diff --git a/lib/keybind.h b/lib/keybind.h
index cf34e74bb..ff7e5777a 100644
--- a/lib/keybind.h
+++ b/lib/keybind.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define KEYMAP_SECTION_MAIN_EXT "main:xmap"
 #define KEYMAP_SECTION_PANEL "panel"
 #define KEYMAP_SECTION_DIALOG "dialog"
+#define KEYMAP_SECTION_MENU "menu"
 #define KEYMAP_SECTION_INPUT "input"
 #define KEYMAP_SECTION_LISTBOX "listbox"
 #define KEYMAP_SECTION_TREE "tree"
diff --git a/lib/widget/menu.c b/lib/widget/menu.c
index 28ab0011e..7749496e5 100644
--- a/lib/widget/menu.c
+++ b/lib/widget/menu.c
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@
 #include "lib/tty/tty.h"
 #include "lib/skin.h"
 #include "lib/tty/key.h"        /* key macros */
+#include "lib/keybind.h"        /* global_keymap_t */
 #include "lib/strutil.h"
 #include "lib/widget.h"
 #include "lib/event.h"          /* mc_event_raise() */
 
 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
 
+const global_keymap_t *menu_map;
+
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
 
 #define MENUENTRY(x) ((menu_entry_t *)(x))
@@ -397,28 +400,36 @@ menubar_up (WMenuBar * menubar)
 static void
 menubar_first (WMenuBar * menubar)
 {
-    menu_t *menu = MENU (g_list_nth_data (menubar->menu, menubar->selected));
-
-    if (menu->selected == 0)
-        return;
-
-    menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_ENTRY_COLOR);
-
-    menu->selected = 0;
-
-    while (TRUE)
+    if (menubar->is_dropped)
     {
-        menu_entry_t *entry;
+        menu_t *menu = MENU (g_list_nth_data (menubar->menu, menubar->selected));
 
-        entry = MENUENTRY (g_list_nth_data (menu->entries, menu->selected));
+        if (menu->selected == 0)
+            return;
 
-        if ((entry == NULL) || (entry->command == CK_IgnoreKey))
-            menu->selected++;
-        else
-            break;
+        menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_ENTRY_COLOR);
+
+        menu->selected = 0;
+
+        while (TRUE)
+        {
+            menu_entry_t *entry;
+
+            entry = MENUENTRY (g_list_nth_data (menu->entries, menu->selected));
+
+            if ((entry == NULL) || (entry->command == CK_IgnoreKey))
+                menu->selected++;
+            else
+                break;
+        }
+
+        menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_SELECTED_COLOR);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        menubar->selected = 0;
+        menubar_draw (menubar);
     }
-
-    menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_SELECTED_COLOR);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -426,46 +437,92 @@ menubar_first (WMenuBar * menubar)
 static void
 menubar_last (WMenuBar * menubar)
 {
-    menu_t *menu = MENU (g_list_nth_data (menubar->menu, menubar->selected));
-    const unsigned int len = g_list_length (menu->entries);
-    menu_entry_t *entry;
-
-    if (menu->selected == len - 1)
-        return;
-
-    menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_ENTRY_COLOR);
-
-    menu->selected = len;
-
-    do
+    if (menubar->is_dropped)
     {
-        menu->selected--;
-        entry = MENUENTRY (g_list_nth_data (menu->entries, menu->selected));
-    }
-    while ((entry == NULL) || (entry->command == CK_IgnoreKey));
+        menu_t *menu = MENU (g_list_nth_data (menubar->menu, menubar->selected));
+        const unsigned int len = g_list_length (menu->entries);
+        menu_entry_t *entry;
 
