diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc b/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
index 291c661d7061..627d1f30a421 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ void Menu::Initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Object> target) {
   target->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol("Menu"), t->GetFunction());
 
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "setApplicationMenu", SetApplicationMenu);
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(
+      target, "sendActionToFirstResponder", SendActionToFirstResponder);
 }
 
 }  // namespace api
diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h b/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
index ae64c648e750..685e22f2c205 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class Menu : public EventEmitter,
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Popup(const v8::Arguments &args);
 
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> SetApplicationMenu(const v8::Arguments &args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> SendActionToFirstResponder(
+      const v8::Arguments &args);
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Menu);
 };
diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.h b/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.h
index 0491457be887..d34a19fbf57d 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.h
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class MenuMac : public Menu {
   // submenus and set their titles.
   static void FixMenuTitles(NSMenu* menu);
 
+  // Fake sending an action from the application menu.
+  static void SendActionToFirstResponder(const std::string& action);
+
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MenuMac);
 };
 
diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm b/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm
index 052579e0c837..b18eda21cd1c 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "base/message_loop.h"
 #include "base/mac/scoped_sending_event.h"
+#include "base/strings/sys_string_conversions.h"
 #include "browser/native_window.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/web_contents.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/web_contents_view.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ void MenuMac::FixMenuTitles(NSMenu* menu) {
   }
 }
 
+// static
+void MenuMac::SendActionToFirstResponder(const std::string& action) {
+  SEL selector = NSSelectorFromString(base::SysUTF8ToNSString(action));
+  [[NSApplication sharedApplication] sendAction:selector
+                                             to:nil
+                                           from:[NSApp mainMenu]];
+}
+
 // static
 v8::Handle<v8::Value> Menu::SetApplicationMenu(const v8::Arguments &args) {
   v8::HandleScope scope;
@@ -94,6 +103,20 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> Menu::SetApplicationMenu(const v8::Arguments &args) {
   return v8::Undefined();
 }
 
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> Menu::SendActionToFirstResponder(
+    const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+
+  if (!args[0]->IsString())
+    return node::ThrowTypeError("Bad argument");
+
+  std::string action(*v8::String::Utf8Value(args[0]));
+  MenuMac::SendActionToFirstResponder(action);
+
+  return v8::Undefined();
+}
+
 // static
 Menu* Menu::Create(v8::Handle<v8::Object> wrapper) {
   return new MenuMac(wrapper);
diff --git a/browser/api/lib/menu.coffee b/browser/api/lib/menu.coffee
index d0318945c36d..f2d27a72f915 100644
--- a/browser/api/lib/menu.coffee
+++ b/browser/api/lib/menu.coffee
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ Menu::appendSubMenu = (args...) -> @insertSubMenu -1, args...
 Menu.setApplicationMenu = (menu) ->
   throw new TypeError('Invalid menu') unless menu?.constructor is Menu
   bindings.setApplicationMenu menu
+Menu.sendActionToFirstResponder = bindings.sendActionToFirstResponder
 
 module.exports = Menu