diff --git a/docs/api/menu.md b/docs/api/menu.md
index cd9e177ae0..486054a224 100644
--- a/docs/api/menu.md
+++ b/docs/api/menu.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Appends the `menuItem` to the menu.
 
 * `id` String
 
-Returns `MenuItem` the item with the specified `id`
+Returns `MenuItem | null` the item with the specified `id`
 
 #### `menu.insert(pos, menuItem)`
 
diff --git a/filenames.auto.gni b/filenames.auto.gni
index 375d77e82a..e5c977ac90 100644
--- a/filenames.auto.gni
+++ b/filenames.auto.gni
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ auto_filenames = {
     "lib/browser/api/global-shortcut.ts",
     "lib/browser/api/in-app-purchase.ts",
     "lib/browser/api/ipc-main.ts",
-    "lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js",
-    "lib/browser/api/menu-item.js",
-    "lib/browser/api/menu-utils.js",
-    "lib/browser/api/menu.js",
+    "lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts",
+    "lib/browser/api/menu-item.ts",
+    "lib/browser/api/menu-utils.ts",
+    "lib/browser/api/menu.ts",
     "lib/browser/api/message-channel.ts",
     "lib/browser/api/module-list.ts",
     "lib/browser/api/native-theme.ts",
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js b/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js
rename to lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts
index 3b2bd73259..189a728b75 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.ts
@@ -1,44 +1,56 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const { app } = require('electron');
+import { app, BrowserWindow, WebContents, MenuItemConstructorOptions } from 'electron';
 
 const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin';
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const isLinux = process.platform === 'linux';
 
