen_info.screenNumber(), this);
+  _slitmenu =
+    new Slitmenu(*blackbox, screen_info.screenNumber(), this);
+  _toolbarmenu =
+    new Toolbarmenu(*blackbox, screen_info.screenNumber(), this);
   workspacemenu =
     new Workspacemenu(*blackbox, screen_info.screenNumber(), this);
 
+  configmenu =
+    new Configmenu(*blackbox, screen_info.screenNumber(), this);
+
   if (_resource.numberOfWorkspaces() == 0) // there is always 1 workspace
     _resource.saveWorkspaces(1);
 
diff --git a/src/Screen.hh b/src/Screen.hh
index ad211305..36ea16b4 100644
--- a/src/Screen.hh
+++ b/src/Screen.hh
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class Configmenu;
 class Iconmenu;
 class Rootmenu;
 class Slit;
+class Slitmenu;
 class Toolbar;
+class Toolbarmenu;
 class Windowmenu;
 class Workspace;
 class Workspacemenu;
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ private:
   Configmenu *configmenu;
   Iconmenu *_iconmenu;
   Rootmenu *rootmenu;
+  Slitmenu *_slitmenu;
+  Toolbarmenu *_toolbarmenu;
   Windowmenu *_windowmenu;
   Workspacemenu *workspacemenu;
 
@@ -136,6 +140,10 @@ public:
 
   inline Iconmenu *iconmenu(void) const
   { return _iconmenu; }
+  inline Slitmenu *slitmenu(void) const
+  { return _slitmenu; }
+  inline Toolbarmenu *toolbarmenu(void) const
+  { return _toolbarmenu; }
 
   Windowmenu *windowmenu(BlackboxWindow *win);
 
diff --git a/src/Slit.cc b/src/Slit.cc
index 429ca926..a08d94a9 100644
--- a/src/Slit.cc
+++ b/src/Slit.cc
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ Slit::Slit(BScreen *scr) {
   timer = new bt::Timer(blackbox, this);
   timer->setTimeout(blackbox->resource().autoRaiseDelay());
 
-  slitmenu = new Slitmenu(*blackbox, screen->screenNumber(), screen);
-
   XSetWindowAttributes attrib;
   unsigned long create_mask = CWColormap | CWEventMask;
   attrib.colormap = screen->screenInfo().colormap();
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ Slit::~Slit(void) {
   XDestroyWindow(display, frame.window);
 
   delete timer;
-  delete slitmenu;
 }
 
 
@@ -316,8 +313,6 @@ void Slit::reconfigure(void) {
     }
     break;
   }
-
-  slitmenu->reconfigure();
 }
 
 
@@ -478,7 +473,8 @@ void Slit::buttonPressEvent(const XButtonEvent * const event) {
     screen->lowerWindow(this);
     break;
   case Button3:
-    slitmenu->popup(event->x_root, event->y_root, screen->availableArea());
+    screen->slitmenu()->popup(event->x_root, event->y_root,
+                              screen->availableArea());
     break;
   }
 }
@@ -501,9 +497,11 @@ void Slit::leaveNotifyEvent(const XCrossingEvent * const /*unused*/) {
     return;
 
   if (hidden) {
-    if (timer->isTiming()) timer->stop();
-  } else if (! slitmenu->isVisible()) {
-    if (! timer->isTiming()) timer->start();
+    if (timer->isTiming())
+      timer->stop();
+  } else if (! screen->slitmenu()->isVisible()) {
+    if (! timer->isTiming())
+      timer->start();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Slit.hh b/src/Slit.hh
index 306051e6..94dac6f4 100644
--- a/src/Slit.hh
+++ b/src/Slit.hh
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include "BlackboxResource.hh"
 #include "Screen.hh"
 
-// forward declarations
-class Slitmenu;
-
 class Slit : public StackEntity, public bt::TimeoutHandler,
              public bt::EventHandler, public bt::NoCopy
 {
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ private:
   bt::Netwm::Strut strut;
 
   SlitClientList clientList;
-  Slitmenu *slitmenu;
 
   struct SlitFrame {
     Pixmap pixmap;
@@ -68,8 +64,6 @@ private:
 
   void updateStrut(void);
 
-  friend class Slitmenu;
-
 public:
   Slit(BScreen *scr);
   virtual ~Slit(void);
diff --git a/src/Toolbar.cc b/src/Toolbar.cc
index de34c56c..4a9e5f29 100644
--- a/src/Toolbar.cc
+++ b/src/Toolbar.cc
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ Toolbar::Toolbar(BScreen *scrn) {
   editing = False;
   new_name_pos = 0;
 
-  toolbarmenu = new Toolbarmenu(*blackbox, _screen->screenNumber(), _screen);
-
   display = blackbox->XDisplay();
   XSetWindowAttributes attrib;
   unsigned long create_mask = CWColormap | CWOverrideRedirect | CWEventMask;
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ Toolbar::~Toolbar(void) {
 
   delete hide_timer;
   delete clock_timer;
-  delete toolbarmenu;
 }
 
 
@@ -384,8 +381,6 @@ void Toolbar::reconfigure(void) {
              style->button_width, style->button_width, True);
   XClearArea(display, frame.nwbutton, 0, 0,
              style->button_width, style->button_width, True);
-
-  toolbarmenu->reconfigure();
 }
 
 
@@ -637,8 +632,8 @@ void Toolbar::buttonPressEvent(const XButtonEvent * const event) {
       windowmenu->popup(event->x_root, event->y_root,
                         _screen->availableArea());
     } else {
-      toolbarmenu->popup(event->x_root, event->y_root,
-                         _screen->availableArea());
+      _screen->toolbarmenu()->popup(event->x_root, event->y_root,
+                                    _screen->availableArea());
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Toolbar.hh b/src/Toolbar.hh
index 06a8f6d6..e5f29943 100644
--- a/src/Toolbar.hh
+++ b/src/Toolbar.hh
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "Screen.hh"
 
-// forward declarations
-class Toolbarmenu;
-
 class Toolbar : public StackEntity, public bt::TimeoutHandler,
                 public bt::EventHandler, public bt::NoCopy
 {
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ private:
   Blackbox *blackbox;
   BScreen *_screen;
   bt::Timer *clock_timer, *hide_timer;
-  Toolbarmenu *toolbarmenu;
   bt::Netwm::Strut strut;
 
   std::string new_workspace_name;