diff --git a/data/interface/manager_window.ui b/data/interface/manager_window.ui
index e3d34c3..411093d 100644
--- a/data/interface/manager_window.ui
+++ b/data/interface/manager_window.ui
@@ -88,113 +88,12 @@
       </packing>
     </child>
   </object>
-  <object class="GtkPopoverMenu" id="popovermenu_global">
-    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkBox" id="menu_box_global">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-        <property name="border_width">6</property>
-        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-        <property name="spacing">6</property>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkModelButton" id="refresh_button_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Refresh databases</property>
-            <signal name="clicked" handler="on_refresh_button_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">0</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkModelButton" id="history_button_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-            <property name="text" translatable="yes">View History</property>
-            <signal name="clicked" handler="on_history_button_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">1</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkModelButton" id="local_button_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Install Local Packages</property>
-            <signal name="clicked" handler="on_local_button_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">2</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkModelButton" id="preferences_button_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Preferences</property>
-            <signal name="clicked" handler="on_preferences_button_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">3</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkModelButton" id="about_button_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-            <property name="text" translatable="yes">About</property>
-            <signal name="clicked" handler="on_about_button_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">4</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkModelButton" id="quit_button_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Quit</property>
-            <signal name="clicked" handler="on_quit_button_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">5</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
-      </object>
-      <packing>
-        <property name="submenu">main</property>
-        <property name="position">1</property>
-      </packing>
-    </child>
-  </object>
   <template class="PamacManagerWindow" parent="GtkApplicationWindow">
-    <property name="visible">True</property>
+    <property name="visible">False</property>
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
     <property name="default_height">500</property>
     <property name="icon_name">system-software-install</property>
     <property name="gravity">center</property>
-    <property name="show_menubar">False</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkBox" id="main_box">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -1124,25 +1023,6 @@
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <property name="show_close_button">True</property>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="button_menu_global">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-            <property name="popover">popovermenu_global</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkImage" id="menu_icon_global">
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                <property name="icon_name">system-software-install</property>
-                <property name="icon_size">1</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-            <style>
-              <class name="image-button"/>
-            </style>
-          </object>
-        </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkButton" id="button_back">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/src/pamac-manager/manager.vala b/src/pamac-manager/manager.vala
index 2f82684..54c777b 100644
--- a/src/pamac-manager/manager.vala
+++ b/src/pamac-manager/manager.vala
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 namespace Pamac {
-
 	class Manager : Gtk.Application {
 		ManagerWindow manager_window;
 		bool pamac_run;
@@ -48,6 +47,23 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				msg.destroy ();
 			} else {
 				manager_window = new ManagerWindow (this);
+
+#if ENABLE_HAMBURGER
+#else
+				var menu = new Menu ();
+				menu.append (dgettext (null, "Refresh Databases"), "win.refreshdb");
+				menu.append (dgettext (null, "View History"), "win.viewhistory");
+				menu.append (dgettext (null, "Install Local Packages"), "win.installlocal");
+				menu.append (dgettext (null, "Preferences"), "win.preferences");
+				menu.append (dgettext (null, "About"), "win.about");
+				menu.append (dgettext (null, "Quit"), "app.quit");
+				this.app_menu = menu;
+
+				var quit_action = new SimpleAction ("quit", null);
+				quit_action.activate.connect (this.quit);
+				this.add_action (quit_action);
+#endif
+
 				// quit accel
 				var action =  new SimpleAction ("quit", null);
 				action.activate.connect  (() => {this.quit ();});
@@ -106,9 +122,19 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			run = app.get_is_remote ();
 			return run;
 		}
+
+#if ENABLE_HAMBURGER
+#else
+		protected override void activate () {
+			new ManagerWindow (this);
+		}
+#endif
 	}
 
 	static int main (string[] args) {
+		// This forces the gtk to show the menu icon instead of the global menu to debug
+		//Gtk.init (ref args);
+		//Gtk.Settings.get_default ().gtk_shell_shows_app_menu = false;
 		var manager = new Manager ();
 		return manager.run (args);
 	}
diff --git a/src/pamac-manager/manager_window.vala b/src/pamac-manager/manager_window.vala
index c185917..55dd3e3 100644
--- a/src/pamac-manager/manager_window.vala
+++ b/src/pamac-manager/manager_window.vala
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 //using GIO
 
