diff --git a/browser/api/lib/menu_item.coffee b/browser/api/lib/menu_item.coffee
index 14d65d30e68..bd7113fa59d 100644
--- a/browser/api/lib/menu_item.coffee
+++ b/browser/api/lib/menu_item.coffee
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class MenuItem
   @types = ['normal', 'separator', 'submenu', 'checkbox', 'radio']
 
   constructor: (options) ->
-    {click, @type, @label, @sublabel, @accelerator, @enabled, @visible, @checked, @groupId, @submenu} = options
+    {click, selector, @type, @label, @sublabel, @accelerator, @enabled, @visible, @checked, @groupId, @submenu} = options
 
     @type = @type ? 'normal'
     @label = @label ? ''
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ class MenuItem
     throw new Error('Invalid menu') if @type is 'submenu' and @submenu?.constructor.name isnt 'Menu'
 
     @commandId = ++nextCommandId
-    @click = -> click() if typeof click is 'function'
+    @click = ->
+      if typeof click is 'function'
+        click()
+      else if typeof selector is 'string'
+        require('menu').sendActionToFirstResponder selector
 
 module.exports = MenuItem
diff --git a/browser/default_app/main.js b/browser/default_app/main.js
index 6160d1c46d9..1660fc69ac9 100644
--- a/browser/default_app/main.js
+++ b/browser/default_app/main.js
@@ -33,24 +33,18 @@ delegate.browserMainParts.preMainMessageLoopRun = function() {
   var appleMenu = new Menu;
   appleMenu.append(new MenuItem({
     label: 'About Atom Shell',
-    click: function() {
-      Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder('orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:');
-    }
+    selector: 'orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:'
   }));
   appleMenu.append(new MenuItem({ type: 'separator' }));
   appleMenu.append(new MenuItem({
     label: 'Hide Atom Shell',
     accelerator: 'Command+H',
-    click: function() {
-      Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder('hide:');
-    }
+    selector: 'hide:'
   }));
   appleMenu.append(new MenuItem({
     label: 'Hide Others',
     accelerator: 'Command+Shift+H',
-    click: function() {
-      Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder('hideOtherApplications:');
-    }
+    selector: 'hideOtherApplications:'
   }));
   appleMenu.append(new MenuItem({ type: 'separator' }));
   appleMenu.append(new MenuItem({
@@ -65,23 +59,17 @@ delegate.browserMainParts.preMainMessageLoopRun = function() {
   windowMenu.append(new MenuItem({
     label: 'Minimize',
     accelerator: 'Command+M',
-    click: function() {
-      Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder('performMiniaturize:');
-    }
+    selector: 'performMiniaturize:'
   }));
   windowMenu.append(new MenuItem({
     label: 'Close',
     accelerator: 'Command+W',
-    click: function() {
-      Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder('performClose:');
-    }
+    selector: 'performClose:'
   }));
   windowMenu.append(new MenuItem({ type: 'separator' }));
   windowMenu.append(new MenuItem({
     label: 'Bring All to Front',
-    click: function() {
-      Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder('arrangeInFront:');
-    }
+    selector: 'arrangeInFront:'
   }));
 
   menu.append(new MenuItem({ type: 'submenu', submenu: appleMenu }));