-const roles = {
+type RoleId = 'about' | 'close' | 'copy' | 'cut' | 'delete' | 'forcereload' | 'front' | 'help' | 'hide' | 'hideothers' | 'minimize' |
+  'paste' | 'pasteandmatchstyle' | 'quit' | 'redo' | 'reload' | 'resetzoom' | 'selectall' | 'services' | 'recentdocuments' | 'clearrecentdocuments' | 'startspeaking' | 'stopspeaking' |
+  'toggledevtools' | 'togglefullscreen' | 'undo' | 'unhide' | 'window' | 'zoom' | 'zoomin' | 'zoomout' | 'appmenu' | 'filemenu' | 'editmenu' | 'viewmenu' | 'windowmenu'
+interface Role {
+  label: string;
+  accelerator?: string;
+  windowMethod?: ((window: BrowserWindow) => void);
+  webContentsMethod?: ((webContents: WebContents) => void);
+  appMethod?: () => void;
+  registerAccelerator?: boolean;
+  nonNativeMacOSRole?: boolean;
+  submenu?: MenuItemConstructorOptions[];
+}
+
+export const roleList: Record<RoleId, Role> = {
   about: {
     get label () {
       return isLinux ? 'About' : `About ${app.name}`;
     },
-    ...(isWindows && { appMethod: 'showAboutPanel' })
+    ...(isWindows && { appMethod: () => app.showAboutPanel() })
   },
   close: {
     label: isMac ? 'Close Window' : 'Close',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+W',
-    windowMethod: 'close'
+    windowMethod: w => w.close()
   },
   copy: {
     label: 'Copy',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+C',
-    webContentsMethod: 'copy',
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.copy(),
     registerAccelerator: false
   },
   cut: {
     label: 'Cut',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+X',
-    webContentsMethod: 'cut',
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.cut(),
     registerAccelerator: false
   },
   delete: {
     label: 'Delete',
-    webContentsMethod: 'delete'
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.delete()
   },
   forcereload: {
     label: 'Force Reload',
     accelerator: 'Shift+CmdOrCtrl+R',
     nonNativeMacOSRole: true,
-    windowMethod: (window) => {
+    windowMethod: (window: BrowserWindow) => {
       window.webContents.reloadIgnoringCache();
     }
   },
@@ -61,18 +73,18 @@ const roles = {
   minimize: {
     label: 'Minimize',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+M',
-    windowMethod: 'minimize'
+    windowMethod: w => w.minimize()
   },
   paste: {
     label: 'Paste',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+V',
-    webContentsMethod: 'paste',
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.paste(),
     registerAccelerator: false
   },
   pasteandmatchstyle: {
     label: 'Paste and Match Style',
     accelerator: isMac ? 'Cmd+Option+Shift+V' : 'Shift+CommandOrControl+V',
-    webContentsMethod: 'pasteAndMatchStyle',
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.pasteAndMatchStyle(),
     registerAccelerator: false
   },
   quit: {
@@ -84,31 +96,31 @@ const roles = {
       }
     },
     accelerator: isWindows ? undefined : 'CommandOrControl+Q',
-    appMethod: 'quit'
+    appMethod: () => app.quit()
   },
   redo: {
     label: 'Redo',
     accelerator: isWindows ? 'Control+Y' : 'Shift+CommandOrControl+Z',
-    webContentsMethod: 'redo'
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.redo()
   },
   reload: {
     label: 'Reload',
     accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+R',
     nonNativeMacOSRole: true,
-    windowMethod: 'reload'
+    windowMethod: w => w.reload()
   },
   resetzoom: {
     label: 'Actual Size',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+0',
     nonNativeMacOSRole: true,
-    webContentsMethod: (webContents) => {
+    webContentsMethod: (webContents: WebContents) => {
       webContents.zoomLevel = 0;
     }
   },
   selectall: {
     label: 'Select All',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+A',
-    webContentsMethod: 'selectAll'
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.selectAll()
   },
   services: {
     label: 'Services'
@@ -129,19 +141,19 @@ const roles = {
     label: 'Toggle Developer Tools',
     accelerator: isMac ? 'Alt+Command+I' : 'Ctrl+Shift+I',
     nonNativeMacOSRole: true,
-    windowMethod: 'toggleDevTools'
+    windowMethod: w => w.webContents.toggleDevTools()
   },
   togglefullscreen: {
     label: 'Toggle Full Screen',
     accelerator: isMac ? 'Control+Command+F' : 'F11',
-    windowMethod: (window) => {
+    windowMethod: (window: BrowserWindow) => {
       window.setFullScreen(!window.isFullScreen());
     }
   },
   undo: {
     label: 'Undo',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+Z',
-    webContentsMethod: 'undo'
+    webContentsMethod: wc => wc.undo()
   },
   unhide: {
     label: 'Show All'
@@ -156,7 +168,7 @@ const roles = {
     label: 'Zoom In',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+Plus',
     nonNativeMacOSRole: true,
-    webContentsMethod: (webContents) => {
+    webContentsMethod: (webContents: WebContents) => {
       webContents.zoomLevel += 0.5;
     }
   },
@@ -164,7 +176,7 @@ const roles = {
     label: 'Zoom Out',
     accelerator: 'CommandOrControl+-',
     nonNativeMacOSRole: true,
-    webContentsMethod: (webContents) => {
+    webContentsMethod: (webContents: WebContents) => {
       webContents.zoomLevel -= 0.5;
     }
   },
@@ -214,11 +226,11 @@ const roles = {
             { role: 'stopSpeaking' }
           ]
         }
-      ] : [
+      ] as MenuItemConstructorOptions[] : [
         { role: 'delete' },
         { type: 'separator' },
         { role: 'selectAll' }
-      ])
+      ] as MenuItemConstructorOptions[])
     ]
   },
   // View submenu
@@ -245,40 +257,38 @@ const roles = {
       ...(isMac ? [
         { type: 'separator' },
         { role: 'front' }
-      ] : [
+      ] as MenuItemConstructorOptions[] : [
         { role: 'close' }
-      ])
+      ] as MenuItemConstructorOptions[])
     ]
   }
 };
 
-exports.roleList = roles;
-
-const canExecuteRole = (role) => {
-  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roles, role)) return false;
+const canExecuteRole = (role: keyof typeof roleList) => {
+  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roleList, role)) return false;
   if (!isMac) return true;
 
   // macOS handles all roles natively except for a few
-  return roles[role].nonNativeMacOSRole;
+  return roleList[role].nonNativeMacOSRole;
 };
 
-exports.getDefaultLabel = (role) => {
-  return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roles, role) ? roles[role].label : '';
-};
+export function getDefaultLabel (role: RoleId) {
+  return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roleList, role) ? roleList[role].label : '';
+}
 
-exports.getDefaultAccelerator = (role) => {
-  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roles, role)) return roles[role].accelerator;
-};
+export function getDefaultAccelerator (role: RoleId) {
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roleList, role)) return roleList[role].accelerator;
+}
 
-exports.shouldRegisterAccelerator = (role) => {
-  const hasRoleRegister = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roles, role) && roles[role].registerAccelerator !== undefined;
-  return hasRoleRegister ? roles[role].registerAccelerator : true;
-};
+export function shouldRegisterAccelerator (role: RoleId) {
+  const hasRoleRegister = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roleList, role) && roleList[role].registerAccelerator !== undefined;
+  return hasRoleRegister ? roleList[role].registerAccelerator : true;
+}
 
