diff --git a/examples/menuExample.js b/examples/menuExample.js
index 5d8f8f22f2..c62e4616ec 100644
--- a/examples/menuExample.js
+++ b/examples/menuExample.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function setupMenus() {
     Menu.addMenuItem("Foo","Foo item 2", "SHIFT+F" );
     Menu.addMenuItem("Foo","Foo item 3", "META+F" );
     Menu.addCheckableMenuItem("Foo","Foo item 4", "ALT+F", true);
+    Menu.addSeparator("Foo","Removable Tools");
     Menu.addMenuItem("Foo","Remove Foo item 4");
     Menu.addMenuItem("Foo","Remove Foo");
     Menu.addMenu("Bar");
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ function setupMenus() {
     Menu.addMenu("Bar > Spam");
     Menu.addMenuItem("Bar > Spam","Spam item 1");
     Menu.addCheckableMenuItem("Bar > Spam","Spam item 2",false);
+    Menu.addSeparator("Bar > Spam","Other Items");
     Menu.addMenuItem("Bar > Spam","Remove Spam item 2");
     Menu.addMenuItem("Foo","Remove Spam item 2");
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 5f616826f0..c7d12dd80d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -1393,6 +1393,14 @@ void Menu::removeMenu(const QString& menuName) {
     }
 }
 
+void Menu::addSeparator(const QString& menuName, const QString& separatorName) {
+    QMenu* menuObj = getMenu(menuName);
+    if (menuObj) {
+        addDisabledActionAndSeparator(menuObj, separatorName);
+    }
+}
+
+
 void Menu::addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem, bool checkable, bool checked) {
     QMenu* menuObj = getMenu(menuName);
     if (menuObj) {
@@ -1480,6 +1488,12 @@ void MenuScriptingInterface::removeMenu(const QString& menu) {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Menu::getInstance(), "removeMenu", Q_ARG(const QString&, menu));
 }
 
+void MenuScriptingInterface::addSeparator(const QString& menuName, const QString& separatorName) {
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Menu::getInstance(), "addSeparator",
+                Q_ARG(const QString&, menuName),
+                Q_ARG(const QString&, separatorName));
+}
+
 void MenuScriptingInterface::addMenuItemWithKeyEvent(const QString& menu, const QString& menuitem, const KeyEvent& shortcutKey) {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Menu::getInstance(), "addMenuItem",
                 Q_ARG(const QString&, menu),
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 421d61c052..8fe49a3ac2 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -113,13 +113,14 @@ public slots:
     void goTo();
     void pasteToVoxel();
 
-    QMenu* addMenu(const QString& menu);
-    void removeMenu(const QString& menu);
-    void addMenuItem(const QString& menu, const QString& menuitem, bool checkable, bool checked);
-    void addMenuItem(const QString& menu, const QString& menuitem, const KeyEvent& shortcutKey, bool checkable, bool checked);
-    void addMenuItem(const QString& menu, const QString& menuitem, const QString& shortcutKey, bool checkable, bool checked);
-    void addMenuItem(const QString& topMenuName, const QString& menuitem, const QKeySequence& shortcutKey, bool checkable, bool checked);
-    void removeMenuItem(const QString& menu, const QString& menuitem);
+    QMenu* addMenu(const QString& menuName);
+    void removeMenu(const QString& menuName);
+    void addSeparator(const QString& menuName, const QString& separatorName);
+    void addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem, bool checkable, bool checked);
+    void addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem, const KeyEvent& shortcutKey, bool checkable, bool checked);
+    void addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem, const QString& shortcutKey, bool checkable, bool checked);
+    void addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem, const QKeySequence& shortcutKey, bool checkable, bool checked);
+    void removeMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem);
 
 
 private slots:
@@ -335,6 +336,8 @@ public slots:
     void addMenu(const QString& menuName);
     void removeMenu(const QString& menuName);
 
+    void addSeparator(const QString& menuName, const QString& separatorName);
+
     void addMenuItemWithKeyEvent(const QString& menu, const QString& menuitem, const KeyEvent& shortcutKey);
     void addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem, const QString& shortcutKey);
     void addMenuItem(const QString& menuName, const QString& menuitem);