diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 1e618a49d6..3b103e1cf1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         <menuitem action='set-tempo-from-edit-range'/>
       </menu>
       <menuitem action='set-mouse-mode-object-range'/>
-      <menuitem action='show-preferences'/>
+      <menuitem action='menu-show-preferences'/>
     </menu>         
 
     <menu name='RegionMenu' action='RegionMenu'>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 35e8eca25d..e6a6821d7e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	global_actions.register_action (common_actions, X_("show-editor"), _("Show"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::show_tabbable), editor));
 	global_actions.register_action (common_actions, X_("show-mixer"), _("Show"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::show_tabbable), mixer));
 	global_actions.register_action (common_actions, X_("show-preferences"), _("Show"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::show_tabbable), rc_option_editor));
+	global_actions.register_action (common_actions, X_("menu-show-preferences"), _("Preferences"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::show_tabbable), rc_option_editor));
 
 	global_actions.register_action (common_actions, X_("hide-editor"), _("Hide"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::hide_tabbable), editor));
 	global_actions.register_action (common_actions, X_("hide-mixer"), _("Hide"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::hide_tabbable), mixer));