-exports.getDefaultSubmenu = (role) => {
-  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roles, role)) return;
+export function getDefaultSubmenu (role: RoleId) {
+  if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(roleList, role)) return;
 
-  let { submenu } = roles[role];
+  let { submenu } = roleList[role];
 
   // remove null items from within the submenu
   if (Array.isArray(submenu)) {
@@ -286,35 +296,27 @@ exports.getDefaultSubmenu = (role) => {
   }
 
   return submenu;
-};
+}
 
-exports.execute = (role, focusedWindow, focusedWebContents) => {
+export function execute (role: RoleId, focusedWindow: BrowserWindow, focusedWebContents: WebContents) {
   if (!canExecuteRole(role)) return false;
 
-  const { appMethod, webContentsMethod, windowMethod } = roles[role];
+  const { appMethod, webContentsMethod, windowMethod } = roleList[role];
 
   if (appMethod) {
-    app[appMethod]();
+    appMethod();
     return true;
   }
 
   if (windowMethod && focusedWindow != null) {
-    if (typeof windowMethod === 'function') {
-      windowMethod(focusedWindow);
-    } else {
-      focusedWindow[windowMethod]();
-    }
+    windowMethod(focusedWindow);
     return true;
   }
 
   if (webContentsMethod && focusedWebContents != null) {
-    if (typeof webContentsMethod === 'function') {
-      webContentsMethod(focusedWebContents);
-    } else {
-      focusedWebContents[webContentsMethod]();
-    }
+    webContentsMethod(focusedWebContents);
     return true;
   }
 
   return false;
-};
+}
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js b/lib/browser/api/menu-item.ts
similarity index 84%
rename from lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
rename to lib/browser/api/menu-item.ts
index 171f2ead06..123cb79cca 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-item.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const roles = require('@electron/internal/browser/api/menu-item-roles');
+import * as roles from './menu-item-roles';
+import { Menu, Event, BrowserWindow, WebContents } from 'electron';
 
 let nextCommandId = 0;
 
-const MenuItem = function (options) {
-  const { Menu } = require('electron');
-
+const MenuItem = function (this: any, options: any) {
   // Preserve extra fields specified by user
   for (const key in options) {
     if (!(key in this)) this[key] = options[key];
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ const MenuItem = function (options) {
   this.overrideReadOnlyProperty('commandId', ++nextCommandId);
 
   const click = options.click;
-  this.click = (event, focusedWindow, focusedWebContents) => {
+  this.click = (event: Event, focusedWindow: BrowserWindow, focusedWebContents: WebContents) => {
     // Manually flip the checked flags when clicked.
     if (this.type === 'checkbox' || this.type === 'radio') {
       this.checked = !this.checked;
@@ -69,13 +66,13 @@ MenuItem.prototype.getDefaultRoleAccelerator = function () {
   return roles.getDefaultAccelerator(this.role);
 };
 
-MenuItem.prototype.overrideProperty = function (name, defaultValue = null) {
+MenuItem.prototype.overrideProperty = function (name: string, defaultValue: any = null) {
   if (this[name] == null) {
     this[name] = defaultValue;
   }
 };
 
-MenuItem.prototype.overrideReadOnlyProperty = function (name, defaultValue) {
+MenuItem.prototype.overrideReadOnlyProperty = function (name: string, defaultValue: any) {
   this.overrideProperty(name, defaultValue);
   Object.defineProperty(this, name, {
     enumerable: true,
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-utils.js b/lib/browser/api/menu-utils.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from lib/browser/api/menu-utils.js
rename to lib/browser/api/menu-utils.ts
index 493f04c19c..2bd83ace38 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-utils.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-'use strict';
-
-function splitArray (arr, predicate) {
+function splitArray<T> (arr: T[], predicate: (x: T) => boolean) {
   const result = arr.reduce((multi, item) => {
     const current = multi[multi.length - 1];
     if (predicate(item)) {
@@ -9,7 +7,7 @@ function splitArray (arr, predicate) {
       current.push(item);
     }
     return multi;
-  }, [[]]);
+  }, [[]] as T[][]);
 
   if (result[result.length - 1].length === 0) {
     return result.slice(0, result.length - 1);
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ function splitArray (arr, predicate) {
   return result;
 }
 
