diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
index 915e152b3a68..356a4d4ce494 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace atom {
 namespace api {
 
 Menu::Menu()
-    : model_(new ui::SimpleMenuModel(this)),
+    : model_(new AtomMenuModel(this)),
       parent_(NULL) {
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
index 0c2743878f78..33aafbc45d3b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h"
+#include "atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h"
 #include "base/callback.h"
 #include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
-#include "ui/base/models/simple_menu_model.h"
 #include "native_mate/wrappable.h"
 
 namespace atom {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace atom {
 namespace api {
 
 class Menu : public mate::Wrappable,
-             public ui::SimpleMenuModel::Delegate {
+             public AtomMenuModel::Delegate {
  public:
   static mate::Wrappable* Create();
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Menu : public mate::Wrappable,
   static void SendActionToFirstResponder(const std::string& action);
 #endif
 
-  ui::SimpleMenuModel* model() const { return model_.get(); }
+  AtomMenuModel* model() const { return model_.get(); }
 
  protected:
   Menu();
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Menu : public mate::Wrappable,
   // mate::Wrappable:
   void AfterInit(v8::Isolate* isolate) override;
 
-  // ui::SimpleMenuModel::Delegate implementations:
+  // ui::SimpleMenuModel::Delegate:
   bool IsCommandIdChecked(int command_id) const override;
   bool IsCommandIdEnabled(int command_id) const override;
   bool IsCommandIdVisible(int command_id) const override;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Menu : public mate::Wrappable,
   virtual void Popup(Window* window) = 0;
   virtual void PopupAt(Window* window, int x, int y) = 0;
 
-  scoped_ptr<ui::SimpleMenuModel> model_;
+  scoped_ptr<AtomMenuModel> model_;
   Menu* parent_;
 
  private:
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ class Menu : public mate::Wrappable,
 namespace mate {
 
 template<>
-struct Converter<ui::SimpleMenuModel*> {
+struct Converter<atom::AtomMenuModel*> {
   static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Local<v8::Value> val,
-                     ui::SimpleMenuModel** out) {
+                     atom::AtomMenuModel** out) {
     // null would be tranfered to NULL.
     if (val->IsNull()) {
       *out = nullptr;
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.cc b/atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d2d5e1b6a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015 GitHub, Inc.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h"
+
+namespace atom {
+
+AtomMenuModel::AtomMenuModel(Delegate* delegate)
+    : ui::SimpleMenuModel(delegate),
+      delegate_(delegate) {
+}
+
+AtomMenuModel::~AtomMenuModel() {
+}
+
+void AtomMenuModel::MenuClosed() {
+  ui::SimpleMenuModel::MenuClosed();
+  FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(Observer, observers_, MenuClosed());
+}
+
+}  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h b/atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42e0e5dbc53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015 GitHub, Inc.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef ATOM_BROWSER_UI_ATOM_MENU_MODEL_H_
+#define ATOM_BROWSER_UI_ATOM_MENU_MODEL_H_
+
+#include "base/observer_list.h"
+#include "ui/base/models/simple_menu_model.h"
+
+namespace atom {
+
+class AtomMenuModel : public ui::SimpleMenuModel {
+ public:
+  class Delegate : public ui::SimpleMenuModel::Delegate {
+   public:
+    virtual ~Delegate() {}
+  };
+
+  class Observer {
+   public:
+    virtual ~Observer() {}
+
+    // Notifies the menu has been closed.
+    virtual void MenuClosed() {}
+  };
+
+  explicit AtomMenuModel(Delegate* delegate);
+  virtual ~AtomMenuModel();
+
+  void AddObserver(Observer* obs) { observers_.AddObserver(obs); }
+  void RemoveObserver(Observer* obs) { observers_.RemoveObserver(obs); }
+
+  // ui::SimpleMenuModel:
+  void MenuClosed() override;
+
+ private:
+  Delegate* delegate_;  // weak ref.
+
+  ObserverList<Observer> observers_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AtomMenuModel);
+};
+
+}  // namespace atom
+
+#endif  // ATOM_BROWSER_UI_ATOM_MENU_MODEL_H_
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
index 962dd6b0ad36..d799a9f9b64d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 #import "atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.h"
 
+#include "atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h"
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/strings/sys_string_conversions.h"
 #include "ui/base/accelerators/accelerator.h"
 #include "ui/base/accelerators/platform_accelerator_cocoa.h"
 #include "ui/base/l10n/l10n_util_mac.h"
-#include "ui/base/models/simple_menu_model.h"
 #include "ui/events/cocoa/cocoa_event_utils.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/image/image.h"
 
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@
     [item setTarget:nil];
     [item setAction:nil];
     ui::MenuModel* submenuModel = model->GetSubmenuModelAt(index);
-    NSMenu* submenu =
-        [self menuFromModel:(ui::SimpleMenuModel*)submenuModel];
+    NSMenu* submenu = [self menuFromModel:submenuModel];
     [submenu setTitle:[item title]];
     [item setSubmenu:submenu];
 
diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index b062c6e932b9..40af1ebb1fe7 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@
       'atom/browser/ui/accelerator_util.h',
       'atom/browser/ui/accelerator_util_mac.mm',
       'atom/browser/ui/accelerator_util_views.cc',
+      'atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.cc',
+      'atom/browser/ui/atom_menu_model.h',
       'atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.h',
       'atom/browser/ui/cocoa/atom_menu_controller.mm',
       'atom/browser/ui/cocoa/event_processing_window.h',