diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/clipboard.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/clipboard.ts
index 20dd744ca2f..4b26bc013c8 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/clipboard.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/clipboard.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { ICodeEditor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorBrowser';
 import { EditorAction, registerEditorAction, Command, MultiCommand } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorExtensions';
 import { ICodeEditorService } from 'vs/editor/browser/services/codeEditorService';
 import { EditorContextKeys } from 'vs/editor/common/editorContextKeys';
-import { MenuId } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
+import { MenuRegistry, MenuId } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { KeybindingWeight } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry';
 import { EditorOption } from 'vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions';
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ export const CopyAction = supportsCopy ? registerCommand(new MultiCommand({
 	}]
 })) : undefined;
 
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.MenubarEditMenu, { submenu: MenuId.MenubarCopy, title: { value: nls.localize('copy as', "Copy As..."), original: 'Copy As...', }, group: '2_ccp', order: 3 });
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.EditorContext, { submenu: MenuId.EditorContextCopy, title: { value: nls.localize('copy as', "Copy As..."), original: 'Copy As...', }, group: CLIPBOARD_CONTEXT_MENU_GROUP, order: 3 });
+
 export const PasteAction = supportsPaste ? registerCommand(new MultiCommand({
 	id: 'editor.action.clipboardPasteAction',
 	precondition: undefined,
@@ -111,13 +114,13 @@ export const PasteAction = supportsPaste ? registerCommand(new MultiCommand({
 		menuId: MenuId.MenubarEditMenu,
 		group: '2_ccp',
 		title: nls.localize({ key: 'miPaste', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "&&Paste"),
-		order: 3
+		order: 4
 	}, {
 		menuId: MenuId.EditorContext,
 		group: CLIPBOARD_CONTEXT_MENU_GROUP,
 		title: nls.localize('actions.clipboard.pasteLabel', "Paste"),
 		when: EditorContextKeys.writable,
-		order: 3,
+		order: 4,
 	}, {
 		menuId: MenuId.CommandPalette,
 		group: '',
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
index e2d0e3a2cb2..51fa6146e9c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/common/actions.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export class MenuId {
 	static readonly DebugWatchContext = new MenuId('DebugWatchContext');
 	static readonly DebugToolBar = new MenuId('DebugToolBar');
 	static readonly EditorContext = new MenuId('EditorContext');
+	static readonly EditorContextCopy = new MenuId('EditorContextCopy');
 	static readonly EditorContextPeek = new MenuId('EditorContextPeek');
 	static readonly EditorTitle = new MenuId('EditorTitle');
 	static readonly EditorTitleRun = new MenuId('EditorTitleRun');
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ export class MenuId {
 	static readonly MenubarAppearanceMenu = new MenuId('MenubarAppearanceMenu');
 	static readonly MenubarDebugMenu = new MenuId('MenubarDebugMenu');
 	static readonly MenubarEditMenu = new MenuId('MenubarEditMenu');
+	static readonly MenubarCopy = new MenuId('MenubarCopy');
 	static readonly MenubarFileMenu = new MenuId('MenubarFileMenu');
 	static readonly MenubarGoMenu = new MenuId('MenubarGoMenu');
 	static readonly MenubarHelpMenu = new MenuId('MenubarHelpMenu');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
index 1303242e0ad..c1e8000031b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ const apiMenus: IAPIMenu[] = [
 		id: MenuId.EditorContext,
 		description: localize('menus.editorContext', "The editor context menu")
 	},
+	{
+		key: 'editor/context/copy',
+		id: MenuId.EditorContextCopy,
+		description: localize('menus.editorContextCopyAs', "'Copy as' submenu in the editor context menu")
+	},
 	{
 		key: 'explorer/context',
 		id: MenuId.ExplorerContext,
@@ -91,6 +96,11 @@ const apiMenus: IAPIMenu[] = [
 		proposed: true,
 		supportsSubmenus: false
 	},
+	{
+		key: 'menuBar/edit/copy',
+		id: MenuId.MenubarCopy,
+		description: localize('menus.opy', "'Copy as' submenu in the top level Edit menu")
+	},
 	{
 		key: 'scm/title',
 		id: MenuId.SCMTitle,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
index 8bb30219d53..bc20eca2daf 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ export class CustomMenubarControl extends MenubarControl {
 		const updateActions = (menu: IMenu, target: IAction[], topLevelTitle: string) => {
 			target.splice(0);
 			let groups = menu.getActions();
+
 			for (let group of groups) {
 				const [, actions] = group;
 
@@ -622,7 +623,10 @@ export class CustomMenubarControl extends MenubarControl {
 
 						const submenuActions: SubmenuAction[] = [];
 						updateActions(submenu, submenuActions, topLevelTitle);
-						target.push(new SubmenuAction(action.id, mnemonicMenuLabel(title), submenuActions));
+
+						if (submenuActions.length > 0) {
+							target.push(new SubmenuAction(action.id, mnemonicMenuLabel(title), submenuActions));
+						}
 					} else {
 						const newAction = new Action(action.id, mnemonicMenuLabel(title), action.class, action.enabled, () => this.commandService.executeCommand(action.id));
 						newAction.tooltip = action.tooltip;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
index d7989c75cbb..406fefe55e5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/titlebar/menubarControl.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export class NativeMenubarControl extends MenubarControl {
 
 	private populateMenuItems(menu: IMenu, menuToPopulate: IMenubarMenu, keybindings: { [id: string]: IMenubarKeybinding | undefined }) {
 		let groups = menu.getActions();
+
 		for (let group of groups) {
 			const [, actions] = group;
 
@@ -127,13 +128,16 @@ export class NativeMenubarControl extends MenubarControl {
 					const menuToDispose = this.menuService.createMenu(menuItem.item.submenu, this.contextKeyService);
 					this.populateMenuItems(menuToDispose, submenu, keybindings);
 
-					let menubarSubmenuItem: IMenubarMenuItemSubmenu = {
-						id: menuItem.id,
-						label: title,
-						submenu: submenu
-					};
+					if (submenu.items.length > 0) {
+						let menubarSubmenuItem: IMenubarMenuItemSubmenu = {
+							id: menuItem.id,
+							label: title,
+							submenu: submenu
+						};
+
+						menuToPopulate.items.push(menubarSubmenuItem);
+					}
 
-					menuToPopulate.items.push(menubarSubmenuItem);
 					menuToDispose.dispose();
 				} else {
 					if (menuItem.id === 'workbench.action.openRecent') {