diff --git a/include/wx/osx/menu.h b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
index 009efb04a4..26544dc415 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public:
     // containing this position.
     bool OSXGetRadioGroupRange(int pos, int *start, int *end) const;
 
+#if wxUSE_MENUBAR
+    virtual void Attach(wxMenuBarBase *menubar) wxOVERRIDE;
+#endif
+
+    void SetupBitmaps();
+
 protected:
     // hide special menu items like exit, preferences etc
     // that are expected in the app menu
@@ -163,6 +169,9 @@ public:
     static void MacSetCommonMenuBar(wxMenuBar* menubar) { s_macCommonMenuBar=menubar; }
     static wxMenuBar* MacGetCommonMenuBar() { return s_macCommonMenuBar; }
 
+    virtual void Attach(wxFrame *frame) wxOVERRIDE;
+    void SetupBitmaps();
+
 
     static WXHMENU MacGetWindowMenuHMenu() { return s_macWindowMenuHandle ; }
 
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/menuitem.h b/include/wx/osx/menuitem.h
index 44f22ff15e..63f207f943 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/menuitem.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"
-#include "wx/bitmap.h"
+#include "wx/bmpbndl.h"
 #include "wx/vector.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public:
     void RemoveHiddenItems();
 #endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
 
-    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap) ;
-    virtual const wxBitmap& GetBitmap() const { return m_bitmap; }
+    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmapBundle& bitmap) ;
+    virtual wxBitmap GetBitmap() const;
 
 
     // Implementation only from now on.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 private:
     void UncheckRadio() ;
 
-    wxBitmap  m_bitmap; // Bitmap for menuitem, if any
+    wxBitmapBundle m_bitmap; // Bitmap for menuitem, if any
 
     wxMenuItemImpl* m_peer;
 
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 8ff64ee79d..ec05d0aa8c 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,17 @@ bool wxMenu::DoInsertOrAppend(wxMenuItem *item, size_t pos)
 #if wxUSE_MENUBAR
     // if we're already attached to the menubar, we must update it
     if ( IsAttached() && GetMenuBar()->IsAttached() )
+    {
+        if ( item->IsSubMenu() )
+        {
+            item->GetSubMenu()->SetupBitmaps();
+        }
+        if ( !item->IsSeparator() )
+        {
+            item->UpdateItemBitmap();
+        }
         GetMenuBar()->Refresh();
+    }
 #endif // wxUSE_MENUBAR
 
     if ( check )
@@ -399,6 +409,36 @@ void wxMenu::HandleMenuClosed()
     DoHandleMenuOpenedOrClosed(wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE);
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_MENUBAR
+void wxMenu::Attach(wxMenuBarBase *menubar)
+{
+    wxMenuBase::Attach(menubar);
+
+    if (menubar->IsAttached())
+    {
+        SetupBitmaps();
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
+void wxMenu::SetupBitmaps()
+{
+    for ( wxMenuItemList::compatibility_iterator node = m_items.GetFirst();
+          node;
+          node = node->GetNext() )
+    {
+        wxMenuItem *item = node->GetData();
+        if ( item->IsSubMenu() )
+        {
+            item->GetSubMenu()->SetupBitmaps();
+        }
+        if ( !item->IsSeparator() )
+        {
+            item->UpdateItemBitmap();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #if wxUSE_MENUBAR
 
 // Menu Bar
@@ -625,6 +665,21 @@ wxString wxMenuBar::GetMenuLabel(size_t pos) const
     return GetMenu(pos)->GetTitle();
 }
 
+void wxMenuBar::SetupBitmaps()
+{
+    for ( wxMenuList::const_iterator it = m_menus.begin(); it != m_menus.end(); ++it )
+    {
+        (*it)->SetupBitmaps();
+    }
+}
+
+void wxMenuBar::Attach(wxFrame *frame)
+{
+    wxMenuBarBase::Attach(frame);
+
+    SetupBitmaps();
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxMenuBar construction
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/osx/menuitem_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menuitem_osx.cpp
index 2d6487d358..a1bb0e75f0 100644
--- a/src/osx/menuitem_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menuitem_osx.cpp
@@ -70,10 +70,26 @@ wxMenuItem::~wxMenuItem()
 // change item state
 // -----------------
 
-void wxMenuItem::SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap)
+void wxMenuItem::SetBitmap(const wxBitmapBundle& bitmap)
 {
       m_bitmap = bitmap;
-      UpdateItemBitmap();
+}
+
+wxBitmap wxMenuItem::GetBitmap() const
+{
+    wxBitmap bmp;
+    if ( m_bitmap.IsOk() )
+    {
+        if (m_parentMenu && m_parentMenu->GetWindow())
+        {
+            bmp = m_bitmap.GetBitmapFor(m_parentMenu->GetWindow());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            bmp = m_bitmap.GetBitmap(wxDefaultSize);
+        }
+    }
+    return bmp;
 }
 
 void wxMenuItem::Enable(bool bDoEnable)
@@ -167,7 +183,7 @@ void wxMenuItem::UpdateItemBitmap()
 
     if ( m_bitmap.IsOk() )
     {
-        GetPeer()->SetBitmap( m_bitmap );
+        GetPeer()->SetBitmap(GetBitmap());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
index 99cbfe1c7c..4792406b22 100644
--- a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
@@ -871,6 +871,8 @@ bool wxWindowMac::SetCursor(const wxCursor& cursor)
 bool wxWindowMac::DoPopupMenu(wxMenu *menu, int x, int y)
 {
 #ifndef __WXUNIVERSAL__
+    menu->SetupBitmaps();
+
     if ( x == wxDefaultCoord && y == wxDefaultCoord )
     {
         wxPoint mouse = wxGetMousePosition();