-    menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_SELECTED_COLOR);
+        if (menu->selected == len - 1)
+            return;
+
+        menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_ENTRY_COLOR);
+
+        menu->selected = len;
+
+        do
+        {
+            menu->selected--;
+            entry = MENUENTRY (g_list_nth_data (menu->entries, menu->selected));
+        }
+        while ((entry == NULL) || (entry->command == CK_IgnoreKey));
+
+        menubar_paint_idx (menubar, menu->selected, MENU_SELECTED_COLOR);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        menubar->selected = g_list_length (menubar->menu) - 1;
+        menubar_draw (menubar);
+    }
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static int
-menubar_handle_key (WMenuBar * menubar, int key)
+static cb_ret_t
+menubar_try_drop_menu (WMenuBar * menubar, int hotkey)
 {
-    /* Lowercase */
-    if (isascii (key))
-        key = g_ascii_tolower (key);
+    GList *i;
 
-    if (is_abort_char (key))
+    for (i = menubar->menu; i != NULL; i = g_list_next (i))
     {
-        menubar_finish (menubar);
-        return 1;
+        menu_t *menu = MENU (i->data);
+
+        if (menu->text.hotkey != NULL && hotkey == g_ascii_tolower (menu->text.hotkey[0]))
+        {
+            menubar_drop (menubar, g_list_position (menubar->menu, i));
+            return MSG_HANDLED;
+        }
     }
 
-    /* menubar help or menubar navigation */
-    switch (key)
+    return MSG_NOT_HANDLED;
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static cb_ret_t
+menubar_try_exec_menu (WMenuBar * menubar, int hotkey)
+{
+    menu_t *menu;
+    GList *i;
+
+    menu = g_list_nth_data (menubar->menu, menubar->selected);
+
+    for (i = menu->entries; i != NULL; i = g_list_next (i))
     {
-    case KEY_F (1):
+        const menu_entry_t *entry = MENUENTRY (i->data);
+
+        if (entry != NULL && entry->text.hotkey != NULL
+            && hotkey == g_ascii_tolower (entry->text.hotkey[0]))
+        {
+            menu->selected = g_list_position (menu->entries, i);
+            menubar_execute (menubar);
+            return MSG_HANDLED;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return MSG_NOT_HANDLED;
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static cb_ret_t
+menubar_execute_cmd (WMenuBar * menubar, unsigned long command, int key)
+{
+    cb_ret_t ret = MSG_HANDLED;
+
+    switch (command)
+    {
+    case CK_Help:
         {
             ev_help_t event_data = { NULL, NULL };
 
@@ -477,98 +534,65 @@ menubar_handle_key (WMenuBar * menubar, int key)
 
             mc_event_raise (MCEVENT_GROUP_CORE, "help", &event_data);
             menubar_draw (menubar);
-            return 1;
         }
+        break;
 
-    case KEY_LEFT:
-    case XCTRL ('b'):
+    case CK_Left:
         menubar_left (menubar);
-        return 1;
-
-    case KEY_RIGHT:
-    case XCTRL ('f'):
+        break;
+    case CK_Right:
         menubar_right (menubar);
-        return 1;
+        break;
+    case CK_Up:
+        if (menubar->is_dropped)
+            menubar_up (menubar);
+        break;
+    case CK_Down:
+        if (menubar->is_dropped)
+            menubar_down (menubar);
+        else
+            menubar_drop (menubar, menubar->selected);
+        break;
+    case CK_Home:
+        menubar_first (menubar);
+        break;
+    case CK_End:
+        menubar_last (menubar);
+        break;
+
+    case CK_Enter:
+        if (menubar->is_dropped)
+            menubar_execute (menubar);
+        else
+            menubar_drop (menubar, menubar->selected);
+        break;
+    case CK_Quit:
+        menubar_finish (menubar);
+        break;
 
     default:
+        if (menubar->is_dropped)
+            ret = menubar_try_exec_menu (menubar, key);
+        else
+            ret = menubar_try_drop_menu (menubar, key);
         break;
     }
 
