diff --git a/include/wx/osx/frame.h b/include/wx/osx/frame.h
index 14bab22241..195145281f 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/frame.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/frame.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxPoint GetClientAreaOrigin() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
     // override some more virtuals
+    virtual bool Show(bool show = true) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool Enable(bool enable = true) wxOVERRIDE;
 
     // event handlers
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/menu.h b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
index 7772f93fc9..19886d2b66 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ public:
     static void SetAutoWindowMenu( bool enable ) { s_macAutoWindowMenu = enable ; }
     static bool GetAutoWindowMenu() { return s_macAutoWindowMenu ; }
 
+    void MacUninstallMenuBar() ;
     void MacInstallMenuBar() ;
     static wxMenuBar* MacGetInstalledMenuBar() { return s_macInstalledMenuBar ; }
     static void MacSetCommonMenuBar(wxMenuBar* menubar) { s_macCommonMenuBar=menubar; }
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp
index cc6a16f5ee..006a064142 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp
@@ -412,4 +412,17 @@ void wxFrame::PositionBars()
 #endif
 }
 
+bool wxFrame::Show(bool show)
+{
+    if ( !show )
+    {
+#if wxUSE_MENUS
+        if (m_frameMenuBar != NULL)
+        {
+          m_frameMenuBar->MacUninstallMenuBar();
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+    return wxFrameBase::Show(show);
+}
 
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 04f9c9da6e..0a7cee67b0 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -633,11 +633,7 @@ wxMenuBar::~wxMenuBar()
     if (s_macCommonMenuBar == this)
         s_macCommonMenuBar = NULL;
 
-    if (s_macInstalledMenuBar == this)
-    {
-        gs_emptyMenuBar->GetPeer()->MakeRoot();
-        s_macInstalledMenuBar = NULL;
-    }
+    MacUninstallMenuBar();
     wxDELETE( m_rootMenu );
     // apple menu is a submenu, therefore we don't have to delete it
     m_appleMenu = NULL;
@@ -652,6 +648,15 @@ void wxMenuBar::Refresh(bool WXUNUSED(eraseBackground), const wxRect *WXUNUSED(r
     wxCHECK_RET( IsAttached(), wxT("can't refresh unatteched menubar") );
 }
 
+void wxMenuBar::MacUninstallMenuBar()
+{
+  if (s_macInstalledMenuBar == this)
+  {
+    gs_emptyMenuBar->GetPeer()->MakeRoot();
+    s_macInstalledMenuBar = NULL;
+  }
+}
+
 void wxMenuBar::MacInstallMenuBar()
 {
     if ( s_macInstalledMenuBar == this )