diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 6d10523..528deeb 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -1117,39 +1117,35 @@ static WMenu *findMenu(WScreen * scr, int *x_ret, int *y_ret)
 
 	wm_backend->pointer_get_position(&x, &y);
 
-	/* Check root menu and its cascades */
+	/* Helper: check if (x,y) is inside a mapped menu */
+#define CHECK_MENU(m) do { \
+	if ((m) && (m)->flags.mapped && \
+	    x >= (m)->frame_x && x < (m)->frame_x + MENUW(m) && \
+	    y >= (m)->frame_y && y < (m)->frame_y + MENUH(m)) { \
+		*x_ret = x - (m)->frame_x; \
+		*y_ret = y - (m)->frame_y; \
+		return (m); \
+	} \
+} while(0)
+
+	/* Check root menu, its brother, and cascades */
 	menu = scr->root_menu;
-	if (menu && menu->flags.mapped) {
-		if (x >= menu->frame_x && x < menu->frame_x + MENUW(menu) &&
-		    y >= menu->frame_y && y < menu->frame_y + MENUH(menu)) {
-			*x_ret = x - menu->frame_x;
-			*y_ret = y - menu->frame_y;
-			return menu;
-		}
-		/* Check cascades */
+	if (menu) {
+		CHECK_MENU(menu);
+		CHECK_MENU(menu->brother);
 		for (int i = 0; i < menu->cascade_no; i++) {
-			WMenu *sub = menu->cascades[i];
-			if (sub && sub->flags.mapped &&
-			    x >= sub->frame_x && x < sub->frame_x + MENUW(sub) &&
-			    y >= sub->frame_y && y < sub->frame_y + MENUH(sub)) {
-				*x_ret = x - sub->frame_x;
-				*y_ret = y - sub->frame_y;
-				return sub;
-			}
+			CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]);
+			if (menu->cascades[i])
+				CHECK_MENU(menu->cascades[i]->brother);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* Check switch menu */
 	menu = scr->switch_menu;
-	if (menu && menu->flags.mapped) {
-		if (x >= menu->frame_x && x < menu->frame_x + MENUW(menu) &&
-		    y >= menu->frame_y && y < menu->frame_y + MENUH(menu)) {
-			*x_ret = x - menu->frame_x;
-			*y_ret = y - menu->frame_y;
-			return menu;
-		}
-	}
+	CHECK_MENU(menu);
+	if (menu) CHECK_MENU(menu->brother);
 
+#undef CHECK_MENU
 	return NULL;
 }