diff --git a/src/doc/doc/about/macro_in_menu.xml b/src/doc/doc/about/macro_in_menu.xml
index e97ff27b8..2c1b9ba6c 100644
--- a/src/doc/doc/about/macro_in_menu.xml
+++ b/src/doc/doc/about/macro_in_menu.xml
@@ -78,5 +78,20 @@
   not defined. 
   </p>
 
+  <h2>A Note for MacOS Users</h2>
+
+  <p>
+  The Qt/MacOS combination does not allow for dynamically configuring 
+  the main menu. On MacOS the behavior is as follows:
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+  Every top-level menu entry that is generated either by code or by configuring
+  a macro correspondingly, will be shown in a separate entry in the main toolbar.
+  This entry is labelled "..." and is shown only when it is populated. All
+  non-standard main menu entries are placed there in the same order they would
+  appear in the main menu.
+  </p>
+
 </doc>
 
diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
index d9c7fe0a7..51bc51462 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
@@ -4350,6 +4350,10 @@ public:
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::submenu ("zoom_menu", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("&Display"))));
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::submenu ("tools_menu", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("&Tools"))));
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::submenu ("macros_menu", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("&Macros"))));
+    if (lay::AbstractMenu::wants_extra_menu ()) {
+      //  for MacOS
+      menu_entries.push_back (lay::submenu (lay::AbstractMenu::extra_menu_name (), at, "..."));
+    }
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::separator ("help_group", at));
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::submenu ("help_menu", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("&Help"))));
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::submenu ("@secrets", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Secret Features"))));
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.cc
index a63b4c49c..c503a0e1b 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.cc
@@ -1225,6 +1225,36 @@ static QAction *insert_action_after (QWidget *widget, QAction *after, QAction *a
   return action;
 }
 
+static const std::string s_extras_menu_name ("_extras_menu");
+
+static QMenu *find_extras_menu (QMenuBar *mbar)
+{
+  if (! mbar) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  QList<QAction *> a = mbar->actions ();
+  for (QList<QAction *>::const_iterator i = a.begin (); i != a.end (); ++i) {
+    if (tl::to_string ((*i)->objectName ()) == s_extras_menu_name) {
+      return (*i)->menu ();
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+bool
+AbstractMenu::wants_extra_menu ()
+{
+  return !s_can_move_menu;
+}
+
+const std::string &
+AbstractMenu::extra_menu_name ()
+{
+  return s_extras_menu_name;
+}
+
 void
 AbstractMenu::build (QMenuBar *mbar, QToolBar *tbar)
 {
@@ -1234,10 +1264,22 @@ AbstractMenu::build (QMenuBar *mbar, QToolBar *tbar)
 
   std::set<std::pair<size_t, QAction *> > present_actions;
   if (mbar) {
+
     QList<QAction *> a = mbar->actions ();
     for (QList<QAction *>::const_iterator i = a.begin (); i != a.end (); ++i) {
       present_actions.insert (std::make_pair (id_from_action (*i), *i));
     }
+
+  }
+
+  //  NOTE: on MacOS, once the top level menu is created, we should not
+  //  modify it and place menu items into the "Extras" menu instead.
+  bool menu_frozen = ! s_can_move_menu && ! present_actions.empty ();
+
+  //  NOTE: the "extras" menu is relevant on MacOS only
+  QMenu *extras_menu = find_extras_menu (mbar);
+  if (extras_menu) {
+    extras_menu->clear ();
   }
 
   QAction *prev_action = 0;
@@ -1277,11 +1319,24 @@ AbstractMenu::build (QMenuBar *mbar, QToolBar *tbar)
       } else if (mbar) {
 
         if (c->menu () == 0) {
+
           QMenu *menu = new QMenu (mp_dispatcher->menu_parent_widget ());
           menu->setTitle (tl::to_qstring (c->action ()->get_title ()));
           c->set_action (new Action (menu), true);
-          prev_action = insert_action_after (mbar, prev_action, menu->menuAction ());
+
+          //  This case happens when we dynamically create menus.
+          //  MacOS does not like generating top-level menus dynamically, so
+          //  we put them into the "_extra" top level one.
+          if (menu_frozen) {
+            if (extras_menu) {
+              extras_menu->addMenu (menu);
+            }
+          } else {
+            prev_action = insert_action_after (mbar, prev_action, menu->menuAction ());
+          }
+
         } else {
+
           //  Move the action to the end if present in the menu already
           std::set<std::pair<size_t, QAction *> >::iterator a = present_actions.find (std::make_pair (id_from_action (c->menu ()->menuAction ()), c->menu ()->menuAction ()));
           if (a != present_actions.end ()) {
@@ -1291,12 +1346,20 @@ AbstractMenu::build (QMenuBar *mbar, QToolBar *tbar)
             }
             prev_action = a->second;
             present_actions.erase (*a);
+          } else if (menu_frozen) {
+            if (extras_menu) {
+              extras_menu->addMenu (c->menu ());
+            }
           } else {
             prev_action = insert_action_after (mbar, prev_action, c->menu ()->menuAction ());
           }
+
         }
 
-        build (c->menu (), c->children);
+        //  NOTE: the "extras" menu is built implicitly. You cannot put anything there.
+        if (c->menu () != extras_menu) {
+          build (c->menu (), c->children);
+        }
 
       }
 
@@ -1311,6 +1374,11 @@ AbstractMenu::build (QMenuBar *mbar, QToolBar *tbar)
         }
         prev_action = a->second;
         present_actions.erase (*a);
+      } else if (menu_frozen) {
+        QMenu *extras_menu = find_extras_menu (mbar);
+        if (extras_menu) {
+          extras_menu->addAction (c->action ()->qaction ());
+        }
       } else {
         prev_action = insert_action_after (mbar, prev_action, c->action ()->qaction ());
       }
@@ -1319,8 +1387,14 @@ AbstractMenu::build (QMenuBar *mbar, QToolBar *tbar)
 
   }
 
+  //  Disable the (maybe new) "extras" menu if empty
+  extras_menu = find_extras_menu (mbar);
+  if (extras_menu) {
+    extras_menu->setEnabled (! extras_menu->isEmpty ());
+  }
+
   //  Remove all actions that have vanished
-  if (mbar) {
+  if (mbar && s_can_move_menu) {
     for (std::set<std::pair<size_t, QAction *> >::iterator a = present_actions.begin (); a != present_actions.end (); ++a) {
       mbar->removeAction (a->second);
     }
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.h
index 272d8131a..aec72ac7a 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAbstractMenu.h
@@ -692,6 +692,16 @@ public:
    */
   ~AbstractMenu ();
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Returns a value indicating that a special "extras" menu is needed
+   */
+  static bool wants_extra_menu ();
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Returns the name of the special "extras" menu
+   */
+  static const std::string &extra_menu_name ();
+
 #if defined(HAVE_QT)
   /**
    *  @brief Rebuild the QMenu's and refill the QMenuBar object