diff --git a/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/core/core.widget.js b/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/core/core.widget.js
index 052fdeb1eb..6758c05aad 100644
--- a/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/core/core.widget.js
+++ b/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/core/core.widget.js
@@ -325,12 +325,8 @@ if (!PrimeFaces.widget) {
             //remove script tag
             this.removeScriptElement(this.id);
 
-            if (this.widgetVar) {
-                var $this = this;
-                this.jq.on("remove", function() {
-                    PrimeFaces.detachedWidgets.push($this.widgetVar);
-                });
-            }
+            // clean up the widget if its DOM element is removed from the DOM
+            this.bindDomRemovalEvent(this.jq);
         },
 
         /**
@@ -585,6 +581,23 @@ if (!PrimeFaces.widget) {
             }
             
             return this.cfg.formId;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Registers a DOM element such that its removal from the DOM results in the widget becoming "detached,"
+         * subsequently leading to its removal upon completion of the AJAX call.
+         *
+         * @param {JQuery | HTMLElement} watchElement The HTML element that if removed from the DOM will detach this widget.
+         * @since 14.0.0
+         */
+        bindDomRemovalEvent: function(watchElement) {
+            if (this.widgetVar) {
+                var $this = this;
+                var jq = $(watchElement);
+                jq.off("remove.widget").on("remove.widget", function() {
+                    PrimeFaces.detachedWidgets.push($this.widgetVar);
+                });
+            }
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/menu/menu.base.js b/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/menu/menu.base.js
index ac510bc6d4..1964fcf7ff 100644
--- a/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/menu/menu.base.js
+++ b/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/menu/menu.base.js
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ PrimeFaces.widget.Menu = PrimeFaces.widget.BaseWidget.extend({
         var $this = this;
 
         this.trigger = PrimeFaces.expressions.SearchExpressionFacade.resolveComponentsAsSelector(this.jq, this.cfg.trigger);
+        
+        // if the trigger is removed from the DOM we should destroy this menu widget
+        this.bindDomRemovalEvent(this.trigger);
 
         //mark trigger and descendants of trigger as a trigger for a primefaces overlay
         this.trigger.data('primefaces-overlay-target', true).find('*').data('primefaces-overlay-target', true);
diff --git a/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/sticky/sticky.js b/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/sticky/sticky.js
index e64fdb629c..9d691046d8 100644
--- a/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/sticky/sticky.js
+++ b/primefaces/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/primefaces/sticky/sticky.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ PrimeFaces.widget.Sticky = PrimeFaces.widget.BaseWidget.extend({
             height: this.target.height()
         };
 
+        // if the target is removed from the DOM we should destroy this widget
+        this.bindDomRemovalEvent(this.target);
         this.bindEvents();
     },