diff --git a/tests/system/shared/project_explorer.py b/tests/system/shared/project_explorer.py
index 07f0fe6af82..f6f0a78635b 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/project_explorer.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/project_explorer.py
@@ -301,10 +301,7 @@ def invokeContextMenuOnProject(projectName, menuItem):
                         str(projItem.text).replace("_", "\\_").replace(".", "\\."), 5, 5, 0)
     # Hack for Squish 5.0.1 handling menus of Qt5.2 on Mac (avoids crash) - remove asap
     if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
-        for obj in object.topLevelObjects():
-            if (className(obj) == "QMenu" and obj.visible):
-                activateItem(waitForObjectItem(obj, menuItem))
-                break
+        waitFor("macHackActivateContextMenuItem(menuItem)", 6000)
     else:
         activateItem(waitForObjectItem("{name='Project.Menu.Project' type='QMenu' visible='1' "
                                        "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}", menuItem))
diff --git a/tests/system/shared/workarounds.py b/tests/system/shared/workarounds.py
index 05a413eb574..f1cef9a2b88 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/workarounds.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/workarounds.py
@@ -30,6 +30,35 @@
 import urllib2
 import re
 
+############ functions not related to issues tracked inside jira ############
+
+def __checkWithoutWidget__(*args):
+    return className(args[0]) == 'QMenu' and args[0].visible
+
+def __checkWithWidget__(*args):
+    return (__checkWithoutWidget__(args[0])
+            and widgetContainsPoint(waitForObject(args[1]), args[0].mapToGlobal(QPoint(0 ,0))))
+
+# hack for activating context menus on Mac because of Squish5/Qt5.2 problems
+# param item a string holding the menu item to invoke (just the label)
+# param widget an object; if provided there will be an additional check if the menu's top left
+#              corner is placed on this widget
+def macHackActivateContextMenuItem(item, widget=None):
+    if widget:
+        func = __checkWithWidget__
+    else:
+        func = __checkWithoutWidget__
+    for obj in object.topLevelObjects():
+        try:
+            if func(obj, widget):
+                activateItem(waitForObjectItem(obj, item))
+                return True
+        except:
+            pass
+    return False
+
+################ workarounds for issues tracked inside jira #################
+
 JIRA_URL='https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse'
 
 class JIRA:
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_autocomplete/test.py b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_autocomplete/test.py
index 25ebf5865d3..fe3f7896d48 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_autocomplete/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_autocomplete/test.py
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@
 
 source("../../shared/qtcreator.py")
 
-def macHackActivateContextMenuItem(item):
-    for obj in object.topLevelObjects():
-        try:
-            if className(obj) == 'QMenu' and obj.visible:
-                activateItem(waitForObjectItem(obj, item))
-                return True
-        except:
-            pass
-    return False
-
 def main():
     startApplication("qtcreator" + SettingsPath)
     if not startedWithoutPluginError():
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_goto_slot/test.py b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_goto_slot/test.py
index b6d73bdefb8..e11d0afb1da 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_goto_slot/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_designer_goto_slot/test.py
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ def main():
         openContextMenu(waitForObject(con[0]), 5, 5, 0)
         # hack for Squish 5/Qt5.2 problems of handling menus on Mac - remove asap
         if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
-            for obj in object.topLevelObjects():
-                if (className(obj) == 'QMenu' and obj.visible
-                    and widgetContainsPoint(waitForObject(con[0]), obj.mapToGlobal(QPoint(0, 0)))):
-                    activateItem(obj, "Go to slot...")
-                    break
+            waitFor("macHackActivateContextMenuItem('Go to slot...', con[0])", 6000)
         else:
             activateItem(waitForObjectItem("{type='QMenu' unnamed='1' visible='1'}", "Go to slot..."))
         waitForObjectItem(":Select signal.signalList_QTreeWidget", con[1])