diff --git a/terminatorlib/plugins/terminal_menu.py b/terminatorlib/plugins/terminal_menu.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2fcc1a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terminatorlib/plugins/terminal_menu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Terminator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net?
+# GPL v2 only
+"""terminal_menu.py - Default plugins for the terminal menu"""
+import gtk
+import plugin
+
+# Every plugin you want Terminator to load *must* be listed in 'available'
+
+# This is commented out because we don't want any menu item plugins by default
+#available = ['MyFirstMenuItem']
+available = []
+
+class MenuItem(plugin.Plugin):
+    """Base class for menu items"""
+    capabilities = ['terminal_menu']
+
+    def callback(self, menuitems, menu, terminal):
+        """Callback to transform the enclosed URL"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+class MyFirstMenuItem(MenuItem):
+    """Simple proof of concept"""
+    capabilities = ['terminal_menu']
+
+    def callback(self, menuitems, menu, terminal):
+        """Add our menu items to the menu"""
+        item = gtk.MenuItem('Some Menu Text')
+        menuitems.append(item)
+
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal_popup_menu.py b/terminatorlib/terminal_popup_menu.py
index f004de22..0500ddad 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal_popup_menu.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal_popup_menu.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import gtk
 from version import APP_NAME
 from translation import _
 from encoding import TerminatorEncoding
+from util import err
+import plugin
 
 class TerminalPopupMenu(object):
     """Class implementing the Terminal context menu"""
@@ -135,6 +137,18 @@ class TerminalPopupMenu(object):
 
         self.add_encoding_items(menu)
 
+        try:
+            menuitems = []
+            registry = plugin.PluginRegistry()
+            registry.load_plugins()
+            plugins = registry.get_plugins_by_capability('terminal_menu')
+            for menuplugin in plugins:
+                menuplugin.callback(menuitems, menu, terminal)
+            for menuitem in menuitems:
+                menu.append(menuitem)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            err('TerminalPopupMenu::show: %s' % ex)
+
         menu.show_all()
         menu.popup(None, None, None, button, time)