diff --git a/include/wx/motif/menuitem.h b/include/wx/motif/menuitem.h
index 456358a2de..3e539a44d7 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/menuitem.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public:
     // I'm not sure if this works but it silences the linker in the
     // menu sample.
     //     JJ
-    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap) { m_bitmap = bitmap; }
-    virtual const wxBitmap& GetBitmap() const { return m_bitmap; }
+    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmapBundle& bitmap) { m_bitmap = bitmap; }
+    virtual wxBitmap GetBitmap() const { return GetBitmapFromBundle(m_bitmap); }
 
     // implementation from now on
     void CreateItem (WXWidget menu, wxMenuBar * menuBar, wxMenu * topMenu,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
     WXWidget    m_buttonWidget;
     wxMenuBar*  m_menuBar;
     wxMenu*     m_topMenu;        // Top-level menu e.g. popup-menu
-    wxBitmap  m_bitmap; // Bitmap for menuitem, if any
+    wxBitmapBundle  m_bitmap; // Bitmap for menuitem, if any
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxMenuItem);
 };
diff --git a/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h b/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h
index f5219cd1a9..63d59ffce9 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public:
     virtual void Check(bool check = true) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool IsChecked() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap);
-    virtual const wxBitmap& GetBitmap() const { return m_bitmap; }
+    virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmapBundle& bitmap);
+    virtual wxBitmap GetBitmap() const { return GetBitmapFromBundle(m_bitmap); }
 
     virtual QAction *GetHandle() const;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
 private:
     // Qt is using an action instead of a menu item.
     wxQtAction *m_qtAction;
-    wxBitmap m_bitmap;
+    wxBitmapBundle m_bitmap;
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS( wxMenuItem );
 };
diff --git a/include/wx/univ/menuitem.h b/include/wx/univ/menuitem.h
index 281c919cc7..d2b3717cd4 100644
--- a/include/wx/univ/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/univ/menuitem.h
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ public:
     // we add some extra functions which are also available under MSW from
     // wxOwnerDrawn class - they will be moved to wxMenuItemBase later
     // hopefully
-    void SetBitmaps(const wxBitmap& bmpChecked,
-                    const wxBitmap& bmpUnchecked = wxNullBitmap);
-    void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp) { SetBitmaps(bmp); }
-    const wxBitmap& GetBitmap(bool checked = true) const
-      { return checked ? m_bmpChecked : m_bmpUnchecked; }
+    void SetBitmaps(const wxBitmapBundle& bmpChecked,
+                    const wxBitmapBundle& bmpUnchecked = wxBitmapBundle());
+    void SetBitmap(const wxBitmapBundle& bmp) { SetBitmaps(bmp); }
+    wxBitmap GetBitmap(bool checked = true) const
+      { return GetBitmapFromBundle(checked ? m_bmpChecked : m_bmpUnchecked); }
 
-    void SetDisabledBitmap( const wxBitmap& bmpDisabled )
+    void SetDisabledBitmap( const wxBitmapBundle& bmpDisabled )
       { m_bmpDisabled = bmpDisabled; }
-    const wxBitmap& GetDisabledBitmap() const
-      { return m_bmpDisabled; }
+    wxBitmap GetDisabledBitmap() const
+      { return GetBitmapFromBundle(m_bmpDisabled); }
 
     // mark item as belonging to the given radio group
     void SetAsRadioGroupStart();
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ protected:
     void UpdateAccelInfo();
 
     // the bitmaps (may be invalid, then they're not used)
-    wxBitmap m_bmpChecked,
-             m_bmpUnchecked,
-             m_bmpDisabled;
+    wxBitmapBundle m_bmpChecked,
+                   m_bmpUnchecked,
+                   m_bmpDisabled;
 
     // the positions of the first and last items of the radio group this item
     // belongs to or -1: start is the radio group start and is valid for all
diff --git a/src/qt/menuitem.cpp b/src/qt/menuitem.cpp
index 97a85fdb37..f589389a4a 100644
--- a/src/qt/menuitem.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/menuitem.cpp
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ bool wxMenuItem::IsChecked() const
 }
 
 
-void wxMenuItem::SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap)
+void wxMenuItem::SetBitmap(const wxBitmapBundle& bitmap)
 {
     if ( m_kind == wxITEM_NORMAL )
     {
         m_bitmap = bitmap;
-        if ( !m_bitmap.IsNull() )
+        if ( m_bitmap.IsOk() )
         {
-            m_qtAction->setIcon( QIcon(*m_bitmap.GetHandle()) );
+            m_qtAction->setIcon( QIcon(*GetBitmapFromBundle(m_bitmap).GetHandle()) );
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/univ/menu.cpp b/src/univ/menu.cpp
index 99fe79c716..21718a9ba9 100644
--- a/src/univ/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/univ/menu.cpp
@@ -1550,8 +1550,6 @@ wxMenuItem::wxMenuItem(wxMenu *parentMenu,
     m_radioGroup.start = -1;
     m_isRadioGroupStart = false;
 
-    m_bmpDisabled = wxNullBitmap;
-
     UpdateAccelInfo();
 }
 
@@ -1615,8 +1613,8 @@ void wxMenuItem::SetCheckable(bool checkable)
     }
 }
 
-void wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(const wxBitmap& bmpChecked,
-                            const wxBitmap& bmpUnchecked)
+void wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(const wxBitmapBundle& bmpChecked,
+                            const wxBitmapBundle& bmpUnchecked)
 {
     m_bmpChecked = bmpChecked;
     m_bmpUnchecked = bmpUnchecked;