diff --git a/Editor/PluginDefinition/PluginDefinition.cs b/Editor/PluginDefinition/PluginDefinition.cs
index 69f179d7..2d258b23 100644
--- a/Editor/PluginDefinition/PluginDefinition.cs
+++ b/Editor/PluginDefinition/PluginDefinition.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ namespace nadena.dev.modular_avatar.core.editor.plugin
                 {
                     seq.Run("Shape Changer", ctx => new ReactiveObjectPass(ctx).Execute())
                         .PreviewingWith(new ShapeChangerPreview(), new ObjectSwitcherPreview(), new MaterialSetterPreview());
+#if MA_VRCSDK3_AVATARS
+                    // TODO: We currently run this above MergeArmaturePlugin, because Merge Armature might destroy
+                    // game objects which contain Menu Installers. It'd probably be better however to teach Merge Armature
+                    // to retain those objects? maybe?
+                    seq.Run(MenuInstallPluginPass.Instance);
+#endif
+                    
                     seq.Run(MergeArmaturePluginPass.Instance);
                     seq.Run(BoneProxyPluginPass.Instance);
                     seq.Run(VisibleHeadAccessoryPluginPass.Instance);
@@ -73,7 +80,6 @@ namespace nadena.dev.modular_avatar.core.editor.plugin
                     seq.Run(ConstraintConverterPass.Instance);
                 });
 #if MA_VRCSDK3_AVATARS
-                seq.Run(MenuInstallPluginPass.Instance);
                 seq.Run(PhysbonesBlockerPluginPass.Instance);
                 seq.Run("Fixup Expressions Menu", ctx =>
                 {
diff --git a/UnitTests~/VirtualMenuTests/VirtualMenuTests.cs b/UnitTests~/VirtualMenuTests/VirtualMenuTests.cs
index 81a9ffa3..5450dba0 100644
--- a/UnitTests~/VirtualMenuTests/VirtualMenuTests.cs
+++ b/UnitTests~/VirtualMenuTests/VirtualMenuTests.cs
@@ -698,6 +698,32 @@ namespace modular_avatar_tests.VirtualMenuTests
             Assert.AreEqual(4, virtualMenu.RootMenuNode.Controls[0].SubmenuNode.Controls[5].subParameters.Length);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MergeArmatureAndMenuInstallerOnSameObjectWorks()
+        {
+            var root = CreateRoot("root");
+            var armature = CreateChild(root, "Armature");
+            var installer = armature.AddComponent<ModularAvatarMenuInstaller>();
+            
+            var merge = installer.gameObject.AddComponent<ModularAvatarMergeArmature>();
+            merge.mergeTarget.Set(root);
+            
+            var menu = Create<VRCExpressionsMenu>();
+            menu.controls.Add(new VRCExpressionsMenu.Control()
+            {
+                name = "control",
+                type = VRCExpressionsMenu.Control.ControlType.Toggle
+            });
+            
+            installer.menuToAppend = menu;
+            
+            AvatarProcessor.ProcessAvatar(root);
+
+            var realizedMenu = root.GetComponent<VRCAvatarDescriptor>().expressionsMenu;
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, realizedMenu.controls.Count);
+            Assert.AreEqual("control", realizedMenu.controls[0].name);
+        }
+
         ModularAvatarMenuInstaller CreateInstaller(string name)
         {
             GameObject obj = new GameObject();