diff --git a/Atom.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Atom.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 1340c765b..5295f0171 100644
--- a/Atom.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Atom.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 		047F26021457978C006DC904 /* JavaScriptCore.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 047F26011457978C006DC904 /* JavaScriptCore.framework */; };
 		047F260414579792006DC904 /* WebKit.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 047F260314579792006DC904 /* WebKit.framework */; };
 		047F260E145883B9006DC904 /* Icon.icns in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 047F260D145883B9006DC904 /* Icon.icns */; };
+		ECBB172814A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = ECBB172714A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.m */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@
 		047F26011457978C006DC904 /* JavaScriptCore.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = JavaScriptCore.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/JavaScriptCore.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		047F260314579792006DC904 /* WebKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = WebKit.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		047F260D145883B9006DC904 /* Icon.icns */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.icns; path = Icon.icns; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		ECBB172614A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = AtomMenuItem.h; path = Classes/AtomMenuItem.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		ECBB172714A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = AtomMenuItem.m; path = Classes/AtomMenuItem.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
@@ -130,6 +133,8 @@
 				043D7E91145795B70078D710 /* AtomApp.m */,
 				043D7E92145795B70078D710 /* AtomController.h */,
 				043D7E93145795B70078D710 /* AtomController.m */,
+				ECBB172614A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.h */,
+				ECBB172714A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.m */,
 				043D7E6B145795B20078D710 /* JSCocoa */,
 				043D7E79145795B20078D710 /* UKKQueue */,
 				043D7E52145794990078D710 /* Supporting Files */,
@@ -281,6 +286,7 @@
 				043D7E8D145795B20078D710 /* UKMainThreadProxy.m in Sources */,
 				043D7E94145795B70078D710 /* AtomApp.m in Sources */,
 				043D7E95145795B70078D710 /* AtomController.m in Sources */,
+				ECBB172814A4F92400ACAAC1 /* AtomMenuItem.m in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.h b/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.h
index 2afbdcf74..3fc19af8b 100644
--- a/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.h
+++ b/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 
 - (void)removeController:(AtomController *)controller;
 - (IBAction)runSpecs:(id)sender;
+- (void)resetMainMenu;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.m b/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.m
index ade1f7c20..317359eb1 100644
--- a/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.m
+++ b/Atom/Classes/AtomApp.m
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #import "AtomApp.h"
-#import "AtomController.h"
-#import "JSCocoa.h"
 
+#import "JSCocoa.h"
 #import <WebKit/WebKit.h>
 
+#import "AtomController.h"
+#import "AtomMenuItem.h"
+
 #define ATOM_USER_PATH ([[NSString stringWithString:@"~/.atom/"] stringByStandardizingPath])
 #define ATOM_STORAGE_PATH ([ATOM_USER_PATH stringByAppendingPathComponent:@".app-storage"])
 
