diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts-35/contacts.html b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts-35/contacts.html
index 285f07231..1e52521df 100644
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts-35/contacts.html
+++ b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts-35/contacts.html
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
             <h1>{{ 'addon.messages.contacts' | translate }}</h1>
         </ion-title>
         <ion-buttons slot="end">
+            <!-- Add an empty context menu so split view pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+            <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
         </ion-buttons>
     </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>
diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.html b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.html
index 0715dea69..00e28e4d0 100644
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.html
+++ b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.html
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
             <ion-button fill="clear" (click)="gotoSearch()" [attr.aria-label]="'addon.messages.searchcombined' | translate">
                 <ion-icon name="fas-search" slot="icon-only" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
             </ion-button>
+            <!-- Add an empty context menu so split view pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+            <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
         </ion-buttons>
     </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>
diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/discussions-35/discussions.html b/src/addons/messages/pages/discussions-35/discussions.html
index 63fa5426d..67fa310e9 100644
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/discussions-35/discussions.html
+++ b/src/addons/messages/pages/discussions-35/discussions.html
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
             <h1>{{ 'addon.messages.messages' | translate }}</h1>
         </ion-title>
         <ion-buttons slot="end">
+            <!-- Add an empty context menu so split view pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+            <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
             <core-user-menu-button></core-user-menu-button>
         </ion-buttons>
     </ion-toolbar>
diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/group-conversations/group-conversations.html b/src/addons/messages/pages/group-conversations/group-conversations.html
index 71f57c29d..223cc96d7 100644
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/group-conversations/group-conversations.html
+++ b/src/addons/messages/pages/group-conversations/group-conversations.html
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
             <ion-button (click)="gotoSettings()" [attr.aria-label]="'addon.messages.messagepreferences' | translate">
                 <ion-icon name="fas-cog" slot="icon-only" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
             </ion-button>
+            <!-- Add an empty context menu so split view pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+            <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
             <core-user-menu-button></core-user-menu-button>
         </ion-buttons>
     </ion-toolbar>
diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/search/search.html b/src/addons/messages/pages/search/search.html
index 133b5c5ae..9830db473 100644
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/search/search.html
+++ b/src/addons/messages/pages/search/search.html
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
             <h1>{{ 'addon.messages.searchcombined' | translate }}</h1>
         </ion-title>
         <ion-buttons slot="end">
+            <!-- Add an empty context menu so split view pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+            <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
         </ion-buttons>
     </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
index b53392089..90e871645 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <ion-button fill="clear" (click)="openModuleSummary()" aria-haspopup="true" [attr.aria-label]="'core.info' | translate">
         <ion-icon name="fas-info-circle" slot="icon-only" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
     </ion-button>
+    <!-- Add an empty context menu so split view pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+    <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
 </core-navbar-buttons>
 
 <!-- Content. -->
diff --git a/src/core/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts b/src/core/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts
index 3cceba4bb..662ce0cf8 100644
--- a/src/core/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts
+++ b/src/core/components/navbar-buttons/navbar-buttons.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ export class CoreNavBarButtonsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         } else {
             // There is a context-menu in these buttons, but there is no main context menu in the header.
             // Create one main context menu dynamically.
+            // @todo: Find a better way to handle header buttons. This isn't working as expected in some cases because the menu
+            // is destroyed when the page is destroyed, so click listeners stop working.
             mainContextMenuInstance = this.createMainContextMenu();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/pages/index/index.html b/src/core/features/course/pages/index/index.html
index 350992231..6edf868b4 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/pages/index/index.html
+++ b/src/core/features/course/pages/index/index.html
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
             <ion-button fill="clear" (click)="openCourseSummary()" [attr.aria-label]="'core.course.coursesummary' | translate">
                 <ion-icon name="fas-info-circle" slot="icon-only" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
             </ion-button>
+            <!-- Add an empty context menu so tab pages can add items, otherwise the menu disappears in some cases. -->
+            <core-context-menu></core-context-menu>
         </ion-buttons>
     </ion-toolbar>
 </ion-header>