diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
index c0eac05..8ebed2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - Redesigned selectable API
 - Redesigned slider API. Generic scalar sliders support all main data types and replace
   previous individual sliders (int, int2, int3, int4, etc...)
+- Redesigned menu API
 - Updated layout API
 - Renderer errors implement std::error::Error
 - Glium renderer re-exports imgui and glium
diff --git a/imgui-examples/examples/test_window_impl.rs b/imgui-examples/examples/test_window_impl.rs
index 487a107..03a7ab2 100644
--- a/imgui-examples/examples/test_window_impl.rs
+++ b/imgui-examples/examples/test_window_impl.rs
@@ -285,57 +285,43 @@ fn show_test_window(ui: &Ui, state: &mut State, opened: &mut bool) {
     window.build(ui, || {
         let _token = ui.push_item_width(-140.0);
         ui.text(format!("dear imgui says hello. ({})", imgui::dear_imgui_version()));
-        ui.menu_bar(|| {
-            ui.menu(im_str!("Menu")).build(|| {
+        if let Some(_) = ui.menu_bar() {
+            if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Menu"), true) {
                 show_example_menu_file(ui, &mut state.file_menu);
-            });
-            ui.menu(im_str!("Examples")).build(|| {
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Main menu bar"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_main_menu_bar)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Console"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_console)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Log"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_log)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Simple layout"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_layout)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Property editor"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_property_editor)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Long text display"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_long_text)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Auto-resizing window"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_auto_resize)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Constrained-resizing window"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_constrained_resize)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Simple overlay"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_fixed_overlay)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Manipulating window title"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_manipulating_window_title)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Custom rendering"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_custom_rendering)
-                    .build();
-            });
-            ui.menu(im_str!("Help")).build(|| {
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Metrics"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_metrics)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("Style Editor"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_style_editor)
-                    .build();
-                ui.menu_item(im_str!("About ImGui"))
-                    .selected(&mut state.show_app_about)
-                    .build();
-            });
-        });
+            }
+            if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Examples"), true) {
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Main menu bar"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_main_menu_bar);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Console"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_console);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Log"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_log);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Simple layout"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_layout);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Property editor"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_property_editor);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Long text display"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_long_text);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Auto-resizing window"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_auto_resize);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Constrained-resizing window"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_constrained_resize);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Simple overlay"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_fixed_overlay);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Manipulating window title"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_manipulating_window_title);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Custom rendering"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_custom_rendering);
+            }
+            if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Help"), true) {
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Metrics"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_metrics);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("Style Editor"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_style_editor);
+                MenuItem::new(im_str!("About ImGui"))
+                    .build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.show_app_about);
+            }
+        }
         ui.spacing();
         if ui.collapsing_header(im_str!("Help")).build() {
