diff --git a/include/action.h b/include/action.h
index 76c6fc98..f11e4c11 100644
--- a/include/action.h
+++ b/include/action.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ bool actions_contain_toggle_keybinds(struct wl_list *action_list);
 
 void actions_run(struct view *activator, struct server *server,
 	struct wl_list *actions, uint32_t resize_edges);
+
+void action_free(struct action *action);
 void action_list_free(struct wl_list *action_list);
 
 #endif /* LABWC_ACTION_H */
diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index ad5a657b..65f33de1 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -401,23 +401,30 @@ action_is_valid(struct action *action)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void action_list_free(struct wl_list *action_list)
+void
+action_free(struct action *action)
 {
+	/* Free args */
 	struct action_arg *arg, *arg_tmp;
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(arg, arg_tmp, &action->args, link) {
+		wl_list_remove(&arg->link);
+		zfree(arg->key);
+		if (arg->type == LAB_ACTION_ARG_STR) {
+			struct action_arg_str *str_arg = (struct action_arg_str *)arg;
+			zfree(str_arg->value);
+		}
+		zfree(arg);
+	}
+	zfree(action);
+}
+
+void
+action_list_free(struct wl_list *action_list)
+{
 	struct action *action, *action_tmp;
-	/* Free actions */
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(action, action_tmp, action_list, link) {
 		wl_list_remove(&action->link);
-		/* Free args */
-		wl_list_for_each_safe(arg, arg_tmp, &action->args, link) {
-			wl_list_remove(&arg->link);
-			zfree(arg->key);
-			if (arg->type == LAB_ACTION_ARG_STR) {
-				free((void *)action_str_from_arg(arg));
-			}
-			zfree(arg);
-		}
-		zfree(action);
+		action_free(action);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index f78559d3..f0af0b51 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,45 @@ rule_destroy(struct window_rule *rule)
 	zfree(rule);
 }
 
+static void
+validate_actions(void)
+{
+	struct action *action, *action_tmp;
+
+	struct keybind *keybind;
+	wl_list_for_each(keybind, &rc.keybinds, link) {
+		wl_list_for_each_safe(action, action_tmp, &keybind->actions, link) {
+			if (!action_is_valid(action)) {
+				wl_list_remove(&action->link);
+				action_free(action);
+				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Removed invalid keybind action");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	struct mousebind *mousebind;
+	wl_list_for_each(mousebind, &rc.mousebinds, link) {
+		wl_list_for_each_safe(action, action_tmp, &mousebind->actions, link) {
+			if (!action_is_valid(action)) {
+				wl_list_remove(&action->link);
+				action_free(action);
+				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Removed invalid mousebind action");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	struct window_rule *rule;
+	wl_list_for_each(rule, &rc.window_rules, link) {
+		wl_list_for_each_safe(action, action_tmp, &rule->actions, link) {
+			if (!action_is_valid(action)) {
+				wl_list_remove(&action->link);
+				action_free(action);
+				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Removed invalid window rule action");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 validate(void)
 {
@@ -1144,13 +1183,15 @@ validate(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Window-rule criteria */
-	struct window_rule *rule, *next;
-	wl_list_for_each_safe(rule, next, &rc.window_rules, link) {
+	struct window_rule *rule, *rule_tmp;
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(rule, rule_tmp, &rc.window_rules, link) {
 		if (!rule->identifier && !rule->title) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Deleting rule %p as it has no criteria", rule);
 			rule_destroy(rule);
 		}
 	}
+
+	validate_actions();
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.c b/src/menu/menu.c
index ff7bfda8..71419be4 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu/menu.c
@@ -128,6 +128,30 @@ post_processing(struct server *server)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+validate_menu(struct menu *menu)
+{
+	struct menuitem *item;
+	struct action *action, *action_tmp;
+	wl_list_for_each(item, &menu->menuitems, link) {
+		wl_list_for_each_safe(action, action_tmp, &item->actions, link) {
+			if (!action_is_valid(action)) {
+				wl_list_remove(&action->link);
+				action_free(action);
+				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Removed invalid menu action");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+validate(struct server *server)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < nr_menus; ++i) {
+		validate_menu(menus + i);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct menuitem *
 item_create(struct menu *menu, const char *text, bool show_arrow)
 {
@@ -730,6 +754,7 @@ menu_init(struct server *server)
 	init_rootmenu(server);
 	init_windowmenu(server);
 	post_processing(server);
+	validate(server);
 }
 
 void