-    if (!menubar->is_dropped)
-    {
-        GList *i;
+    return ret;
+}
 
-        /* drop menu by hotkey */
-        for (i = menubar->menu; i != NULL; i = g_list_next (i))
-        {
-            menu_t *menu = MENU (i->data);
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-            if ((menu->text.hotkey != NULL) && (key == g_ascii_tolower (menu->text.hotkey[0])))
-            {
-                menubar_drop (menubar, g_list_position (menubar->menu, i));
-                return 1;
-            }
-        }
+static int
+menubar_handle_key (WMenuBar * menubar, int key)
+{
+    unsigned long cmd;
 
-        /* drop menu by Enter or Dowwn key */
-        if (key == KEY_ENTER || key == XCTRL ('n') || key == KEY_DOWN || key == '\n')
-            menubar_drop (menubar, menubar->selected);
+    cmd = keybind_lookup_keymap_command (menu_map, key);
 
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    {
-        menu_t *menu = MENU (g_list_nth_data (menubar->menu, menubar->selected));
-        GList *i;
-
-        /* execute menu command by hotkey */
-        for (i = menu->entries; i != NULL; i = g_list_next (i))
-        {
-            const menu_entry_t *entry = MENUENTRY (i->data);
-
-            if ((entry != NULL) && (entry->command != CK_IgnoreKey)
-                && (entry->text.hotkey != NULL) && (key == g_ascii_tolower (entry->text.hotkey[0])))
-            {
-                menu->selected = g_list_position (menu->entries, i);
-                menubar_execute (menubar);
-                return 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /* menu execute by Enter or menu navigation */
-        switch (key)
-        {
-        case KEY_ENTER:
-        case '\n':
-            menubar_execute (menubar);
-            return 1;
-
-        case KEY_HOME:
-        case ALT ('<'):
-            menubar_first (menubar);
-            break;
-
-        case KEY_END:
-        case ALT ('>'):
-            menubar_last (menubar);
-            break;
-
-        case KEY_DOWN:
-        case XCTRL ('n'):
-            menubar_down (menubar);
-            break;
-
-        case KEY_UP:
-        case XCTRL ('p'):
-            menubar_up (menubar);
-            break;
-
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
+    return (cmd == CK_IgnoreKey
+            || menubar_execute_cmd (menubar, cmd,
+                                    key) == MSG_NOT_HANDLED) ? MSG_NOT_HANDLED : MSG_HANDLED;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/misc/mc.default.keymap b/misc/mc.default.keymap
index 7ab6de964..2faf8d382 100644
--- a/misc/mc.default.keymap
+++ b/misc/mc.default.keymap
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ ScreenList = alt-prime
 ScreenNext = alt-rbrace
 ScreenPrev = alt-lbrace
 
+[menu]
+Help = f1
+Left = left; ctrl-b
+Right = right; ctrl-f
+Up = up; ctrl-p
+Down = down; ctrl-n
+Home = home; alt-lt; ctr-a
+End = end; alt-gt ctrl-e
+Enter = enter
+Quit = F10; esc; ctrl-g
+
 [input]
 Home = ctrl-a; alt-lt; home; a1
 End = ctrl-e; alt-gt; end; c1
diff --git a/misc/mc.emacs.keymap b/misc/mc.emacs.keymap
index 9769a72c7..2b7b71020 100644
--- a/misc/mc.emacs.keymap
+++ b/misc/mc.emacs.keymap
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ ScreenList = alt-prime
 ScreenNext = alt-rbrace
 ScreenPrev = alt-lbrace
 