             ui.text_wrapped(im_str!(
@@ -688,59 +674,59 @@ CTRL+click on individual component to input value.\n",
 }
 
 fn show_example_app_main_menu_bar<'a>(ui: &Ui<'a>, state: &mut State) {
-    ui.main_menu_bar(|| {
-        ui.menu(im_str!("File")).build(|| {
+    if let Some(_) = ui.main_menu_bar() {
+        if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("File"), true) {
             show_example_menu_file(ui, &mut state.file_menu);
-        });
-        ui.menu(im_str!("Edit")).build(|| {
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Undo"))
+        }
+        if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Edit"), true) {
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Undo"))
                 .shortcut(im_str!("CTRL+Z"))
-                .build();
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Redo"))
+                .build(ui);
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Redo"))
                 .shortcut(im_str!("CTRL+Y"))
                 .enabled(false)
-                .build();
+                .build(ui);
             ui.separator();
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Cut"))
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Cut"))
                 .shortcut(im_str!("CTRL+X"))
-                .build();
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Copy"))
+                .build(ui);
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Copy"))
                 .shortcut(im_str!("CTRL+C"))
-                .build();
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Paste"))
+                .build(ui);
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Paste"))
                 .shortcut(im_str!("CTRL+V"))
-                .build();
-        });
-    });
+                .build(ui);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn show_example_menu_file<'a>(ui: &Ui<'a>, state: &mut FileMenuState) {
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("(dummy menu)")).enabled(false).build();
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("New")).build();
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("Open"))
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("(dummy menu)"))
+        .enabled(false)
+        .build(ui);
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("New")).build(ui);
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("Open"))
         .shortcut(im_str!("Ctrl+O"))
-        .build();
-    ui.menu(im_str!("Open Recent")).build(|| {
-        ui.menu_item(im_str!("fish_hat.c")).build();
-        ui.menu_item(im_str!("fish_hat.inl")).build();
-        ui.menu_item(im_str!("fish_hat.h")).build();
-        ui.menu(im_str!("More..")).build(|| {
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Hello")).build();
-            ui.menu_item(im_str!("Sailor")).build();
-            ui.menu(im_str!("Recurse..")).build(|| {
+        .build(ui);
+    if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Open Recent"), true) {
+        MenuItem::new(im_str!("fish_hat.c")).build(ui);
+        MenuItem::new(im_str!("fish_hat.inl")).build(ui);
+        MenuItem::new(im_str!("fish_hat.h")).build(ui);
+        if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("More.."), true) {
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Hello")).build(ui);
+            MenuItem::new(im_str!("Sailor")).build(ui);
+            if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Recurse.."), true) {
                 show_example_menu_file(ui, state);
-            });
-        });
-    });
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("Save"))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("Save"))
         .shortcut(im_str!("Ctrl+S"))
-        .build();
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("Save As..")).build();
+        .build(ui);
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("Save As..")).build(ui);
     ui.separator();
-    ui.menu(im_str!("Options")).build(|| {
-        ui.menu_item(im_str!("Enabled"))
-            .selected(&mut state.enabled)
-            .build();
+    if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Options"), true) {
+        MenuItem::new(im_str!("Enabled")).build_with_ref(ui, &mut state.enabled);
         ChildWindow::new("child")
             .size([0.0, 60.0])
             .border(true)
@@ -757,19 +743,19 @@ fn show_example_menu_file<'a>(ui: &Ui<'a>, state: &mut FileMenuState) {
         let items = [im_str!("Yes"), im_str!("No"), im_str!("Maybe")];
         ComboBox::new(im_str!("Combo")).build_simple_string(ui, &mut state.n, &items);
         ui.checkbox(im_str!("Check"), &mut state.b);
-    });
-    ui.menu(im_str!("Colors")).build(|| {
+    }
+    if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Colors"), true) {
         for &col in StyleColor::VARIANTS.iter() {
-            ui.menu_item(&im_str!("{:?}", col)).build();
+            MenuItem::new(&im_str!("{:?}", col)).build(ui);
         }
-    });
-    ui.menu(im_str!("Disabled")).enabled(false).build(|| {
+    }
+    if let Some(_) = ui.menu(im_str!("Disabled"), false) {
         unreachable!();
-    });
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("Checked")).selected(&mut true).build();
-    ui.menu_item(im_str!("Quit"))
+    }
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("Checked")).selected(true).build(ui);
+    MenuItem::new(im_str!("Quit"))
         .shortcut(im_str!("Alt+F4"))
-        .build();
+        .build(ui);
 }
 
