diff --git a/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp b/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
index 389ab7f0..3c7a9a69 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ void rwSettings(bool writing)
     SETTING_RW(prefs.noClearSearch, "/Recoll/prefs/noClearSearch", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.noToolbars, "/Recoll/prefs/noToolbars", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.noStatusBar, "/Recoll/prefs/noStatusBar", Bool, false);
+    SETTING_RW(prefs.noMenuBar, "/Recoll/prefs/noMenuBar", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.showTrayIcon, "/Recoll/prefs/showTrayIcon", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.closeToTray, "/Recoll/prefs/closeToTray", Bool, false);
     SETTING_RW(prefs.trayMessages, "/Recoll/prefs/trayMessages", Bool, false);
diff --git a/src/qtgui/guiutils.h b/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
index dc6e832c..c2156dee 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class PrefsPack {
     bool noToolbars{false};
     bool noClearSearch{false};
     bool noStatusBar{false};
+    bool noMenuBar{false};
     bool showTrayIcon{false};
     bool closeToTray{false};
     bool trayMessages{false};
diff --git a/src/qtgui/images/menu.png b/src/qtgui/images/menu.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3122f094
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diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclm_menus.cpp b/src/qtgui/rclm_menus.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1d5b6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclm_menus.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#include "rclmain_w.h"
+
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QPushButton>
+
+void RclMain::buildMenus()
+{
+    fileMenu = new QMenu();
+    fileMenu->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("fileMenu"));
+    viewMenu = new QMenu();
+    viewMenu->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("viewMenu"));
+    toolsMenu = new QMenu();
+    toolsMenu->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("toolsMenu"));
+    preferencesMenu = new QMenu();
+    preferencesMenu->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("preferencesMenu"));
+    helpMenu = new QMenu();
+    helpMenu->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("helpMenu"));
+    menuResults = new QMenu();
+    menuResults->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("menuResults"));
+
+    fileMenu->setTitle(QApplication::translate("RclMainBase", "&File", nullptr));
+    viewMenu->setTitle(QApplication::translate("RclMainBase", "&View", nullptr));
+    toolsMenu->setTitle(QApplication::translate("RclMainBase", "&Tools", nullptr));
+    preferencesMenu->setTitle(QApplication::translate("RclMainBase", "&Preferences", nullptr));
+    helpMenu->setTitle(QApplication::translate("RclMainBase", "&Help", nullptr));
+    menuResults->setTitle(QApplication::translate("RclMainBase", "&Results", nullptr));
+
+
+    fileMenu->insertAction(fileRebuildIndexAction, fileBumpIndexingAction);
+    fileMenu->addAction(fileToggleIndexingAction);
+    fileMenu->addAction(fileRebuildIndexAction);
+    fileMenu->addAction(actionSpecial_Indexing);
+    fileMenu->addSeparator();
+    fileMenu->addAction(actionSave_last_query);
+    fileMenu->addAction(actionLoad_saved_query);
+    fileMenu->addSeparator();
+    fileMenu->addAction(fileExportSSearchHistoryAction);
+    fileMenu->addAction(fileEraseSearchHistoryAction);
+    fileMenu->addSeparator();
+    fileMenu->addAction(fileEraseDocHistoryAction);
+    fileMenu->addSeparator();
+    fileMenu->addAction(fileExitAction);
+
+    viewMenu->addAction(showMissingHelpers_Action);
+    viewMenu->addAction(showActiveTypes_Action);
+    viewMenu->addAction(actionShow_index_statistics);
+    viewMenu->addSeparator();
+    viewMenu->addAction(toggleFullScreenAction);
+
+    toolsMenu->addAction(toolsDoc_HistoryAction);
+    toolsMenu->addAction(toolsAdvanced_SearchAction);
+    toolsMenu->addAction(toolsSpellAction);
+    toolsMenu->addAction(actionShowQueryDetails);
+    toolsMenu->addAction(actionQuery_Fragments);
+    toolsMenu->addAction(actionWebcache_Editor);
+
+    preferencesMenu->addAction(indexConfigAction);
+    preferencesMenu->addAction(indexScheduleAction);
+    preferencesMenu->addSeparator();
+    preferencesMenu->addAction(queryPrefsAction);
+    preferencesMenu->addAction(extIdxAction);
+    preferencesMenu->addSeparator();
+    preferencesMenu->addAction(enbDarkModeAction);
+    preferencesMenu->addSeparator();
+    preferencesMenu->addAction(enbSynAction);
+    preferencesMenu->addSeparator();
+
+    helpMenu->addAction(userManualAction);
+    helpMenu->addAction(showMissingHelpers_Action);
+    helpMenu->addAction(showActiveTypes_Action);
+    helpMenu->addSeparator();
+    helpMenu->addAction(helpAbout_RecollAction);
+
+    menuResults->addAction(nextPageAction);
+    menuResults->addAction(prevPageAction);
+    menuResults->addAction(firstPageAction);
+    menuResults->addSeparator();
+    menuResults->addAction(actionSortByDateAsc);
+    menuResults->addAction(actionSortByDateDesc);
+    menuResults->addSeparator();
