diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index 5b6430a5e6..1e81677c30 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from PyQt4.Qt import QVariant, QFileInfo, QObject, SIGNAL, QBuffer, Qt, \
 
 ORG_NAME = 'KovidsBrain'
 APP_UID  = 'libprs500'
-from calibre.constants import islinux, iswindows, isfreebsd, isfrozen
+from calibre.constants import islinux, iswindows, isfreebsd, isfrozen, isosx
 from calibre.utils.config import Config, ConfigProxy, dynamic, JSONConfig
 from calibre.utils.localization import set_qt_translator
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import get_metadata, metadata_from_formats
@@ -23,25 +23,45 @@ from calibre.utils.date import UNDEFINED_DATE
 # Setup gprefs {{{
 gprefs = JSONConfig('gui')
 
-gprefs.defaults['action-layout-menubar'] = ()
-
-gprefs.defaults['action-layout-menubar-device'] = ()
-
-gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar'] = (
+if isosx:
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-menubar'] = (
+        'Add Books', 'Edit Metadata', 'Convert Books',
+        'Choose Library', 'Save To Disk', 'Preferences',
+        'Help',
+        )
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-menubar-device'] = (
+        'Add Books', 'Edit Metadata', 'Convert Books',
+        'Location Manager', 'Location Manager',
+        'Send To Device', 'Preferences', 'Help',
+        )
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar'] = (
+        'Add Books', 'Edit Metadata', None, 'Convert Books', 'View', None,
+        'Choose Library', 'Donate', None, 'Fetch News', 'Save To Disk',
+        'Connect Share', None, 'Remove Books',
+        )
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar-device'] = (
+        'Add Books', 'Edit Metadata', None, 'Convert Books', 'View',
+        'Send To Device', None, None, 'Location Manager', None, None,
+        'Fetch News', 'Save To Disk', 'Connect Share', None,
+        'Remove Books',
+        )
+else:
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-menubar'] = ()
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-menubar-device'] = ()
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar'] = (
         'Add Books', 'Edit Metadata', None, 'Convert Books', 'View', None,
         'Choose Library', 'Donate', None, 'Fetch News', 'Save To Disk',
         'Connect Share', None, 'Remove Books', None, 'Help', 'Preferences',
         )
-
-gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar-child'] = ()
-
-gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar-device'] = (
+    gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar-device'] = (
         'Add Books', 'Edit Metadata', None, 'Convert Books', 'View',
         'Send To Device', None, None, 'Location Manager', None, None,
         'Fetch News', 'Save To Disk', 'Connect Share', None,
         'Remove Books', None, 'Help', 'Preferences',
         )
 
+gprefs.defaults['action-layout-toolbar-child'] = ()
+
 gprefs.defaults['action-layout-context-menu'] = (
         'Edit Metadata', 'Send To Device', 'Save To Disk',
         'Connect Share', 'Copy To Library', None,
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py
index fc8aed48da..7f5e0c4441 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/toolbar.py
@@ -298,10 +298,12 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
         # Ensure preferences are showing in either the toolbar or
         # the menubar.
         pref_in_toolbar = self.models['toolbar'][1].has_action('Preferences')
+        pref_in_menubar = self.models['menubar'][1].has_action('Preferences')
         lm_in_toolbar = self.models['toolbar-device'][1].has_action('Location Manager')
-        if not pref_in_toolbar:
+        lm_in_menubar = self.models['menubar-device'][1].has_action('Location Manager')
+        if not pref_in_toolbar and not pref_in_menubar:
             self.models['menubar'][1].add(['Preferences'])
-        if not lm_in_toolbar:
+        if not lm_in_toolbar and not lm_in_menubar:
             self.models['menubar-device'][1].add(['Location Manager'])
 
         # Save data.