@@ -78,4 +80,24 @@
   }
 }
 
+- (void)resetMenu:(NSMenu *)menu {
+  for (AtomMenuItem *item in menu.itemArray) {
+    if (![item isKindOfClass:[AtomMenuItem class]]) continue;
+
+    if (item.submenu) {
+      [self resetMenu:item.submenu];
+      if (item.submenu.numberOfItems == 0) {
+        [menu removeItem:item];
+      }
+    }
+    else if (!item.global) {
+      [menu removeItem:item];
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)resetMainMenu {
+  [self resetMenu:self.mainMenu];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/Atom/Classes/AtomMenuItem.h b/Atom/Classes/AtomMenuItem.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7c9b6271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Atom/Classes/AtomMenuItem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+
+@interface AtomMenuItem : NSMenuItem
+
+@property BOOL global;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Atom/Classes/AtomMenuItem.m b/Atom/Classes/AtomMenuItem.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aea538f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Atom/Classes/AtomMenuItem.m
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#import "AtomMenuItem.h"
+
+@implementation AtomMenuItem
+
+@synthesize global;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Atom/en.lproj/MainMenu.xib b/Atom/en.lproj/MainMenu.xib
index f78d17058..130f561d4 100644
--- a/Atom/en.lproj/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/Atom/en.lproj/MainMenu.xib
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 <archive type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.XIB" version="8.00">
 	<data>
 		<int key="IBDocument.SystemTarget">1070</int>
-		<string key="IBDocument.SystemVersion">11C74</string>
+		<string key="IBDocument.SystemVersion">11B26</string>
 		<string key="IBDocument.InterfaceBuilderVersion">1938</string>
-		<string key="IBDocument.AppKitVersion">1138.23</string>
-		<string key="IBDocument.HIToolboxVersion">567.00</string>
+		<string key="IBDocument.AppKitVersion">1138</string>
+		<string key="IBDocument.HIToolboxVersion">566.00</string>
 		<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="IBDocument.PluginVersions">
 			<string key="NS.key.0">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 			<string key="NS.object.0">1938</string>
@@ -258,15 +258,77 @@
 				<string key="-1.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="-2.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="-3.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+				<string key="136.CustomClassName">AtomMenuItem</string>
+				<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="136.IBAttributePlaceholdersKey">
+					<string key="NS.key.0">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+					<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholder" key="NS.object.0">
+						<string key="name">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+						<reference key="object" ref="632727374"/>
+						<array key="userDefinedRuntimeAttributes">
+							<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttribute">
+								<string key="typeIdentifier">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.userDefinedRuntimeAttributeType.boolean</string>
+								<string key="keyPath">global</string>
+								<boolean value="YES" key="value"/>
+							</object>
+						</array>
+					</object>
+				</object>
 				<string key="136.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="29.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="420.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+				<string key="537.CustomClassName">AtomMenuItem</string>
+				<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="537.IBAttributePlaceholdersKey">
+					<string key="NS.key.0">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+					<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholder" key="NS.object.0">
+						<string key="name">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+						<reference key="object" ref="208934156"/>
+						<array key="userDefinedRuntimeAttributes">
+							<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttribute">
+								<string key="typeIdentifier">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.userDefinedRuntimeAttributeType.boolean</string>
+								<string key="keyPath">global</string>
+								<boolean value="YES" key="value"/>
+							</object>
+						</array>
+					</object>
+				</object>
 				<string key="537.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+				<string key="56.CustomClassName">AtomMenuItem</string>
 				<string key="56.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="57.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+				<string key="72.CustomClassName">AtomMenuItem</string>
+				<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="72.IBAttributePlaceholdersKey">
+					<string key="NS.key.0">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+					<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholder" key="NS.object.0">
+						<string key="name">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+						<reference key="object" ref="722745758"/>
+						<array key="userDefinedRuntimeAttributes">
+							<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttribute">
+								<string key="typeIdentifier">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.userDefinedRuntimeAttributeType.boolean</string>
+								<string key="keyPath">global</string>
+								<boolean value="YES" key="value"/>
+							</object>
+						</array>
+					</object>
+				</object>
 				<string key="72.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="81.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+				<string key="82.CustomClassName">AtomMenuItem</string>
+				<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="82.IBAttributePlaceholdersKey">
+					<string key="NS.key.0">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+					<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholder" key="NS.object.0">
+						<string key="name">IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttributesPlaceholderName</string>
+						<reference key="object" ref="705341025"/>
+						<array key="userDefinedRuntimeAttributes">
+							<object class="IBUserDefinedRuntimeAttribute">
+								<string key="typeIdentifier">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.userDefinedRuntimeAttributeType.boolean</string>
+								<string key="keyPath">global</string>
+								<boolean value="YES" key="value"/>
+							</object>
+						</array>
+					</object>
+				</object>
 				<string key="82.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+				<string key="83.CustomClassName">AtomMenuItem</string>
 				<string key="83.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 			</dictionary>
 			<dictionary class="NSMutableDictionary" key="unlocalizedProperties"/>
@@ -296,6 +358,14 @@
 						<string key="minorKey">./Classes/AtomApp.h</string>
 					</object>
 				</object>
+				<object class="IBPartialClassDescription">
+					<string key="className">AtomMenuItem</string>
+					<string key="superclassName">NSMenuItem</string>
+					<object class="IBClassDescriptionSource" key="sourceIdentifier">
+						<string key="majorKey">IBProjectSource</string>
+						<string key="minorKey">./Classes/AtomMenuItem.h</string>
+					</object>
+				</object>
 			</array>
 		</object>
 		<int key="IBDocument.localizationMode">0</int>
diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index 3b3b4a0c7..f9aceeab6 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 $ = require 'jquery'
 _ = require 'underscore'
+Native = require 'native'
+
+afterEach ->
+  (new Native).resetMainMenu()
 
 window.atom = new (require 'app')
 
 window.keydown = (pattern) ->
-
   $(document).trigger @createKeyEvent pattern
 
 window.createKeyEvent = (pattern) ->
diff --git a/src/stdlib/native.coffee b/src/stdlib/native.coffee
index e6ce3257e..fb2afc240 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/native.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/native.coffee
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ class Native
     pb = OSX.NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard
     pb.declareTypes_owner [OSX.NSStringPboardType], null
     pb.setString_forType text, OSX.NSStringPboardType
+
+  resetMainMenu: (menu) ->
+    OSX.NSApp.resetMainMenu
+