diff --git a/modules/juce_core/memory/juce_Memory.h b/modules/juce_core/memory/juce_Memory.h
index 1209c66fbb..314cfa8483 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/memory/juce_Memory.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/memory/juce_Memory.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ inline int getAddressDifference (Type1* pointer1, Type2* pointer2) noexcept  { r
     nullptr if the pointer is null.
 */
 template <class Type>
-inline Type* createCopyIfNotNull (Type* pointer)     { return pointer != nullptr ? new Type (*pointer) : nullptr; }
+inline Type* createCopyIfNotNull (const Type* pointer)     { return pointer != nullptr ? new Type (*pointer) : nullptr; }
 
 //==============================================================================
 #if JUCE_MAC || JUCE_IOS || DOXYGEN
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp
index aa2c3d8d9d..7e5d585b2b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ public:
         return dest;
     }
 
+    static CharPointerType createFromCharPointer (const CharPointerType& start, const CharPointerType& end)
+    {
+        if (start.getAddress() == nullptr || start.isEmpty())
+            return getEmpty();
+
+        const size_t numBytes = end.getAddress() - start.getAddress();
+        const CharPointerType dest (createUninitialisedBytes (numBytes + 1));
+        memcpy (dest.getAddress(), start, numBytes);
+        dest.getAddress()[numBytes] = 0;
+        return dest;
+    }
+
     static CharPointerType createFromFixedLength (const char* const src, const size_t numChars)
     {
         const CharPointerType dest (createUninitialisedBytes (numChars * sizeof (CharType) + sizeof (CharType)));
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
index be65fbe8c4..e609a281cc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ public:
             menuBarItemsChanged (nullptr);
         }
 
-        extraAppleMenuItems = newExtraAppleMenuItems != nullptr ? new PopupMenu (*newExtraAppleMenuItems)
-                                                                : nullptr;
+        extraAppleMenuItems = createCopyIfNotNull (newExtraAppleMenuItems);
     }
 
     void addSubMenu (NSMenu* parent, const PopupMenu& child,