+    menuResults->addAction(actionShowResultsAsTable);
+    menuResults->addSeparator();
+    menuResults->addAction(actionSaveResultsAsCSV);
+
+    MenuBar->addAction(fileMenu->menuAction());
+    MenuBar->addAction(viewMenu->menuAction());
+    MenuBar->addAction(toolsMenu->menuAction());
+    MenuBar->addAction(menuResults->menuAction());
+    MenuBar->addAction(preferencesMenu->menuAction());
+    MenuBar->addSeparator();
+    MenuBar->addAction(helpMenu->menuAction());
+
+    QMenu *butmenu = new QMenu();
+    butmenu->addAction(fileMenu->menuAction());
+    butmenu->addAction(viewMenu->menuAction());
+    butmenu->addAction(toolsMenu->menuAction());
+    butmenu->addAction(menuResults->menuAction());
+    butmenu->addAction(preferencesMenu->menuAction());
+    butmenu->addSeparator();
+    butmenu->addAction(helpMenu->menuAction());
+    sSearch->menuPB->setMenu(butmenu);
+
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclmain.ui b/src/qtgui/rclmain.ui
index 49fd8aec..46ed0491 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclmain.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclmain.ui
@@ -68,92 +68,7 @@
      <height>25</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="fileMenu">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;File</string>
-    </property>
-    <addaction name="fileToggleIndexingAction"/>
-    <addaction name="fileRebuildIndexAction"/>
-    <addaction name="actionSpecial_Indexing"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionSave_last_query"/>
-    <addaction name="actionLoad_saved_query"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="fileExportSSearchHistoryAction"/>
-    <addaction name="fileEraseSearchHistoryAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="fileEraseDocHistoryAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="fileExitAction"/>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="viewMenu">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;View</string>
-    </property>
-    <addaction name="showMissingHelpers_Action"/>
-    <addaction name="showActiveTypes_Action"/>
-    <addaction name="actionShow_index_statistics"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="toggleFullScreenAction"/>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="toolsMenu">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Tools</string>
-    </property>
-    <addaction name="toolsDoc_HistoryAction"/>
-    <addaction name="toolsAdvanced_SearchAction"/>
-    <addaction name="toolsSpellAction"/>
-    <addaction name="actionShowQueryDetails"/>
-    <addaction name="actionQuery_Fragments"/>
-    <addaction name="actionWebcache_Editor"/>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="preferencesMenu">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Preferences</string>
-    </property>
-    <addaction name="indexConfigAction"/>
-    <addaction name="indexScheduleAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="queryPrefsAction"/>
-    <addaction name="extIdxAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="enbDarkModeAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="enbSynAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="helpMenu">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Help</string>
-    </property>
-    <addaction name="userManualAction"/>
-    <addaction name="showMissingHelpers_Action"/>
-    <addaction name="showActiveTypes_Action"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="helpAbout_RecollAction"/>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuResults">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>&amp;Results</string>
-    </property>
-    <addaction name="nextPageAction"/>
-    <addaction name="prevPageAction"/>
-    <addaction name="firstPageAction"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionSortByDateAsc"/>
-    <addaction name="actionSortByDateDesc"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionShowResultsAsTable"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionSaveResultsAsCSV"/>
-   </widget>
-   <addaction name="fileMenu"/>
-   <addaction name="viewMenu"/>
-   <addaction name="toolsMenu"/>
-   <addaction name="menuResults"/>
-   <addaction name="preferencesMenu"/>
    <addaction name="separator"/>
-   <addaction name="helpMenu"/>
   </widget>
   <action name="fileExitAction">
    <property name="text">
@@ -175,15 +90,15 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="fileBumpIndexingAction">
+   <property name="enabled">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Trigger incremental pass</string>
    </property>
    <property name="name" stdset="0">
     <cstring>fileBumpIndexingAction</cstring>
    </property>
-   <property name="enabled">
-    <bool>false</bool>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="fileRebuildIndexAction">
    <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
index a501cbb0..cd473a07 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ void RclMain::init()
     DocSequence::set_translations((const char *)tr("sorted").toUtf8(), 
                                   (const char *)tr("filtered").toUtf8());
 
+    buildMenus();
+
     // A shortcut to get the focus back to the search entry, in table
     // mode only.
