diff --git a/unix/menu.c b/unix/menu.c
index f14dd488..a9eb2cd3 100644
--- a/unix/menu.c
+++ b/unix/menu.c
@@ -291,3 +291,8 @@ GtkWidget *makeMenubar(uiWindow *w)
 	gtk_widget_set_halign(menubar, GTK_ALIGN_FILL);
 	return menubar;
 }
+
+void freeMenubar(GtkWidget *mb)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
diff --git a/unix/uipriv_unix.h b/unix/uipriv_unix.h
index 561ff8bc..fd75529b 100644
--- a/unix/uipriv_unix.h
+++ b/unix/uipriv_unix.h
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ extern char *strdupText(const char *);
 
 // menu.c
 extern GtkWidget *makeMenubar(uiWindow *);
+extern void freeMenubar(GtkWidget *);
diff --git a/unix/window.c b/unix/window.c
index 90ee8349..f3d30b85 100644
--- a/unix/window.c
+++ b/unix/window.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ struct window {
 	GtkContainer *vboxContainer;
 	GtkBox *vbox;
 
+	GtkWidget *menubar;
+
 	uiContainer *bin;
 
 	int hidden;
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ static void windowDestroy(uiControl *c)
 	// now destroy the bin
 	// the bin has no parent, so we can just call uiControlDestroy()
 	uiControlDestroy(uiControl(w->bin));
-	// TODO menus
+	// now destroy the menus
+	freeMenubar(w->menubar);
 	// now destroy ourselves
 	// this will also free the vbox
 	gtk_widget_destroy(w->widget);
@@ -182,8 +185,10 @@ uiWindow *uiNewWindow(const char *title, int width, int height, int hasMenubar)
 	// set the vbox as the GtkWindow child
 	gtk_container_add(w->container, w->vboxWidget);
 
-	if (hasMenubar)
-		gtk_container_add(w->vboxContainer, makeMenubar(uiWindow(w)));
+	if (hasMenubar) {
+		w->menubar = makeMenubar(uiWindow(w));
+		gtk_container_add(w->vboxContainer, w->menubar);
+	}
 
 	w->bin = newBin();
 	binWidget = GTK_WIDGET(uiControlHandle(uiControl(w->bin)));