diff --git a/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.cc b/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.cc
index d4c8b7f5558..ebcde0d1fad 100644
--- a/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.cc
@@ -178,11 +178,12 @@ GtkWidget* MenuGtk::Delegate::GetImageForCommandId(int command_id) const {
 }
 
 MenuGtk::MenuGtk(MenuGtk::Delegate* delegate,
-                 ui::MenuModel* model)
+                 ui::MenuModel* model,
+                 bool is_menubar)
     : delegate_(delegate),
       model_(model),
       dummy_accel_group_(gtk_accel_group_new()),
-      menu_(gtk_custom_menu_new()),
+      menu_(is_menubar ? gtk_menu_bar_new() : gtk_custom_menu_new()),
       weak_factory_(this) {
   DCHECK(model);
   g_object_ref_sink(menu_);
diff --git a/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.h b/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.h
index 34efd85fb55..74bc923adc7 100644
--- a/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.h
+++ b/browser/ui/gtk/menu_gtk.h
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ class MenuGtk {
     static GtkWidget* GetDefaultImageForLabel(const std::string& label);
   };
 
-  MenuGtk(MenuGtk::Delegate* delegate, ui::MenuModel* model);
+  MenuGtk(MenuGtk::Delegate* delegate,
+          ui::MenuModel* model,
+          bool is_menubar = false);
   virtual ~MenuGtk();
 
   // Initialize GTK signal handlers.