diff --git a/.changes/windows-tray-menu-zorder.md b/.changes/windows-tray-menu-zorder.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a80ed262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/windows-tray-menu-zorder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tray-icon": patch
+---
+
+Fixed a Windows tray menu issue reported in #303 where the context menu could appear behind the taskbar after launching from the Start Menu by aligning the tray menu handling with the expected shell behavior, including showing the right-click menu on button release and posting `WM_NULL` after `TrackPopupMenu`.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
index f42811c8..8d569216 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ use windows_sys::{
             },
             WindowsAndMessaging::{
                 ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx, CreateWindowExW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow,
-                GetCursorPos, KillTimer, RegisterClassW, RegisterWindowMessageA, SendMessageW,
-                SetForegroundWindow, SetTimer, TrackPopupMenu, CREATESTRUCTW, CW_USEDEFAULT,
-                GWL_USERDATA, HICON, HMENU, MSGFLT_ALLOW, TPM_BOTTOMALIGN, TPM_LEFTALIGN,
-                WM_CREATE, WM_DESTROY, WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, WM_LBUTTONUP,
-                WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_MBUTTONDOWN, WM_MBUTTONUP, WM_MOUSEMOVE, WM_NCCREATE,
-                WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_RBUTTONDOWN, WM_RBUTTONUP, WM_TIMER, WNDCLASSW, WS_EX_LAYERED,
-                WS_EX_NOACTIVATE, WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, WS_EX_TRANSPARENT, WS_OVERLAPPED,
+                GetCursorPos, KillTimer, PostMessageW, RegisterClassW, RegisterWindowMessageA,
+                SendMessageW, SetForegroundWindow, SetTimer, TrackPopupMenu, CREATESTRUCTW,
+                CW_USEDEFAULT, GWL_USERDATA, HICON, HMENU, MSGFLT_ALLOW, TPM_BOTTOMALIGN,
+                TPM_LEFTALIGN, WM_CREATE, WM_DESTROY, WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_LBUTTONDOWN,
+                WM_LBUTTONUP, WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_MBUTTONDOWN, WM_MBUTTONUP, WM_MOUSEMOVE,
+                WM_NCCREATE, WM_NULL, WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_RBUTTONDOWN, WM_RBUTTONUP, WM_TIMER,
+                WNDCLASSW, WS_EX_LAYERED, WS_EX_NOACTIVATE, WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, WS_EX_TRANSPARENT,
+                WS_OVERLAPPED,
             },
         },
     },
@@ -487,8 +488,8 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn tray_proc(
 
             TrayIconEvent::send(event);
 
-            if (userdata.menu_on_right_click && lparam as u32 == WM_RBUTTONDOWN)
-                || (userdata.menu_on_left_click && lparam as u32 == WM_LBUTTONDOWN)
+            if (userdata.menu_on_right_click && lparam as u32 == WM_RBUTTONUP)
+                || (userdata.menu_on_left_click && lparam as u32 == WM_LBUTTONUP)
             {
                 if let Some(menu) = userdata.hpopupmenu {
                     show_tray_menu(hwnd, menu, cursor.x, cursor.y);
@@ -551,6 +552,9 @@ unsafe fn show_tray_menu(hwnd: HWND, menu: HMENU, x: i32, y: i32) {
         hwnd,
         std::ptr::null_mut(),
     );
+    // The shell docs recommend posting a benign message after TrackPopupMenu
+    // for notification area menus so the task switch is finalized correctly.
+    PostMessageW(hwnd, WM_NULL, 0, 0);
 }
 
 #[inline]