 fn show_example_app_auto_resize(ui: &Ui, state: &mut AutoResizeState, opened: &mut bool) {
diff --git a/src/legacy.rs b/src/legacy.rs
index 41d8f54..e34afa9 100644
--- a/src/legacy.rs
+++ b/src/legacy.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::string::ImStr;
 use crate::widget::color_editors::*;
 use crate::widget::combo_box::*;
 use crate::widget::image::{Image, ImageButton};
+use crate::widget::menu::*;
 use crate::widget::progress_bar::ProgressBar;
 use crate::widget::selectable::*;
 use crate::window::{Window, WindowFlags, WindowFocusedFlags};
@@ -367,3 +368,10 @@ impl<'ui> Ui<'ui> {
         unsafe { sys::igSelectable(label.as_ptr(), selected, flags.bits() as i32, size.into()) }
     }
 }
+
+impl<'ui> Ui<'ui> {
+    #[deprecated(since = "0.2.0", note = "use imgui::MenuItem::new(...) instead")]
+    pub fn menu_item<'a>(&self, label: &'a ImStr) -> MenuItem<'a> {
+        MenuItem::new(label)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 96ce08c..c386520 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ pub use self::input_widget::{
 };
 pub use self::io::*;
 pub use self::legacy::*;
-pub use self::menus::{Menu, MenuItem};
 pub use self::plothistogram::PlotHistogram;
 pub use self::plotlines::PlotLines;
 pub use self::popup_modal::PopupModal;
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ pub use self::utils::*;
 pub use self::widget::color_editors::*;
 pub use self::widget::combo_box::*;
 pub use self::widget::image::*;
+pub use self::widget::menu::*;
 pub use self::widget::progress_bar::*;
 pub use self::widget::selectable::*;
 pub use self::widget::slider::*;
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ pub mod internal;
 mod io;
 mod layout;
 mod legacy;
-mod menus;
 mod plothistogram;
 mod plotlines;
 mod popup_modal;
@@ -393,36 +392,6 @@ impl<'ui> Ui<'ui> {
     }
 }
 
-// Widgets: Menus
-impl<'ui> Ui<'ui> {
-    pub fn main_menu_bar<F>(&self, f: F)
-    where
-        F: FnOnce(),
-    {
-        let render = unsafe { sys::igBeginMainMenuBar() };
-        if render {
-            f();
-            unsafe { sys::igEndMainMenuBar() };
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn menu_bar<F>(&self, f: F)
-    where
-        F: FnOnce(),
-    {
-        let render = unsafe { sys::igBeginMenuBar() };
-        if render {
-            f();
-            unsafe { sys::igEndMenuBar() };
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn menu<'p>(&self, label: &'p ImStr) -> Menu<'ui, 'p> {
-        Menu::new(self, label)
-    }
-    pub fn menu_item<'p>(&self, label: &'p ImStr) -> MenuItem<'ui, 'p> {
-        MenuItem::new(self, label)
-    }
-}
-
 // Widgets: Popups
 impl<'ui> Ui<'ui> {
     pub fn open_popup<'p>(&self, str_id: &'p ImStr) {
diff --git a/src/menus.rs b/src/menus.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 84d6d46..0000000
--- a/src/menus.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::ptr;
-use sys;
-
-use super::{ImStr, Ui};
-
-#[must_use]
-pub struct Menu<'ui, 'p> {
-    label: &'p ImStr,
-    enabled: bool,
-    _phantom: PhantomData<&'ui Ui<'ui>>,
-}
-
-impl<'ui, 'p> Menu<'ui, 'p> {
-    pub fn new(_: &Ui<'ui>, label: &'p ImStr) -> Self {
-        Menu {
-            label,
-            enabled: true,
-            _phantom: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn enabled(mut self, enabled: bool) -> Self {
-        self.enabled = enabled;
-        self
-    }
-    pub fn build<F: FnOnce()>(self, f: F) {
-        let render = unsafe { sys::igBeginMenu(self.label.as_ptr(), self.enabled) };
-        if render {
-            f();
-            unsafe { sys::igEndMenu() };
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[must_use]
-pub struct MenuItem<'ui, 'p> {
-    label: &'p ImStr,
-    shortcut: Option<&'p ImStr>,
-    selected: Option<&'p mut bool>,
-    enabled: bool,
-    _phantom: PhantomData<&'ui Ui<'ui>>,
-}
-
-impl<'ui, 'p> MenuItem<'ui, 'p> {
-    pub fn new(_: &Ui<'ui>, label: &'p ImStr) -> Self {
-        MenuItem {
-            label,
-            shortcut: None,
-            selected: None,
-            enabled: true,
-            _phantom: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn shortcut(mut self, shortcut: &'p ImStr) -> Self {
-        self.shortcut = Some(shortcut);
-        self
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn selected(mut self, selected: &'p mut bool) -> Self {
-        self.selected = Some(selected);
-        self
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn enabled(mut self, enabled: bool) -> Self {
-        self.enabled = enabled;
-        self
-    }
-    pub fn build(self) -> bool {
-        let label = self.label.as_ptr();
-        let shortcut = self.shortcut.map(|x| x.as_ptr()).unwrap_or(ptr::null());
-        let selected = self
-            .selected
-            .map(|x| x as *mut bool)
-            .unwrap_or(ptr::null_mut());
-        let enabled = self.enabled;
-        unsafe { sys::igMenuItemBoolPtr(label, shortcut, selected, enabled) }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/widget/menu.rs b/src/widget/menu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ce4948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widget/menu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::ptr;
+
+use crate::string::ImStr;
+use crate::sys;
+use crate::Ui;
+
+/// # Widgets: Menus
+impl<'ui> Ui<'ui> {
+    /// Creates and starts appending to a full-screen menu bar.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the menu bar is not visible and no content should be rendered.
