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diff --git a/release/scripts/templates/ui_menu.py b/release/scripts/templates/ui_menu.py
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+import bpy
+
+
+class CustomMenu(bpy.types.Menu):
+    bl_label = "Custom Menu"
+    bl_idname = "OBJECT_MT_custom_menu"
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+
+        layout.operator("wm.open_mainfile")
+        layout.operator("wm.save_as_mainfile").copy = True
+
+        layout.operator("object.shade_smooth")
+
+        layout.label(text="Hello world!", icon='WORLD_DATA')
+
+        # use an operator enum property to populate a submenu
+        layout.operator_menu_enum("object.select_by_type",
+                                  property="type",
+                                  text="Select All by Type...",
+                                  )
+
+        # call another menu
+        layout.operator("wm.call_menu", text="Unwrap").name = "VIEW3D_MT_uv_map"
+
+
+def draw_item(self, context):
+    layout = self.layout
+    layout.menu(CustomMenu.bl_idname)
+
+
+def register():
+    bpy.utils.register_class(CustomMenu)
+
+    # lets add ourselves to the main header
+    bpy.types.INFO_HT_header.append(draw_item)
+
+
+def unregister():
+    bpy.utils.unregister_class(CustomMenu)
+
+    bpy.types.INFO_HT_header.remove(draw_item)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    register()
+
+    # The menu can also be called from scripts
+    bpy.ops.wm.call_menu(name=CustomMenu.bl_idname)