     m_tablefocseq = new QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+r"), this);
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ void RclMain::init()
     qf.close();
     m_watcher.addPath(idxfn);
     setupStatusBar();
+    setupMenus();
 
     (void)new HelpClient(this);
     HelpClient::installMap((const char *)this->objectName().toUtf8(),
@@ -490,6 +493,16 @@ void RclMain::setupStatusBar()
         bar->show();
     }
 }
+void RclMain::setupMenus()
+{
+    if (prefs.noMenuBar) {
+        MenuBar->hide();
+        sSearch->menuPB->show();
+    } else {
+        MenuBar->show();
+        sSearch->menuPB->hide();
+    }
+}
 
 
 void RclMain::enableTrayIcon(bool on)
diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h
index 0895b3d8..052f7968 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ public:
     QString readDarkCSS();
     void setupToolbars();
     void setupStatusBar();
-                         
+    void buildMenus();
+    void setupMenus();
+                     
 public slots:
     virtual void fileExit();
     virtual void periodic100();
@@ -238,6 +240,12 @@ private:
     RclTrayIcon     *m_trayicon{0};
     // We sometimes take the indexer lock (e.g.: when editing the webcache)
     Pidfile         *m_pidfile{0};
+    QMenu *fileMenu;
+    QMenu *viewMenu;
+    QMenu *toolsMenu;
+    QMenu *preferencesMenu;
+    QMenu *helpMenu;
+    QMenu *menuResults;
     
     virtual void init();
     virtual void setupResTB(bool combo);
diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
index 99e5cf10..75d3844b 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ SOURCES += \
         ptrans_w.cpp \
         rclhelp.cpp \
         rclm_idx.cpp \
+        rclm_menus.cpp \
         rclm_preview.cpp \
         rclm_saveload.cpp \
         rclm_view.cpp \
diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.qrc b/src/qtgui/recoll.qrc
index 766b66f5..2cf0bb30 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.qrc
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.qrc
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
   <file>images/recoll.png</file>
   <file>images/interro.png</file>
   <file>images/clock.png</file>
+  <file>images/menu.png</file>
  </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui b/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui
index cc1cb936..c5dc926e 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/ssearchb.ui
@@ -110,6 +110,24 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="menuPB">
+       <property name="enabled">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Main menu</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string/>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset>
+         <normalon>:/images/menu.png</normalon>
+        </iconset>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
   </layout>
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui b/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
index 63bd730c..c16741cd 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="noMenuBarCB">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Hide menu bar (show button instead).</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="checked">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="noClearSearchCB">
          <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
index 24ea56c4..5cdb32bf 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::setFromPrefs()
     noToolbarsCB->setChecked(prefs.noToolbars);
     noClearSearchCB->setChecked(prefs.noClearSearch);
     noStatusBarCB->setChecked(prefs.noStatusBar);
+    noMenuBarCB->setChecked(prefs.noMenuBar);
     showTrayIconCB->setChecked(prefs.showTrayIcon);
     if (!prefs.showTrayIcon) {
         prefs.closeToTray = false;
@@ -352,6 +353,8 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::accept()
     prefs.keepSort = keepSortCB->isChecked();
     prefs.noToolbars = noToolbarsCB->isChecked();
     m_mainWindow->setupToolbars();
+    prefs.noMenuBar = noMenuBarCB->isChecked();
+    m_mainWindow->setupMenus();
     prefs.noStatusBar = noStatusBarCB->isChecked();
     m_mainWindow->setupStatusBar();
     prefs.noClearSearch = noClearSearchCB->isChecked();