diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp
index 8e0e7b44..693310a2 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/menu.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  *	A Menu implementation
  *	Nana C++ Library(http://www.nanapro.org)
- *	Copyright(C) 2009-2016 Jinhao(cnjinhao@hotmail.com)
+ *	Copyright(C) 2009-2017 Jinhao(cnjinhao@hotmail.com)
  *
  *	Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
  *	(See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ namespace nana
 					item_proxy&	checked(bool);
 					bool		checked() const;
 
+					std::string text() const;
+
 					std::size_t index() const;
 				private:
 					std::size_t index_;
@@ -123,8 +125,19 @@ namespace nana
 		~menu();
 
 			/// Appends an item to the menu.
-		item_proxy	append(std::string text_utf8, const event_fn_t& callback= event_fn_t());
+		item_proxy	append(std::string text_utf8, const event_fn_t& handler = {});
 		void		append_splitter();
+
+		/// Inserts new item at specified position
+		/**
+		 * It will invalidate the existing item proxies from the specified position.
+		 * @param pos The position where new item to be inserted
+		 * @param text_utf8 The title of item
+		 * @param handler The event handler for the item.
+		 * @return the item proxy to the new inserted item.
+		 */
+		item_proxy	insert(std::size_t pos, std::string text_utf8, const event_fn_t& handler = {});
+
 		void clear();								///< Erases all of the items.
 		/// Closes the menu. It does not destroy the menu; just close the window for the menu.
 		void close();
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
index 1decffd5..02ba5649 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 *	A Menu implementation
 *	Nana C++ Library(http://www.nanapro.org)
-*	Copyright(C) 2009-2016 Jinhao(cnjinhao@hotmail.com)
+*	Copyright(C) 2009-2017 Jinhao(cnjinhao@hotmail.com)
 *
 *	Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 *	(See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ namespace nana
 						return item_.flags.checked;
 					}
 
+					std::string menu_item_type::item_proxy::text() const
+					{
+						return item_.text;
+					}
+
 					std::size_t menu_item_type::item_proxy::index() const
 					{
 						return index_;
@@ -1117,10 +1122,11 @@ namespace nana
 			delete impl_;
 		}
 
-		auto menu::append(std::string text_utf8, const menu::event_fn_t& callback) -> item_proxy
+		auto menu::append(std::string text_utf8, const menu::event_fn_t& handler) -> item_proxy
 		{
-			impl_->mbuilder.data().items.emplace_back(new item_type(std::move(text_utf8), callback));
-			return item_proxy(size() - 1, *impl_->mbuilder.data().items.back());
+			std::unique_ptr<item_type> item{ new item_type{ std::move(text_utf8), handler } };
+			impl_->mbuilder.data().items.emplace_back(item.get());
+			return item_proxy(size() - 1, *item.release());
 		}
 
 		void menu::append_splitter()
@@ -1128,6 +1134,18 @@ namespace nana
 			impl_->mbuilder.data().items.emplace_back(new item_type);
 		}
 
+		auto menu::insert(std::size_t pos, std::string text_utf8, const event_fn_t& handler) -> item_proxy
+		{
+			auto & items = impl_->mbuilder.data().items;
+			if (pos > items.size())
+				throw std::out_of_range("menu: a new item inserted to an invalid position");
+
+			std::unique_ptr<item_type> item{ new item_type{ std::move(text_utf8), handler } };
+			impl_->mbuilder.data().items.emplace(impl_->mbuilder.data().items.cbegin() + pos, item.get());
+
+			return item_proxy{ pos, *item.release() };
+		}
+
 		void menu::clear()
 		{
 			internal_scope_guard lock;