+[menu]
+Help = f1
+Left = left; ctrl-b
+Right = right; ctrl-f
+Up = up; ctrl-p
+Down = down; ctrl-n
+Home = home; alt-lt; ctr-a
+End = end; alt-gt ctrl-e
+Enter = enter
+Quit = F10; esc; ctrl-g
+
 [input]
 Home = ctrl-a; alt-lt; home; a1
 End = ctrl-e; alt-gt; end; c1
diff --git a/src/keybind-defaults.c b/src/keybind-defaults.c
index e2cba7432..41a501194 100644
--- a/src/keybind-defaults.c
+++ b/src/keybind-defaults.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ GArray *main_keymap = NULL;
 GArray *main_x_keymap = NULL;
 GArray *panel_keymap = NULL;
 GArray *dialog_keymap = NULL;
+GArray *menu_keymap = NULL;
 GArray *input_keymap = NULL;
 GArray *listbox_keymap = NULL;
 GArray *tree_keymap = NULL;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ GArray *diff_keymap = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *main_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *main_x_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *panel_map = NULL;
+const global_keymap_t *menu_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *tree_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *help_map = NULL;
 
@@ -225,6 +227,20 @@ static const global_keymap_ini_t default_dialog_keymap[] = {
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
+/* menubar */
+static const global_keymap_ini_t default_menu_keymap[] = {
+    {"Help", "f1"},
+    {"Left", "left; ctrl-b"},
+    {"Right", "right; ctrl-f"},
+    {"Up", "up; ctrl-p"},
+    {"Down", "down; enter; ctrl-n"},
+    {"Home", "home; alt-lt; ctrl-a"},
+    {"End", "end; alt-gt; ctrl-e"},
+    {"Enter", "enter"},
+    {"Quit", "f10; ctrl-g; esc"},
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
 /* input line */
 static const global_keymap_ini_t default_input_keymap[] = {
     /* Motion */
@@ -590,6 +606,7 @@ create_default_keymap (void)
     create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_MAIN_EXT, default_main_x_keymap);
     create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_PANEL, default_panel_keymap);
     create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_DIALOG, default_dialog_keymap);
+    create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_MENU, default_menu_keymap);
     create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_INPUT, default_input_keymap);
     create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_LISTBOX, default_listbox_keymap);
     create_default_keymap_section (keymap, KEYMAP_SECTION_TREE, default_tree_keymap);
diff --git a/src/keybind-defaults.h b/src/keybind-defaults.h
index 7b569c67e..edb05c67f 100644
--- a/src/keybind-defaults.h
+++ b/src/keybind-defaults.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern GArray *main_keymap;
 extern GArray *main_x_keymap;
 extern GArray *panel_keymap;
 extern GArray *dialog_keymap;
+extern GArray *menu_keymap;
 extern GArray *input_keymap;
 extern GArray *listbox_keymap;
 extern GArray *tree_keymap;
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ extern GArray *viewer_hex_keymap;
 extern GArray *diff_keymap;
 #endif
 
-
 extern const global_keymap_t *main_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *main_x_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *panel_map;
+extern const global_keymap_t *menu_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *tree_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *help_map;
 
diff --git a/src/setup.c b/src/setup.c
index 1e313274f..0b6f2f699 100644
--- a/src/setup.c
+++ b/src/setup.c
@@ -1365,6 +1365,9 @@ load_keymap_defs (gboolean load_from_file)
         dialog_keymap = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof (global_keymap_t));
         load_keymap_from_section (KEYMAP_SECTION_DIALOG, dialog_keymap, mc_global_keymap);
 
+        menu_keymap = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof (global_keymap_t));
+        load_keymap_from_section (KEYMAP_SECTION_MENU, menu_keymap, mc_global_keymap);
+
         input_keymap = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof (global_keymap_t));
         load_keymap_from_section (KEYMAP_SECTION_INPUT, input_keymap, mc_global_keymap);
 
@@ -1401,6 +1404,7 @@ load_keymap_defs (gboolean load_from_file)
     main_x_map = (global_keymap_t *) main_x_keymap->data;
     panel_map = (global_keymap_t *) panel_keymap->data;
     dialog_map = (global_keymap_t *) dialog_keymap->data;
+    menu_map = (global_keymap_t *) menu_keymap->data;
     input_map = (global_keymap_t *) input_keymap->data;
     listbox_map = (global_keymap_t *) listbox_keymap->data;
     tree_map = (global_keymap_t *) tree_keymap->data;