diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 690a7ee4..25ac93e6 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         // Remembered state
         m_settings->registerSetting("LastUsedGroupForNewInstance", QString());
 
+        m_settings->registerSetting("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar", false);
+
         QString defaultMonospace;
         int defaultSize = 11;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index a51aea8a..c144231d 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ public:
     void createMainToolbar(QMainWindow *MainWindow)
     {
         mainToolBar = TranslatedToolbar(MainWindow);
+        mainToolBar->setVisible(menuBar->isNativeMenuBar() || !APPLICATION->settings()->get("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar").toBool());
         mainToolBar->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("mainToolBar"));
         mainToolBar->setMovable(true);
         mainToolBar->setAllowedAreas(Qt::TopToolBarArea | Qt::BottomToolBarArea);
@@ -471,8 +472,7 @@ public:
     void createMenuBar(MainWindow *MainWindow)
     {
         menuBar = new QMenuBar(MainWindow);
-        // There's already a toolbar, so hide this menu bar by default unless 'alt' is pressed on systems without native menu bar
-        menuBar->setVisible(false);
+        menuBar->setVisible(APPLICATION->settings()->get("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar").toBool());
         createMenuActions(MainWindow);
 
         // TODO: only enable options while an instance is selected (if applicable)
@@ -909,10 +909,10 @@ public:
         MainWindow->setAccessibleName(BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_NAME);
 #endif
 
-        createMainToolbar(MainWindow);
-
         createMenuBar(dynamic_cast<class MainWindow *>(MainWindow));
 
+        createMainToolbar(MainWindow);
+
         centralWidget = new QWidget(MainWindow);
         centralWidget->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("centralWidget"));
         horizontalLayout = new QHBoxLayout(centralWidget);
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
 #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
 void MainWindow::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
-    if(event->key()==Qt::Key_Alt)
+    if(event->key()==Qt::Key_Alt && !APPLICATION->settings()->get("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar").toBool())
         ui->menuBar->setVisible(!ui->menuBar->isVisible());
     else
         QMainWindow::keyReleaseEvent(event);
@@ -1294,6 +1294,12 @@ void MainWindow::showInstanceContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
     myMenu.exec(view->mapToGlobal(pos));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updateMainToolBar()
+{
+    ui->menuBar->setVisible(APPLICATION->settings()->get("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar").toBool());
+    ui->mainToolBar->setVisible(ui->menuBar->isNativeMenuBar() || !APPLICATION->settings()->get("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar").toBool());
+}
+
 void MainWindow::updateToolsMenu()
 {
     QToolButton *launchButton = dynamic_cast<QToolButton*>(ui->instanceToolBar->widgetForAction(ui->actionLaunchInstance));
@@ -1966,6 +1972,7 @@ void MainWindow::globalSettingsClosed()
     APPLICATION->instances()->loadList();
     proxymodel->invalidate();
     proxymodel->sort(0);
+    updateMainToolBar();
     updateToolsMenu();
     updateStatusCenter();
     update();
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
index c38ee073..5424a4a9 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ private slots:
 
     void showInstanceContextMenu(const QPoint &);
 
+    void updateMainToolBar();
+
     void updateToolsMenu();
 
     void instanceActivated(QModelIndex);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 42ad5ae3..a213eff0 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTextCharFormat>
+#include <QMenuBar>
 
 #include "updater/UpdateChecker.h"
 
@@ -322,6 +323,8 @@ void LauncherPage::applySettings()
         APPLICATION->setApplicationTheme(newAppTheme, false);
     }
 
+    s->set("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar", ui->preferMenuBarCheckBox->isChecked());
+
     // Console settings
     s->set("ShowConsole", ui->showConsoleCheck->isChecked());
     s->set("AutoCloseConsole", ui->autoCloseConsoleCheck->isChecked());
@@ -410,6 +413,10 @@ void LauncherPage::loadSettings()
         }
     }
 
+    // Toolbar/menu bar settings (not applicable if native menu bar is present)
+    ui->toolsBox->setVisible(!QMenuBar().isNativeMenuBar());
+    ui->preferMenuBarCheckBox->setChecked(s->get("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar").toBool());
+
     // Console settings
     ui->showConsoleCheck->setChecked(s->get("ShowConsole").toBool());
     ui->autoCloseConsoleCheck->setChecked(s->get("AutoCloseConsole").toBool());
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index c110dd09..636aec15 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -290,6 +290,16 @@
             </item>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Colors</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="buddy">
+             <cstring>themeComboBoxColors</cstring>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item row="1" column="1">
            <widget class="QComboBox" name="themeComboBoxColors">
             <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -303,13 +313,25 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="toolsBox">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>Tools</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="preferMenuBarCheckBox">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Colors</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="buddy">
-             <cstring>themeComboBoxColors</cstring>
+             <string>Always show menu bar instead of tool bar (more keyboard friendly, less pretty)</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>