diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar/tab-bar-toolbar.tsx b/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar/tab-bar-toolbar.tsx
index 53fbbda8698ca..e00dc47c51d3e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar/tab-bar-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar/tab-bar-toolbar.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class TabBarToolbar extends ReactWidget {
         return <React.Fragment>
             {this.renderMore()}
             {[...this.inline.values()].map(item => TabBarToolbarItem.is(item)
-                ? (MenuToolbarItem.is(item) ? this.renderMenuItem(item) : this.renderItem(item))
+                ? (MenuToolbarItem.is(item) && !item.command ? this.renderMenuItem(item) : this.renderItem(item))
                 : item.render(this.current))}
         </React.Fragment>;
     }