diff --git a/src/app/app_menus.cpp b/src/app/app_menus.cpp
index 7037cb41c..1b830942f 100644
--- a/src/app/app_menus.cpp
+++ b/src/app/app_menus.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ void AppMenus::removeMenuGroup(const std::string& groupId)
 }
 
 void AppMenus::addMenuItemIntoGroup(const std::string& groupId,
-                                    std::unique_ptr<MenuItem>&& menuItem)
+                                    std::unique_ptr<Widget>&& menuItem)
 {
   GroupInfo& group = m_groups[groupId];
 
diff --git a/src/app/app_menus.h b/src/app/app_menus.h
index 939a035f4..1f7aa1052 100644
--- a/src/app/app_menus.h
+++ b/src/app/app_menus.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace app {
                       MenuItem* menuItem);
     void removeMenuGroup(const std::string& groupId);
     void addMenuItemIntoGroup(const std::string& groupId,
-                              std::unique_ptr<MenuItem>&& menuItem);
+                              std::unique_ptr<Widget>&& menuItem);
     void removeMenuItemFromGroup(Command* cmd);
     void removeMenuItemFromGroup(Widget* menuItem);
 
diff --git a/src/app/extensions.cpp b/src/app/extensions.cpp
index 092ee4cc8..d9d89992b 100644
--- a/src/app/extensions.cpp
+++ b/src/app/extensions.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "base/fs.h"
 #include "base/fstream_path.h"
 #include "render/dithering_matrix.h"
+#include "ui/widget.h"
 
 #if ENABLE_SENTRY
 #include "app/sentry_wrapper.h"
@@ -340,6 +341,14 @@ void Extension::removeMenuGroup(const std::string& id)
   }
 }
 
+void Extension::addMenuSeparator(ui::Widget* widget)
+{
+  PluginItem item;
+  item.type = PluginItem::MenuSeparator;
+  item.widget = widget;
+  m_plugin.items.push_back(item);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 bool Extension::canBeDisabled() const
@@ -710,9 +719,9 @@ void Extension::exitScripts()
     m_plugin.pluginRef = LUA_REFNIL;
   }
 
-  // Remove plugin items automatically (first commands, then menu
-  // groups)
-  for (const auto& item : m_plugin.items) {
+  // Remove plugin items automatically: first commands and menu
+  // separators, then menu groups.
+  for (auto& item : m_plugin.items) {
     if (item.type == PluginItem::Command) {
       auto cmds = Commands::instance();
       auto cmd = cmds->byId(item.id.c_str());
@@ -731,6 +740,19 @@ void Extension::exitScripts()
         delete cmd;
       }
     }
+    else if (item.type == PluginItem::MenuSeparator) {
+#ifdef ENABLE_UI
+      ASSERT(item.widget);
+      ASSERT(item.widget->parent());
+      if (item.widget &&
+          item.widget->parent()) {
+        // TODO use a signal
+        AppMenus::instance()->removeMenuItemFromGroup(item.widget);
+        ASSERT(!item.widget->parent());
+        item.widget = nullptr;
+      }
+#endif // ENABLE_UI
+    }
   }
 
   for (const auto& item : m_plugin.items) {
diff --git a/src/app/extensions.h b/src/app/extensions.h
index 9e2378166..e1ddb8755 100644
--- a/src/app/extensions.h
+++ b/src/app/extensions.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+namespace ui {
+  class Widget;
+}
+
 namespace app {
 
   // Key=id
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ namespace app {
 
     void addMenuGroup(const std::string& id);
     void removeMenuGroup(const std::string& id);
+
+    void addMenuSeparator(ui::Widget* widget);
 #endif
 
     bool isEnabled() const { return m_isEnabled; }
@@ -158,9 +164,10 @@ namespace app {
       ScriptItem(const std::string& fn);
     };
     struct PluginItem {
-      enum Type { Command, MenuGroup };
+      enum Type { Command, MenuGroup, MenuSeparator };
       Type type;
       std::string id;
+      ui::Widget* widget = nullptr;
     };
     struct Plugin {
       int pluginRef;
diff --git a/src/app/script/plugin_class.cpp b/src/app/script/plugin_class.cpp
index 64292e662..466391254 100644
--- a/src/app/script/plugin_class.cpp
+++ b/src/app/script/plugin_class.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int Plugin_newMenuGroup(lua_State* L)
     lua_pop(L, 1);
 
     if (id.empty())
-      return luaL_error(L, "Empty id field in plugin:newCommand{ id=... }");
+      return luaL_error(L, "Empty id field in plugin:newMenuGroup{ id=... }");
 
     lua_getfield(L, 2, "title");
     if (const char* s = lua_tostring(L, -1)) {
@@ -286,6 +286,33 @@ int Plugin_deleteMenuGroup(lua_State* L)
   return 0;
 }
 
+int Plugin_newMenuSeparator(lua_State* L)
+{
+  auto plugin = get_obj<Plugin>(L, 1);
+  if (lua_istable(L, 2)) {
+    std::string group;
+
+    lua_getfield(L, 2, "group"); // Parent group
+    if (const char* s = lua_tostring(L, -1)) {
+      group = s;
+    }
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_UI
+    // Add a new separator if the "group" is defined
+    if (!group.empty() &&
+        App::instance()->isGui()) {  // On CLI menus do not make sense
+      if (auto appMenus = AppMenus::instance()) {
+        auto menuItem = std::make_unique<ui::MenuSeparator>();
+        plugin->ext->addMenuSeparator(menuItem.get());
+        appMenus->addMenuItemIntoGroup(group, std::move(menuItem));
+      }
+    }
+#endif // ENABLE_UI
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int Plugin_get_preferences(lua_State* L)
 {
   if (!lua_getuservalue(L, 1)) {
@@ -309,6 +336,7 @@ const luaL_Reg Plugin_methods[] = {
   { "deleteCommand", Plugin_deleteCommand },
   { "newMenuGroup", Plugin_newMenuGroup },
   { "deleteMenuGroup", Plugin_deleteMenuGroup },
+  { "newMenuSeparator", Plugin_newMenuSeparator },
   { nullptr, nullptr }
 };