-function joinArrays (arrays, joinIDs) {
+function joinArrays (arrays: any[][], joinIDs: any[]) {
   return arrays.reduce((joined, arr, i) => {
     if (i > 0 && arr.length) {
       if (joinIDs.length > 0) {
@@ -31,14 +29,14 @@ function joinArrays (arrays, joinIDs) {
   }, []);
 }
 
-function pushOntoMultiMap (map, key, value) {
+function pushOntoMultiMap<K, V> (map: Map<K, V[]>, key: K, value: V) {
   if (!map.has(key)) {
     map.set(key, []);
   }
-  map.get(key).push(value);
+  map.get(key)!.push(value);
 }
 
-function indexOfGroupContainingID (groups, id, ignoreGroup) {
+function indexOfGroupContainingID<T> (groups: {id?: T}[][], id: T, ignoreGroup: {id?: T}[]) {
   return groups.findIndex(
     candidateGroup =>
       candidateGroup !== ignoreGroup &&
@@ -50,11 +48,11 @@ function indexOfGroupContainingID (groups, id, ignoreGroup) {
 
 // Sort nodes topologically using a depth-first approach. Encountered cycles
 // are broken.
-function sortTopologically (originalOrder, edgesById) {
-  const sorted = [];
-  const marked = new Set();
+function sortTopologically<T> (originalOrder: T[], edgesById: Map<T, T[]>) {
+  const sorted = [] as T[];
+  const marked = new Set<T>();
 
-  const visit = (mark) => {
+  const visit = (mark: T) => {
     if (marked.has(mark)) return;
     marked.add(mark);
     const edges = edgesById.get(mark);
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ function sortTopologically (originalOrder, edgesById) {
   return sorted;
 }
 
-function attemptToMergeAGroup (groups) {
+function attemptToMergeAGroup<T> (groups: {before?: T[], after?: T[], id?: T}[][]) {
   for (let i = 0; i < groups.length; i++) {
     const group = groups[i];
     for (const item of group) {
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ function attemptToMergeAGroup (groups) {
   return false;
 }
 
-function mergeGroups (groups) {
+function mergeGroups<T> (groups: {before?: T[], after?: T[], id?: T}[][]) {
   let merged = true;
   while (merged) {
     merged = attemptToMergeAGroup(groups);
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ function mergeGroups (groups) {
   return groups;
 }
 
-function sortItemsInGroup (group) {
+function sortItemsInGroup<T> (group: {before?: T[], after?: T[], id?: T}[]) {
   const originalOrder = group.map((node, i) => i);
   const edges = new Map();
   const idToIndex = new Map(group.map((item, i) => [item.id, i]));
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ function sortItemsInGroup (group) {
   return sortedNodes.map(i => group[i]);
 }
 
-function findEdgesInGroup (groups, i, edges) {
+function findEdgesInGroup<T> (groups: {beforeGroupContaining?: T[], afterGroupContaining?: T[], id?: T}[][], i: number, edges: Map<any, any>) {
   const group = groups[i];
   for (const item of group) {
     if (item.beforeGroupContaining) {
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ function findEdgesInGroup (groups, i, edges) {
   }
 }
 
-function sortGroups (groups) {
+function sortGroups<T> (groups: {id?: T}[][]) {
   const originalOrder = groups.map((item, i) => i);
   const edges = new Map();
 
@@ -159,8 +157,8 @@ function sortGroups (groups) {
   return sortedGroupIndexes.map(i => groups[i]);
 }
 
-function sortMenuItems (menuItems) {
-  const isSeparator = (item) => item.type === 'separator';
+export function sortMenuItems (menuItems: {type?: string, id?: string}[]) {
+  const isSeparator = (item: {type?: string}) => item.type === 'separator';
   const separators = menuItems.filter(i => i.type === 'separator');
 
   // Split the items into their implicit groups based upon separators.
@@ -172,5 +170,3 @@ function sortMenuItems (menuItems) {
   const joined = joinArrays(sortedGroups, separators);
   return joined;
 }
-
-module.exports = { sortMenuItems };
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu.js b/lib/browser/api/menu.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from lib/browser/api/menu.js
rename to lib/browser/api/menu.ts
index 81bc3c7784..adf2f75701 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-'use strict';
+import { BaseWindow, MenuItem, webContents, Menu as MenuType, BrowserWindow, MenuItemConstructorOptions } from 'electron';
+import { sortMenuItems } from './menu-utils';
 
