diff --git a/grum/menus/barmenu.py b/grum/menus/barmenu.py
index 64121ef..4f528f5 100644
--- a/grum/menus/barmenu.py
+++ b/grum/menus/barmenu.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction
 
+from .menubase import MenuBase
 
-class BarMenu:
+
+class BarMenu(MenuBase):
 
     def __init__(self, bar, name):
+        super().__init__()
         self.qmenu = qmenu = bar.addMenu(name)
         qmenu.triggered[QAction].connect(self.on_select)
         self.actions = {}
-        self.checkboxes = {}
 
     def on_select(self, p):
         txt = p.text()
@@ -20,14 +22,5 @@ class BarMenu:
         self.qmenu.addAction(name)
         self.actions[name] = func
 
-    def addSeparator(self):
-        self.qmenu.addSeparator()
-
-    def addCheckbox(self, name, state=False):
-        action = QAction(name, checkable=True, parent=self.qmenu)
-        action.setChecked(state)
-        self.qmenu.addAction(action)
-        self.checkboxes[name] = action
-
 
 
diff --git a/grum/menus/menubase.py b/grum/menus/menubase.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f244296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grum/menus/menubase.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction
+
+
+class MenuBase:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.checkboxes = {}
+
+    def addSeparator(self):
+        self.qmenu.addSeparator()
+
+    def addCheckbox(self, name, state=False):
+        action = QAction(name, checkable=True, parent=self.qmenu)
+        action.setChecked(state)
+        self.qmenu.addAction(action)
+        self.checkboxes[name] = action
+
+
+
diff --git a/grum/menus/rclickmenu.py b/grum/menus/rclickmenu.py
index 644324c..375d0aa 100644
--- a/grum/menus/rclickmenu.py
+++ b/grum/menus/rclickmenu.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QPoint
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMenu, QAction
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor
 
+from .menubase import MenuBase
 
-class RClickMenu:
+
+class RClickMenu(MenuBase):
 
     def __init__(self, obj):
+        super().__init__()
         self.obj = obj
         self.qmenu = QMenu()
         obj.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.CustomContextMenu)
@@ -19,8 +22,5 @@ class RClickMenu:
         action = QAction(name, triggered=func, parent=self.obj) # here, parent needs to be set
         self.qmenu.addAction(action)
 
-    def addSeparator(self):
-        self.qmenu.addSeparator()
-