diff --git a/build/package.json b/build/package.json
index bd7a32f1d..99a8bf57c 100644
--- a/build/package.json
+++ b/build/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "~0.2.9",
-    "donna": "1.0.6",
+    "donna": "1.0.7",
     "formidable": "~1.0.14",
     "fs-plus": "2.x",
     "github-releases": "~0.2.0",
diff --git a/menus/linux.cson b/menus/linux.cson
index 911dbd33e..3134c8af8 100644
--- a/menus/linux.cson
+++ b/menus/linux.cson
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     submenu: [
       { label: '&Reload', command: 'window:reload' }
       { label: 'Toggle &Full Screen', command: 'window:toggle-full-screen' }
+      { label: 'Toggle Menu Bar', command: 'window:toggle-menu-bar' }
       {
         label: 'Developer'
         submenu: [
diff --git a/menus/win32.cson b/menus/win32.cson
index e316dd107..3ce871942 100644
--- a/menus/win32.cson
+++ b/menus/win32.cson
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     submenu: [
       { label: '&Reload', command: 'window:reload' }
       { label: 'Toggle &Full Screen', command: 'window:toggle-full-screen' }
+      { label: 'Toggle Menu Bar', command: 'window:toggle-menu-bar' }
       {
         label: 'Panes'
         submenu: [
diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index 15787494f..944e5049d 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ class Atom extends Model
     @packages.activate()
     @keymaps.loadUserKeymap()
     @requireUserInitScript() unless safeMode
+
     @menu.update()
+    @subscribe @config.onDidChange 'core.autoHideMenuBar', ({newValue}) =>
+      @setAutoHideMenuBar(newValue)
+    @setAutoHideMenuBar(true) if @config.get('core.autoHideMenuBar')
 
     maximize = dimensions?.maximized and process.platform isnt 'darwin'
     @displayWindow({maximize})
@@ -723,3 +727,7 @@ class Atom extends Model
 
   setBodyPlatformClass: ->
     document.body.classList.add("platform-#{process.platform}")
+
+  setAutoHideMenuBar: (autoHide) ->
+    ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setAutoHideMenuBar', autoHide)
+    ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setMenuBarVisibility', !autoHide)
diff --git a/src/config-schema.coffee b/src/config-schema.coffee
index 87589f68a..97e9e6e58 100644
--- a/src/config-schema.coffee
+++ b/src/config-schema.coffee
@@ -187,3 +187,9 @@ module.exports =
         type: 'boolean'
         default: process.platform isnt 'darwin'
         description: 'Increase/decrease the editor font size when pressing the Ctrl key and scrolling the mouse up/down.'
+
+if process.platform in ['win32', 'linux']
+  module.exports.core.properties.autoHideMenuBar =
+    type: 'boolean'
+    default: false
+    description: 'Automatically hide the menu bar and toggle it by pressing Alt. This is only supported on Windows & Linux.'
diff --git a/src/window-event-handler.coffee b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
index 5eb35ddf6..3d416a86b 100644
--- a/src/window-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class WindowEventHandler
 
     @subscribeToCommand $(window), 'window:toggle-dev-tools', -> atom.toggleDevTools()
 
+    if process.platform in ['win32', 'linux']
+      @subscribeToCommand $(window), 'window:toggle-menu-bar', ->
+        atom.config.set('core.autoHideMenuBar', !atom.config.get('core.autoHideMenuBar'))
+
     @subscribeToCommand $(document), 'core:focus-next', @focusNext
 
     @subscribeToCommand $(document), 'core:focus-previous', @focusPrevious