diff --git a/app/display/gimpimagewindow.c b/app/display/gimpimagewindow.c
index 0d6fb06300..e3909e56a5 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpimagewindow.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpimagewindow.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ gimp_image_window_constructed (GObject *object)
   GimpGuiConfig          *config;
   GimpMenuModel          *model;
   gboolean                use_gtk_menubar = TRUE;
+  gboolean                use_app_menu    = TRUE;
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
@@ -425,6 +426,25 @@ gimp_image_window_constructed (GObject *object)
                         window);
     }
 
+#ifndef GDK_WINDOWING_QUARTZ
+  /* Docs says that macOS always returns FALSE but we actually want to create
+   * our custom macOS menu.
+   */
+  use_app_menu = gtk_application_prefers_app_menu (GTK_APPLICATION (private->gimp->app));
+#endif /* !GDK_WINDOWING_QUARTZ */
+
+  if (use_app_menu)
+    {
+      GimpUIManager *app_menu_manager;
+      GimpMenuModel *app_menu_model;
+
+      app_menu_manager = gimp_menu_factory_get_manager (menus_get_global_menu_factory (private->gimp),
+                                                        "<AppMenu>", private->gimp);
+      app_menu_model   = gimp_ui_manager_get_model (app_menu_manager, "/app-menu");
+      gtk_application_set_app_menu (GTK_APPLICATION (private->gimp->app),
+                                    G_MENU_MODEL (app_menu_model));
+    }
+
   /* Create the hbox that contains docks and images */
   private->hbox = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (private->main_vbox), private->hbox,
diff --git a/app/menus/menus.c b/app/menus/menus.c
index d3714b0666..7d07f65166 100644
--- a/app/menus/menus.c
+++ b/app/menus/menus.c
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ menus_init (Gimp *gimp)
                                       "quick-mask-menu", NULL,
                                       NULL);
 
+  gimp_menu_factory_manager_register (global_menu_factory, "<AppMenu>",
+                                      "file",
+                                      "dialogs",
+                                      NULL,
+                                      "/app-menu",
+                                      "app-menu", NULL,
+                                      NULL);
+
   gimp_menu_factory_manager_register (global_menu_factory, "<Toolbox>",
                                       "file",
                                       "context",
diff --git a/menus/Makefile.am b/menus/Makefile.am
index e095b53456..1e677a093b 100644
--- a/menus/Makefile.am
+++ b/menus/Makefile.am
@@ -10,23 +10,24 @@ menudata_built_files = $(menudata_in_files:.ui.in.in=.ui)
 
 menudata_DATA = \
 	$(menudata_built_files)		\
+	app-menu.ui			\
 	brush-editor-menu.ui		\
-	brushes-menu.ui		\
-	buffers-menu.ui		\
+	brushes-menu.ui			\
+	buffers-menu.ui			\
 	channels-menu.ui		\
 	colormap-menu.ui		\
 	cursor-info-menu.ui		\
 	dashboard-menu.ui		\
 	documents-menu.ui		\
-	dynamics-editor-menu.ui	\
+	dynamics-editor-menu.ui		\
 	dynamics-menu.ui		\
 	error-console-menu.ui		\
 	fonts-menu.ui			\
-	gradient-editor-menu.ui	\
+	gradient-editor-menu.ui		\
 	gradients-menu.ui		\
 	images-menu.ui			\
 	layers-menu.ui			\
-	mypaint-brushes-menu.ui	\
+	mypaint-brushes-menu.ui		\
 	palette-editor-menu.ui		\
 	palettes-menu.ui		\
 	patterns-menu.ui		\
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ menudata_DATA = \
 	text-tool-menu.ui		\
 	tool-options-menu.ui		\
 	undo-menu.ui			\
-	vector-toolpath-menu.ui	\
+	vector-toolpath-menu.ui		\
 	vectors-menu.ui
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
diff --git a/menus/app-menu.ui b/menus/app-menu.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d444e656d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/menus/app-menu.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<interface>
+  <menu id="/app-menu">
+    <item><attribute name="action">app.dialogs-about</attribute></item>
+    <item><attribute name="action">app.dialogs-welcome</attribute></item>
+    <section>
+      <item><attribute name="action">app.dialogs-preferences</attribute></item>
+      <item><attribute name="action">app.dialogs-input-devices</attribute></item>
+      <item><attribute name="action">app.dialogs-keyboard-shortcuts</attribute></item>
+    </section>
+    <item><attribute name="action">app.file-quit</attribute></item>
+  </menu>
+</interface>
diff --git a/menus/meson.build b/menus/meson.build
index e13814bbaa..f2371cf888 100644
--- a/menus/meson.build
+++ b/menus/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 menus_dir = prefix / gimpdatadir / 'menus'
 
 ui_menus_files = files(
+  'app-menu.ui',
   'brush-editor-menu.ui',
   'brushes-menu.ui',
   'buffers-menu.ui',