+    pub fn main_menu_bar<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<MainMenuBarToken<'a>> {
+        match unsafe { sys::igBeginMainMenuBar() } {
+            true => Some(MainMenuBarToken { _ui: PhantomData }),
+            false => None,
+        }
+    }
+    /// Creates and starts appending to the menu bar of the current window.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the menu bar is not visible and no content should be rendered.
+    pub fn menu_bar<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<MenuBarToken<'a>> {
+        match unsafe { sys::igBeginMenuBar() } {
+            true => Some(MenuBarToken { _ui: PhantomData }),
+            false => None,
+        }
+    }
+    /// Creates and starts appending to a sub-menu entry.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the menu is not visible and no content should be rendered.
+    pub fn menu<'a>(&'a self, label: &ImStr, enabled: bool) -> Option<MenuToken<'a>> {
+        match unsafe { sys::igBeginMenu(label.as_ptr(), enabled) } {
+            true => Some(MenuToken { _ui: PhantomData }),
+            false => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Builder for a menu item.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+#[must_use]
+pub struct MenuItem<'a> {
+    label: &'a ImStr,
+    shortcut: Option<&'a ImStr>,
+    selected: bool,
+    enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> MenuItem<'a> {
+    /// Construct a new menu item builder.
+    pub fn new(label: &ImStr) -> MenuItem {
+        MenuItem {
+            label,
+            shortcut: None,
+            selected: false,
+            enabled: true,
+        }
+    }
+    /// Sets the menu item shortcut.
+    ///
+    /// Shortcuts are displayed for convenience only and are not automatically handled.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn shortcut(mut self, shortcut: &'a ImStr) -> Self {
+        self.shortcut = Some(shortcut);
+        self
+    }
+    /// Sets the selected state of the menu item.
+    ///
+    /// Default: false
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn selected(mut self, selected: bool) -> Self {
+        self.selected = selected;
+        self
+    }
+    /// Enables/disables the menu item.
+    ///
+    /// Default: enabled
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn enabled(mut self, enabled: bool) -> Self {
+        self.enabled = enabled;
+        self
+    }
+    /// Builds the menu item.
+    ///
+    /// Returns true if the menu item is activated.
+    pub fn build(self, _: &Ui) -> bool {
+        unsafe {
+            sys::igMenuItemBool(
+                self.label.as_ptr(),
+                self.shortcut.map(ImStr::as_ptr).unwrap_or(ptr::null()),
+                self.selected,
+                self.enabled,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// # Convenience functions
+impl<'a> MenuItem<'a> {
+    /// Builds the menu item using a mutable reference to selected state.
+    pub fn build_with_ref(self, ui: &Ui, selected: &mut bool) -> bool {
+        if self.selected(*selected).build(ui) {
+            *selected = true;
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents a main menu bar
+pub struct MainMenuBarToken<'ui> {
+    _ui: PhantomData<&'ui Ui<'ui>>,
+}
+
+impl<'ui> Drop for MainMenuBarToken<'ui> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { sys::igEndMainMenuBar() };
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents a menu bar
+pub struct MenuBarToken<'ui> {
+    _ui: PhantomData<&'ui Ui<'ui>>,
+}
+
+impl<'ui> Drop for MenuBarToken<'ui> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { sys::igEndMenuBar() };
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents a menu
+pub struct MenuToken<'ui> {
+    _ui: PhantomData<&'ui Ui<'ui>>,
+}
+
+impl<'ui> Drop for MenuToken<'ui> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { sys::igEndMenu() };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/widget/mod.rs b/src/widget/mod.rs
index a10d0a2..aeff8ea 100644
--- a/src/widget/mod.rs
+++ b/src/widget/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod color_editors;
 pub mod combo_box;
 pub mod image;
+pub mod menu;
 pub mod misc;
 pub mod progress_bar;
 pub mod selectable;