diff --git a/docs/tutorial/recent-documents.md b/docs/tutorial/recent-documents.md
index 2bb35d94102..db5162b1267 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/recent-documents.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/recent-documents.md
@@ -39,6 +39,29 @@ will be started with the path of the file added as a command line argument.
 
 ## macOS Notes
 
+### Adding the Recent Documents list to the application menu:
+
+![macOS Recent Documents menu item][menu-item-image]
+
+You can add menu items to access and clear recent documents by adding the following code snippet to your menu's template.
+
+```javascript
+{
+   "submenu":[
+      {
+         "label":"Open Recent",
+         "role":"recentdocuments",
+         "submenu":[
+            {
+               "label":"Clear Recent",
+               "role":"clearrecentdocuments"
+            }
+         ]
+      }
+   ]
+}
+```
+
 When a file is requested from the recent documents menu, the `open-file` event
 of `app` module will be emitted for it.
 
@@ -47,3 +70,4 @@ of `app` module will be emitted for it.
 [addrecentdocument]: ../api/app.md#appaddrecentdocumentpath-macos-windows
 [clearrecentdocuments]: ../api/app.md#appclearrecentdocuments-macos-windows
 [app-registration]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144104(VS.85).aspx
+[menu-item-image]: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3168941/33003655-ea601c3a-cd70-11e7-97fa-7c062149cfb1.png