diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e2ccb604c2..5fa8429b5a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-03-25  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* menus/image-menu.xml.in: added a placeholder "Menus" where
+	plug-ins like GAP can register a top-level menu.
+
 2008-03-25  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.[ch]: 
diff --git a/menus/image-menu.xml.in b/menus/image-menu.xml.in
index f629c94ae9..bd8d2dd570 100644
--- a/menus/image-menu.xml.in
+++ b/menus/image-menu.xml.in
@@ -602,6 +602,8 @@
       <separator />
     </menu>
 
+    <placeholder name="Menus" />
+
     <menu action="extensions-menu" name="Xtns">
       <placeholder name="Extensions">
 	<menuitem action="dialogs-module-dialog"/>