-extern void exit(int exit_code);
-
 const string VERSION = Constants.VERSION;
 
 namespace Pamac {
@@ -59,17 +57,13 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.Button button_back;
 		[GtkChild]
-		Gtk.HeaderBar headerbar;
-		[GtkChild]
-		Gtk.MenuButton button_menu_global;
-		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.MenuButton button_menu;
 #if ENABLE_HAMBURGER
 		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.ModelButton preferences_button;
 #else
 		[GtkChild]
-		Gtk.ModelButton preferences_button_global;
+		Gtk.HeaderBar headerbar;
 #endif
 		[GtkChild]
 		Gtk.TreeView packages_treeview;
@@ -180,14 +174,32 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		uint search_entry_timeout_id;
 
 		public ManagerWindow (Gtk.Application application) {
-			Object (application: application);
+			Object (application: application, title: "Pamac");
 
 #if ENABLE_HAMBURGER
-			headerbar.remove(button_menu_global);
 			button_menu.toggled.connect (on_menu_button_toggled);
 #else
 			headerbar.remove(button_menu);
-			button_menu_global.toggled.connect (on_menu_button_toggled);
+			// connect the menu
+			var action = new SimpleAction ("refreshdb", null);
+			action.activate.connect (on_refresh_button_clicked);
+			this.add_action (action);
+			
+			action = new SimpleAction ("viewhistory", null);
+			action.activate.connect (on_history_button_clicked);
+			this.add_action (action);
+			
+			action = new SimpleAction ("installlocal", null);
+			action.activate.connect (on_local_button_clicked);
+			this.add_action (action);	
+
+			action = new SimpleAction ("preferences", null);
+			action.activate.connect (on_preferences_button_clicked);
+			this.add_action (action);
+
+			action = new SimpleAction ("about", null);
+			action.activate.connect (on_about_button_clicked);
+			this.add_action (action);
 #endif
 
 #if DISABLE_AUR
@@ -209,10 +221,10 @@ namespace Pamac {
 
 			this.title = dgettext (null, "Package Manager");
 			updated_label.set_markup ("<b>%s</b>".printf (dgettext (null, "Your system is up-to-date")));
-			this.get_window ().set_cursor (new Gdk.Cursor.for_display (Gdk.Display.get_default (), Gdk.CursorType.WATCH));
 			while (Gtk.events_pending ()) {
 				Gtk.main_iteration ();
 			}
+
 			right_click_menu = new Gtk.Menu ();
 			deselect_item = new Gtk.MenuItem.with_label (dgettext (null, "Deselect"));
 			deselect_item.activate.connect (on_deselect_item_activate);
@@ -499,7 +511,6 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		}
 
 		public void show_default_pkgs () {
-			this.get_window ().set_cursor (new Gdk.Cursor.for_display (Gdk.Display.get_default (), Gdk.CursorType.WATCH));
 			transaction.get_installed_pkgs.begin ((obj, res) => {
 				populate_packages_list (transaction.get_installed_pkgs.end (res));
 			});
@@ -1868,8 +1879,6 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		void on_menu_button_toggled () {
 #if ENABLE_HAMBURGER
 			preferences_button.sensitive = !(transaction_running || sysupgrade_running);
-#else
-			preferences_button_global.sensitive = !(transaction_running || sysupgrade_running);
 #endif
 		}
 
@@ -1975,16 +1984,6 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				"website", "http://github.com/cromnix/pamac-classic");
 		}
 
-		[GtkCallback]
-		void on_quit_button_clicked () {
-			//Gtk.main_quit ();
-			this.quit();
-		}
-
-		void quit() {
-			exit(0);
-		}
-
 		[GtkCallback]
 		void on_details_button_clicked () {
 			important_details = false;