diff --git a/src/menu.cpp b/src/menu.cpp
index 5760594..ed69ea5 100644
--- a/src/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "menu.hpp"
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
+#include <pybind11/functional.h>
 #include <string>
 
 const Glib::ustring menu_xml = R"RAW(<interface>
@@ -574,3 +575,16 @@ void Menu::build() {
     std::cerr << "building menu failed: " << ex.what();
   }
 }
+
+void Menu::init_module(py::module &api) {
+  // TODO bind glib members
+  py::class_<Menu, std::unique_ptr<Menu, py::nodelete>>(api, "Menu")
+      .def(py::init([] { return &Menu::get(); }))
+      .def("add_action", &Menu::add_action,
+           py::arg("name"),
+           py::arg("action"))
+      .def("set_keys", &Menu::set_keys)
+      .def("build", &Menu::build)
+
+      ;
+}
diff --git a/src/menu.hpp b/src/menu.hpp
index a6f56f8..6f1b6e0 100644
--- a/src/menu.hpp
+++ b/src/menu.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "python_bind.h"
 #include <functional>
 #include <gtkmm.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public:
   std::unique_ptr<Gtk::Menu> right_click_line_menu;
   std::unique_ptr<Gtk::Menu> right_click_selected_menu;
   std::function<void()> toggle_menu_items = [] {};
+  static void init_module(py::module &api);
 
 private:
   Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder> builder;