diff --git a/AppKit/CPMenu.j b/AppKit/CPMenu.j
index 06784c1db..10bb0b4dc 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPMenu.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPMenu.j
@@ -829,8 +829,9 @@ var _CPMenuBarVisible               = NO,
 @end
 
 
-var CPMenuTitleKey  = @"CPMenuTitleKey",
-    CPMenuItemsKey  = @"CPMenuItemsKey";
+var CPMenuTitleKey              = @"CPMenuTitleKey",
+    CPMenuItemsKey              = @"CPMenuItemsKey",
+    CPMenuShowsStateColumnKey   = @"CPMenuShowsStateColumnKey";
 
 @implementation CPMenu (CPCoding)
 
@@ -847,6 +848,8 @@ var CPMenuTitleKey  = @"CPMenuTitleKey",
     {
         _title = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:CPMenuTitleKey];
         _items = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:CPMenuItemsKey];
+
+        _showsStateColumn = ![aCoder containsValueForKey:CPMenuShowsStateColumnKey] || [aCoder decodeBoolForKey:CPMenuShowsStateColumnKey];
     }
     
     return self;
@@ -860,6 +863,9 @@ var CPMenuTitleKey  = @"CPMenuTitleKey",
 {
     [aCoder encodeObject:_title forKey:CPMenuTitleKey];
     [aCoder encodeObject:_items forKey:CPMenuItemsKey];
+
+    if (!_showsStateColumn)
+        [aCoder encodeBool:_showsStateColumn forKey:CPMenuShowsStateColumnKey];
 }
 
 @end
@@ -1777,8 +1783,11 @@ var _CPMenuBarWindowBackgroundColor = nil,
     {
         if ([_trackingMenuItem submenu] != nil)
         {
+            var action = [_trackingMenuItem action];
+
             // If the item has a submenu, but not direct action, a.k.a. a "pure" menu, simply show the menu.
-            if (![_trackingMenuItem action])
+            // FIXME: (?) should we use submenuAction: or not?
+            if (!action || action === @selector(submenuAction:))
                 return [self showMenu:anEvent];
             
             // If this is a hybrid button/menu, show it in a bit...
diff --git a/AppKit/CPMenuItem.j b/AppKit/CPMenuItem.j
index 454804eb2..edf7c7c5e 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPMenuItem.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPMenuItem.j
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ var CPMenuItemTitleKey              = @"CPMenuItemTitleKey",
     CPMenuItemIsHiddenKey           = @"CPMenuItemIsHiddenKey",
 
     CPMenuItemTagKey                = @"CPMenuItemTagKey",
+    CPMenuItemStateKey              = @"CPMenuItemStateKey",
 
     CPMenuItemImageKey              = @"CPMenuItemImageKey",
     CPMenuItemAlternateImageKey     = @"CPMenuItemAlternateImageKey",
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ var CPMenuItemTitleKey              = @"CPMenuItemTitleKey",
         _isEnabled = DEFAULT_VALUE(CPMenuItemIsEnabledKey, YES);
         _isHidden = DEFAULT_VALUE(CPMenuItemIsHiddenKey, NO);
         _tag = DEFAULT_VALUE(CPMenuItemTagKey, 0);
-
+        _state = DEFAULT_VALUE(CPMenuItemStateKey, CPOffState);
 //    int             _state;
 
         _image = DEFAULT_VALUE(CPMenuItemImageKey, nil);
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ var CPMenuItemTitleKey              = @"CPMenuItemTitleKey",
     ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemIsHiddenKey, _isHidden, NO);
 
     ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemTagKey, _tag, 0);
+    ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemStateKey, _state, CPOffState);
 
     ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemImageKey, _image, nil);
     ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemAlternateImageKey, _alternateImage, nil);
@@ -848,7 +850,7 @@ var CPMenuItemTitleKey              = @"CPMenuItemTitleKey",
     ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemMenuKey, _menu, nil);
 
     ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemRepresentedObjectKey, _representedObject, nil);
-    ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemViewKey, _view, nil)
+    ENCODE_IFNOT(CPMenuItemViewKey, _view, nil);
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenu.j b/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenu.j
index 0442bdfc3..aad5a6917 100644
--- a/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenu.j
+++ b/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenu.j
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
     
     if (self)
     {
-        _title = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:"NSTitle"];
-        _items = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:"NSMenuItems"];
+        _title = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:@"NSTitle"];
+        _items = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:@"NSMenuItems"];
+
+        //_showsStateColumn = ![aCoder containsValueForKey:@"NSMenuExcludeMarkColumn"] || ![aCoder decodeBoolForKey:@"NSMenuExcludeMarkColumn"];
     }
     
     return self;
diff --git a/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenuItem.j b/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenuItem.j
index a857af865..fde8d8e3e 100644
--- a/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenuItem.j
+++ b/Tools/nib2cib/NSMenuItem.j
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         _isHidden = [aCoder decodeBoolForKey:"NSIsHidden"];
 
 //      _tag = [aCoder decodeIntForKey:"NSTag"];
-//      _state = [aCoder decodeIntForKey:"NSState"];
+        _state = [aCoder decodeIntForKey:"NSState"];
 
 //      _image = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:"NSImage"];
 //      _alternateImage = [aCoder decodeObjectForKey:""];