-const { BaseWindow, MenuItem, webContents } = require('electron');
-const { sortMenuItems } = require('@electron/internal/browser/api/menu-utils');
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 const v8Util = process._linkedBinding('electron_common_v8_util');
 const bindings = process._linkedBinding('electron_browser_menu');
 
-const { Menu } = bindings;
-let applicationMenu = null;
+const { Menu } = bindings as { Menu: typeof MenuType };
+let applicationMenu: MenuType | null = null;
 let groupIdIndex = 0;
 
 /* Instance Methods */
@@ -19,17 +17,17 @@ Menu.prototype._init = function () {
 };
 
 Menu.prototype._isCommandIdChecked = function (id) {
-  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].checked : undefined;
+  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].checked : false;
 };
 
 Menu.prototype._isCommandIdEnabled = function (id) {
-  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].enabled : undefined;
+  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].enabled : false;
 };
 Menu.prototype._shouldCommandIdWorkWhenHidden = function (id) {
-  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].acceleratorWorksWhenHidden : undefined;
+  return this.commandsMap[id] ? !!this.commandsMap[id].acceleratorWorksWhenHidden : false;
 };
 Menu.prototype._isCommandIdVisible = function (id) {
-  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].visible : undefined;
+  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].visible : false;
 };
 
 Menu.prototype._getAcceleratorForCommandId = function (id, useDefaultAccelerator) {
@@ -40,13 +38,14 @@ Menu.prototype._getAcceleratorForCommandId = function (id, useDefaultAccelerator
 };
 
 Menu.prototype._shouldRegisterAcceleratorForCommandId = function (id) {
-  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].registerAccelerator : undefined;
+  return this.commandsMap[id] ? this.commandsMap[id].registerAccelerator : false;
 };
 
 Menu.prototype._executeCommand = function (event, id) {
   const command = this.commandsMap[id];
   if (!command) return;
-  command.click(event, BaseWindow.getFocusedWindow(), webContents.getFocusedWebContents());
+  const focusedWindow = BaseWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+  command.click(event, focusedWindow instanceof BrowserWindow ? focusedWindow : undefined, webContents.getFocusedWebContents());
 };
 
 Menu.prototype._menuWillShow = function () {
@@ -73,17 +72,17 @@ Menu.prototype.popup = function (options = {}) {
 
   // find which window to use
   const wins = BaseWindow.getAllWindows();
-  if (!wins || wins.indexOf(window) === -1) {
-    window = BaseWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+  if (!wins || wins.indexOf(window as any) === -1) {
+    window = BaseWindow.getFocusedWindow() as any;
     if (!window && wins && wins.length > 0) {
-      window = wins[0];
+      window = wins[0] as any;
     }
     if (!window) {
       throw new Error('Cannot open Menu without a BaseWindow present');
     }
   }
 
-  this.popupAt(window, x, y, positioningItem, callback);
+  this.popupAt(window as unknown as BaseWindow, x, y, positioningItem, callback);
   return { browserWindow: window, x, y, position: positioningItem };
 };
 
@@ -102,8 +101,9 @@ Menu.prototype.getMenuItemById = function (id) {
 
   let found = items.find(item => item.id === id) || null;
   for (let i = 0; !found && i < items.length; i++) {
-    if (items[i].submenu) {
-      found = items[i].submenu.getMenuItemById(id);
+    const { submenu } = items[i];
+    if (submenu) {
+      found = submenu.getMenuItemById(id);
     }
   }
   return found;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Menu.getApplicationMenu = () => applicationMenu;
 Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder = bindings.sendActionToFirstResponder;
 
 // set application menu with a preexisting menu
-Menu.setApplicationMenu = function (menu) {
+Menu.setApplicationMenu = function (menu: MenuType) {
   if (menu && menu.constructor !== Menu) {
     throw new TypeError('Invalid menu');
   }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Menu.buildFromTemplate = function (template) {
 /* Helper Functions */
 
 // validate the template against having the wrong attribute
-function areValidTemplateItems (template) {
+function areValidTemplateItems (template: (MenuItemConstructorOptions | MenuItem)[]) {
   return template.every(item =>
     item != null &&
     typeof item === 'object' &&
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ function areValidTemplateItems (template) {
      item.type === 'separator'));
 }
 
-function sortTemplate (template) {
+function sortTemplate (template: (MenuItemConstructorOptions | MenuItem)[]) {
   const sorted = sortMenuItems(template);
   for (const item of sorted) {
     if (Array.isArray(item.submenu)) {
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ function sortTemplate (template) {
 }
 
