diff --git a/include/wx/mac/menu.h b/include/wx/mac/menu.h
index e71cf26809..cc149e26ac 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/menu.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ public:
 
   void MacInstallMenuBar() ;
   static wxMenuBar* MacGetInstalledMenuBar() { return s_macInstalledMenuBar ; }
+  static void MacSetCommonMenuBar(wxMenuBar* menubar) { s_macCommonMenuBar=menubar; }
+  static wxMenuBar* MacGetCommonMenuBar() { return s_macCommonMenuBar; }
 
 protected:
     // common part of all ctors
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
   static wxMenuBar*            s_macInstalledMenuBar ;
+  static wxMenuBar*            s_macCommonMenuBar ;
 
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxMenuBar)
 };
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/menu.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/menu.cpp
index 52aa871f16..70ea0b4fba 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/menu.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ auto-merge for MDI in case this will be necessary
 */
 
 wxMenuBar* wxMenuBar::s_macInstalledMenuBar = NULL ;
+wxMenuBar* wxMenuBar::s_macCommonMenuBar = NULL ;
 
 void wxMenuBar::Init()
 {
@@ -485,6 +486,8 @@ wxMenuBar::wxMenuBar(int count, wxMenu *menus[], const wxString titles[])
 
 wxMenuBar::~wxMenuBar()
 {
+    if (s_macCommonMenuBar == this)
+        s_macCommonMenuBar = NULL;
     if (s_macInstalledMenuBar == this)
     {
         ::ClearMenuBar();
diff --git a/src/mac/menu.cpp b/src/mac/menu.cpp
index 52aa871f16..70ea0b4fba 100644
--- a/src/mac/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/menu.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ auto-merge for MDI in case this will be necessary
 */
 
 wxMenuBar* wxMenuBar::s_macInstalledMenuBar = NULL ;
+wxMenuBar* wxMenuBar::s_macCommonMenuBar = NULL ;
 
 void wxMenuBar::Init()
 {
@@ -485,6 +486,8 @@ wxMenuBar::wxMenuBar(int count, wxMenu *menus[], const wxString titles[])
 
 wxMenuBar::~wxMenuBar()
 {
+    if (s_macCommonMenuBar == this)
+        s_macCommonMenuBar = NULL;
     if (s_macInstalledMenuBar == this)
     {
         ::ClearMenuBar();