diff --git a/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-main.ts b/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-main.ts
index decb2798..c585a689 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-main.ts
+++ b/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-main.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { AppService } from './services/app.service';
 import { SudoService } from './services/sudo.service';
 import { UhkBlhost } from '../../uhk-usb/src';
 import * as isDev from 'electron-is-dev';
+import { setMenu } from './electron-menu';
 
 const optionDefinitions = [
     {name: 'addons', type: Boolean},
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ function createWindow() {
         },
         icon: path.join(__dirname, 'renderer/assets/images/agent-app-icon.png')
     });
-    win.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
+    setMenu(win);
     win.maximize();
     uhkHidDeviceService = new UhkHidDevice(logger, options);
     uhkBlhost = new UhkBlhost(logger, packagesDir);
diff --git a/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-menu.ts b/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-menu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0672ffa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/uhk-agent/src/electron-menu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, systemPreferences } from 'electron';
+
+export const setMenu = (win: BrowserWindow): void => {
+    if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+        win.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const template = [
+        {
+            label: app.getName(),
+            submenu: [
+                {role: 'quit'}
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            label: 'Edit',
+            submenu: [
+                {role: 'cut'},
+                {role: 'copy'},
+                {role: 'paste'},
+                {role: 'delete'},
+                {role: 'selectall'}
+            ]
+        }
+    ];
+
+    // hide "Start Dictation" submenu item in Edit menu
+    systemPreferences.setUserDefault('NSDisabledDictationMenuItem', 'boolean', true as any);
+    // hide "Emoji & Symbols" submenu item in Edit menu
+    systemPreferences.setUserDefault('NSDisabledCharacterPaletteMenuItem', 'boolean', false as any);
+
+    const menu = Menu.buildFromTemplate(template);
+    Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu);
+};