diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d5c358..80f2842 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Version 0.11.3
+
+- feat(Menu): action items can now return not only the application class, but also
+  instances of applications too
+- fix(QRCodeWidget): set default value of `fit_mode` to `contain`
+
 ## Version 0.11.2
 
 - refactor(NotificationWidget): improve layout of the notification widget
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 47371df..785f291 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ adafruit-circuitpython-typing = "*"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adafruit-circuitpython-connectionmanager"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "2.0.0"
 description = "A urllib3.poolmanager/urllib3.connectionpool-like library for managing sockets and connections"
 optional = true
 python-versions = "*"
 files = [
-    {file = "adafruit_circuitpython_connectionmanager-1.2.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:fc3588b931583e8759600217d779dafc617bc83430e425f4967b2804221a7dbc"},
-    {file = "adafruit_circuitpython_connectionmanager-1.2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:586742d29f335df5c99e940a16c34346b441be7e43ba3ec994f1da88495e8b7b"},
+    {file = "adafruit_circuitpython_connectionmanager-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a7164831e02c02792c65123d2931dfeb6e998456aa0da48a0effaaddc8af7691"},
+    {file = "adafruit_circuitpython_connectionmanager-2.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:32b0a2e38f703bf6e22d93e6929a301fe4e18fff6f68ad251521b8d250ef6436"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -698,13 +698,13 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyright"
-version = "1.1.360"
+version = "1.1.361"
 description = "Command line wrapper for pyright"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7"
 files = [
-    {file = "pyright-1.1.360-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:7637f75451ac968b7cf1f8c51cfefb6d60ac7d086eb845364bc8ac03a026efd7"},
-    {file = "pyright-1.1.360.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:784ddcda9745e9f5610483d7b963e9aa8d4f50d7755a9dffb28ccbeb27adce32"},
+    {file = "pyright-1.1.361-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c50fc94ce92b5c958cfccbbe34142e7411d474da43d6c14a958667e35b9df7ea"},
+    {file = "pyright-1.1.361.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1d67933315666b05d230c85ea8fb97aaa2056e4092a13df87b7765bb9e8f1a8d"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5b094ba..520c3d2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ubo-gui"
-version = "0.11.2"
+version = "0.11.3"
 description = "GUI sdk for Ubo Pod"
 authors = ["Sassan Haradji <sassanh@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py b/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py
index 0843a4c..6e4f7e9 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ def select_action_item(self: MenuWidget, item: ActionItem) -> None:
             return
         if isinstance(result, type) and issubclass(result, PageWidget):
             self.open_application(result())
+        if isinstance(result, PageWidget):
+            self.open_application(result)
         elif isinstance(result, Menu) or callable(result):
             self.open_menu(result)
         else:
@@ -550,7 +552,7 @@ def close_application(self: MenuWidget, application: PageWidget) -> None:
             self.go_back()
 
     def leave_application(self: MenuWidget, application: PageWidget) -> None:
-        """Close an application after its `on_close` event is fired."""
+        """Close an application after its `on_leave` event is fired."""
         if any(
             isinstance(item, StackApplicationItem) and item.application is application
             for item in self.stack
diff --git a/ubo_gui/menu/types.py b/ubo_gui/menu/types.py
index a020c67..ce9b183 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/menu/types.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/menu/types.py
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ class ActionItem(Item):
 
     """
 
-    action: Callable[[], Menu | Callable[[], Menu] | type[PageWidget] | None]
+    action: Callable[
+        [],
+        Menu | Callable[[], Menu] | type[PageWidget] | PageWidget | None,
+    ]
 
 
 class ApplicationItem(Item):
diff --git a/ubo_gui/qrcode/__init__.py b/ubo_gui/qrcode/__init__.py
index c51b613..dd3febe 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/qrcode/__init__.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/qrcode/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import qrcode
 from kivy.core.image import Image as CoreImage
-from kivy.properties import StringProperty
+from kivy.properties import OptionProperty, StringProperty
 from kivy.uix.image import Image
 
 
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class QRCodeWidget(Image):
     """A widget to display a QR code."""
 
     content: str = StringProperty()
+    fit_mode = OptionProperty(
+        'contain',
+        options=['scale-down', 'fill', 'contain', 'cover'],
+    )
 
     def on_content(self: QRCodeWidget, _: QRCodeWidget, value: str) -> None:
         """Handle the `content` property change."""