diff --git a/interface/wx/menu.h b/interface/wx/menu.h
index 98f2eb56eb..56757d6a2d 100644
--- a/interface/wx/menu.h
+++ b/interface/wx/menu.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
         @param menu
             The menu to add. Do not deallocate this menu after calling Append().
         @param title
-            The title of the menu.
+            The title of the menu, must be non-empty.
 
         @return @true on success, @false if an error occurred.
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ public:
             this string in the status line.
         @param kind
             May be @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR, @c wxITEM_NORMAL, @c wxITEM_CHECK or @c wxITEM_RADIO.
-        
+
         Example:
         @code
         m_pFileMenu->Append(ID_NEW_FILE, "&New file\tCTRL+N", "Creates a new XYZ document");
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 65adec344f..5f7c8cd9b4 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -616,9 +616,10 @@ wxMenu *wxMenuBarBase::GetMenu(size_t pos) const
     return node->GetData();
 }
 
-bool wxMenuBarBase::Append(wxMenu *menu, const wxString& WXUNUSED(title))
+bool wxMenuBarBase::Append(wxMenu *menu, const wxString& title)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( menu, false, wxT("can't append NULL menu") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( !title.empty(), false, wxT("can't append menu with empty title") );
 
     m_menus.Append(menu);
     menu->Attach(this);