 // Search between separators to find a radio menu item and return its group id
-function generateGroupId (items, pos) {
+function generateGroupId (items: (MenuItemConstructorOptions | MenuItem)[], pos: number) {
   if (pos > 0) {
     for (let idx = pos - 1; idx >= 0; idx--) {
-      if (items[idx].type === 'radio') return items[idx].groupId;
+      if (items[idx].type === 'radio') return (items[idx] as any).groupId;
       if (items[idx].type === 'separator') break;
     }
   } else if (pos < items.length) {
     for (let idx = pos; idx <= items.length - 1; idx++) {
-      if (items[idx].type === 'radio') return items[idx].groupId;
+      if (items[idx].type === 'radio') return (items[idx] as any).groupId;
       if (items[idx].type === 'separator') break;
     }
   }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function generateGroupId (items, pos) {
   return groupIdIndex;
 }
 
-function removeExtraSeparators (items) {
+function removeExtraSeparators (items: (MenuItemConstructorOptions | MenuItem)[]) {
   // fold adjacent separators together
   let ret = items.filter((e, idx, arr) => {
     if (e.visible === false) return true;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function removeExtraSeparators (items) {
   return ret;
 }
 
-function insertItemByType (item, pos) {
+function insertItemByType (this: MenuType, item: MenuItem, pos: number) {
   const types = {
     normal: () => this.insertItem(pos, item.commandId, item.label),
     checkbox: () => this.insertCheckItem(pos, item.commandId, item.label),
diff --git a/spec-main/ambient.d.ts b/spec-main/ambient.d.ts
index 9a5ecee2c2..eb6e1b1a55 100644
--- a/spec-main/ambient.d.ts
+++ b/spec-main/ambient.d.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 declare let standardScheme: string;
 
 declare namespace Electron {
-  interface Menu {
-    _executeCommand(event: any, id: number): void;
-    _menuWillShow(): void;
-    getAcceleratorTextAt(index: number): string;
-  }
-
-  interface MenuItem {
-    getDefaultRoleAccelerator(): Accelerator | undefined;
-  }
-
   interface WebContents {
     getOwnerBrowserWindow(): BrowserWindow;
     getWebPreferences(): any;
diff --git a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
index 00be2ab3d0..699ebbe5f8 100644
--- a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,45 @@ declare namespace Electron {
     length(): number;
   }
 
+  interface Menu {
+    _init(): void;
+    _isCommandIdChecked(id: string): boolean;
+    _isCommandIdEnabled(id: string): boolean;
+    _shouldCommandIdWorkWhenHidden(id: string): boolean;
+    _isCommandIdVisible(id: string): boolean;
+    _getAcceleratorForCommandId(id: string, useDefaultAccelerator: boolean): Accelerator | undefined;
+    _shouldRegisterAcceleratorForCommandId(id: string): boolean;
+    _callMenuWillShow(): void;
+    _executeCommand(event: any, id: number): void;
+    _menuWillShow(): void;
+    commandsMap: Record<string, MenuItem>;
+    groupsMap: Record<string, {
+      checked: boolean;
+    }[]>;
+    getItemCount(): number;
+    popupAt(window: BaseWindow, x: number, y: number, positioning: number, callback: () => void): void;
+    closePopupAt(id: number): void;
+    setSublabel(index: number, label: string): void;
+    setToolTip(index: number, tooltip: string): void;
+    setIcon(index: number, image: string | NativeImage): void;
+    setRole(index: number, role: string): void;
+    insertItem(index: number, commandId: number, label: string): void;
+    insertCheckItem(index: number, commandId: number, label: string): void;
+    insertRadioItem(index: number, commandId: number, label: string, groupId: number): void;
+    insertSeparator(index: number): void;
+    insertSubMenu(index: number, commandId: number, label: string, submenu?: Menu): void;
+    delegate?: any;
+    getAcceleratorTextAt(index: number): string;
+  }
+
+  interface MenuItem {
+    overrideReadOnlyProperty(property: string, value: any): void;
+    groupId: number;
+    getDefaultRoleAccelerator(): Accelerator | undefined;
+    acceleratorWorksWhenHidden?: boolean;
+  }
+
+
   const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil;
 
   namespace Main {
@@ -123,6 +162,7 @@ declare namespace Electron {
     static getAllWindows(): BaseWindow[];
     isFocused(): boolean;
     static getFocusedWindow(): BaseWindow | undefined;
+    setMenu(menu: Menu): void;
   }
   class WebContentsView {
     constructor(options: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions)