diff --git a/src/inputwindow.cpp b/src/inputwindow.cpp
index c871956..8a0ea4f 100644
--- a/src/inputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/inputwindow.cpp
@@ -977,6 +977,7 @@ void InputWindow::click(int x, int y) {
         int actionId = -1;
         std::string actionText;
         const auto candidateIndex = menuCandidate_;
+        const std::string candidateText = menuCandidateText_;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < menuRegions_.size(); i++) {
             if (menuRegions_[i].contains(x, y)) {
                 actionId = menuActions_[i].id();
@@ -989,11 +990,15 @@ void InputWindow::click(int x, int y) {
             auto *actionable = candidateList->toActionable();
             const auto *candidate =
                 nthCandidateIgnorePlaceholder(*candidateList, candidateIndex);
-            if (actionable && candidate) {
+            // The list may have been refreshed since the menu was opened. Only
+            // act when the candidate is still the one the user picked, a
+            // different word must never be forgotten or blocked.
+            if (actionable && candidate &&
+                candidate->text().toString() == candidateText) {
                 // Block before the engine refreshes its list so the refreshed
                 // list is already filtered.
                 if (isForgetAction(actionText)) {
-                    parent_->blockWord(candidate->text().toString());
+                    parent_->blockWord(candidateText);
                 }
                 actionable->triggerAction(*candidate, actionId);
             }
@@ -1065,6 +1070,7 @@ void InputWindow::rightClick(int x, int y) {
         }
         menuActions_ = std::move(actions);
         menuCandidate_ = idx;
+        menuCandidateText_ = candidate->text().toString();
         menuHover_ = -1;
         menuOpen_ = true;
         inputContext->updateUserInterface(UserInterfaceComponent::InputPanel);
@@ -1075,6 +1081,7 @@ void InputWindow::rightClick(int x, int y) {
 void InputWindow::closeMenu() {
     menuOpen_ = false;
     menuCandidate_ = -1;
+    menuCandidateText_.clear();
     menuHover_ = -1;
     menuActions_.clear();
     menuRegions_.clear();
diff --git a/src/inputwindow.h b/src/inputwindow.h
index 692000b..46cdfe7 100644
--- a/src/inputwindow.h
+++ b/src/inputwindow.h
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ protected:
     std::pair<double, double> menuSize();
     bool menuOpen_ = false;
     int menuCandidate_ = -1;
+    // The word the menu was opened on. The list can be refreshed between the
+    // right click and the click on an action, the index alone would then point
+    // at a different word.
+    std::string menuCandidateText_;
     int menuHover_ = -1;
     std::vector<CandidateAction> menuActions_;
     std::vector<Rect> menuRegions_;