diff --git a/src/client/application/geary-application.vala b/src/client/application/geary-application.vala
index da5ff3ea..0bc14082 100644
--- a/src/client/application/geary-application.vala
+++ b/src/client/application/geary-application.vala
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ public class GearyApplication : Gtk.Application {
     private bool is_destroyed = false;
 
     public GearyApplication() {
-        Object(application_id: APP_ID);
-
+        Object(
+            application_id: APP_ID,
+            resource_base_path: "/org/gnome/Geary" // XXX remove this when Bug 766196 is fixed 
+        );
         _instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/CMakeLists.txt b/ui/CMakeLists.txt
index e16c2850..8171ed17 100644
--- a/ui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ set(RESOURCE_LIST
   STRIPBLANKS "account_cannot_remove.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "account_list.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "account_spinner.glade"
-  STRIPBLANKS "app_menu.interface"
   STRIPBLANKS "certificate_warning_dialog.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "composer-headerbar.ui"
   STRIPBLANKS "composer-menus.ui"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ set(RESOURCE_LIST
   STRIPBLANKS "edit_alternate_emails.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "find_bar.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "folder-popover.ui"
+  STRIPBLANKS "gtk/menus.ui"
   STRIPBLANKS "login.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "password-dialog.glade"
   STRIPBLANKS "preferences.glade"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ add_custom_target(resource_copy ALL
   COMMAND
     cp ${RESOURCES_XML} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ui
   COMMAND
-    cp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ui/*.glade ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ui/*.interface ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ui/*.ui ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ui
+    cp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ui/*.glade ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ui/*.ui ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ui
   COMMAND
     cp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ui/*.css ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ui
 )
diff --git a/ui/app_menu.interface b/ui/app_menu.interface
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c40ec03..00000000
--- a/ui/app_menu.interface
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<interface>
-    <menu id='app-menu'>
-        <section>
-            <item>
-                <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>A_ccounts</attribute>
-                <attribute name='action'>app.GearyAccounts</attribute>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-                <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_Preferences</attribute>
-                <attribute name='action'>app.GearyPreferences</attribute>
-            </item>
-        </section>
-        <section>
-            <item>
-                <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_Help</attribute>
-                <attribute name='action'>app.GearyHelp</attribute>
-                <attribute name='accel'>F1</attribute>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-                <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_About</attribute>
-                <attribute name='action'>app.GearyAbout</attribute>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-                <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_Quit</attribute>
-                <attribute name='action'>app.GearyQuit</attribute>
-                <attribute name='accel'>&lt;Primary&gt;Q</attribute>
-            </item>
-        </section>
-    </menu>
-</interface>
diff --git a/ui/gtk/menus.ui b/ui/gtk/menus.ui
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1770de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/gtk/menus.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<interface>
+  <menu id='app-menu'>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>Compose Message</attribute>
+        <attribute name='action'>app.compose</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>A_ccounts</attribute>
+        <attribute name='action'>app.accounts</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_Preferences</attribute>
+        <attribute name='action'>app.preferences</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_Help</attribute>
+        <attribute name='action'>app.help</attribute>
+        <attribute name='accel'>F1</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_About</attribute>
+        <attribute name='action'>app.about</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name='label' translatable='yes'>_Quit</attribute>
+        <attribute name='action'>app.quit</attribute>
+        <attribute name='accel'>&lt;Primary&gt;Q</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+  </menu>
+</interface>