diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/Makefile.am b/plugins/applicationsmenu/Makefile.am
index 5967919..f93aa53 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/Makefile.am
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ libapplicationsmenu_la_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(top_builddir)/common/libpanel-common.la
 
 #
-# xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu script
+# xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu and xfce4-toggle-applicationsmenu script
 #
 bin_SCRIPTS = \
-	xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu
+	xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu \
+        xfce4-toggle-applicationsmenu
 
-xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu: xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu.sh Makefile
+xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu: xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu.sh xfce4-toggle-applicationsmenu.sh Makefile
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SED) -e "s,\@bindir\@,$(bindir),g" \
 	-e "s,\@localedir\@,$(localedir),g" $< >$@
 
diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
index dc34e93..5a718f7 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
@@ -699,6 +699,24 @@ applications_menu_plugin_remote_event (XfcePanelPlugin *panel_plugin,
       /* don't popup another menu */
       return TRUE;
     }
+  else if (strcmp (name, "toggle") == 0
+      && GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (panel_plugin)
+      && panel_utils_grab_available ())
+    {
+      if(gtk_toggle_button_get_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (plugin->button)))
+        {
+          /* hide the menu */
+          applications_menu_plugin_menu_deactivate (plugin->menu, plugin->button);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          /* show the menu at the button */
+          applications_menu_plugin_menu (plugin->button, NULL, plugin);
+        }
+
+      /* don't popup another menu */
+      return TRUE;
+    }
 
   return FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-toggle-applicationsmenu.sh b/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-toggle-applicationsmenu.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb8764f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-toggle-applicationsmenu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Nick Schermer <nick@xfce.org>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+#
+
+export TEXTDOMAIN="xfce4-panel"
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR="@localedir@"
+
+ATPOINTER="false"
+
+case "$1" in
+  -h|--help)
+    echo "$(gettext "Usage:")"
+    echo "  $(basename $0) [$(gettext "OPTION")...]"
+    echo
+    echo "$(gettext "Options:")"
+    echo "  -p, --pointer   $(gettext "Toggle menu at current mouse position")"
+    echo "  -h, --help      $(gettext "Show help options")"
+    echo "  -V, --version   $(gettext "Print version information and exit")"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  -V|--version)
+    exec @bindir@/xfce4-panel -V "$(basename $0)"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  -p|--pointer)
+    ATPOINTER="true"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# try to toggle panel menu, if this fails try xfdesktop
+@bindir@/xfce4-panel --plugin-event=applicationsmenu:toggle:bool:$ATPOINTER || xfdesktop --menu
+
+# vim:set ts=2 sw=2 et ai: