diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
index 66b59f0aea..cc64d0f2b4 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 import "../dialogs"
-import "../menus"
 import "../js/Utils.js" as Utils
 
 // This is our primary 'desktop' object to which all VR dialogs and windows are childed.
@@ -465,32 +464,7 @@ FocusScope {
     Component { id: fileDialogBuilder; FileDialog { } }
     function fileDialog(properties) {
         return fileDialogBuilder.createObject(desktop, properties);
-    }
-
-    MenuMouseHandler { id: menuPopperUpper }
-    function popupMenu(point) {
-        menuPopperUpper.popup(desktop, rootMenu.items, point);
-    }
-
-    function toggleMenu(point) {
-        menuPopperUpper.toggle(desktop, rootMenu.items, point);
-    }
-
-    Keys.onEscapePressed: {
-        if (menuPopperUpper.closeLastMenu()) {
-            event.accepted = true;
-            return;
-        }
-        event.accepted = false;
-    }
-
-    Keys.onLeftPressed: {
-        if (menuPopperUpper.closeLastMenu()) {
-            event.accepted = true;
-            return;
-        }
-        event.accepted = false;
-    }
+    } 
 
     function unfocusWindows() {
         // First find the active focus item, and unfocus it, all the way
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36de421a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import QtQml 2.2
+import "."
+
+
+Item {
+    id: tabletMenu
+    objectName: "tabletMenu"
+
+    width: parent.width
+    height: parent.height
+
+    property var rootMenu: Menu { objectName:"rootMenu" }
+    property var point: Qt.point(50, 50)
+
+    TabletMouseHandler { id: menuPopperUpper }
+
+    function setRootMenu(menu) {
+        tabletMenu.rootMenu = menu
+        buildMenu()
+    }
+    function buildMenu() {
+        menuPopperUpper.popup(tabletMenu, rootMenu.items)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuItem.qml
similarity index 98%
rename from interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml
rename to interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuItem.qml
index 38d2b57c03..ce45ca7065 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuItem.qml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4
 
-import "../controls-uit"
-import "../styles-uit"
+import "../../controls-uit"
+import "../../styles-uit"
 
 Item {
     id: root
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml
similarity index 96%
rename from interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml
rename to interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml
index 5db13fc160..b3a6bcf811 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4
 
-import "../styles-uit"
+import "../../styles-uit"
 
 FocusScope {
     id: root
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ FocusScope {
     ListView {
         id: listView
         x: 8; y: 8
-        width: 128
-        height: count * 32
+        width: parent.width
+        height: parent.height
         topMargin: hifi.dimensions.menuPadding.y
         onEnabledChanged: recalcSize();
         onVisibleChanged: recalcSize();
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ FocusScope {
             color: hifi.colors.white
         }
 
-        delegate: VrMenuItem {
+        delegate: TabletMenuItem {
             text: name
             source: item
             onImplicitHeightChanged: listView.recalcSize()
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml
similarity index 83%
rename from interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml
rename to interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml
index 48574d41e5..db74de82fb 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import "."
 Item {
     id: root
     anchors.fill: parent
-    objectName: "MouseMenuHandlerItem"
+    objectName: "tabletMenuHandlerItem"
 
     MouseArea {
         id: menuRoot;
-        objectName: "MouseMenuHandlerMouseArea"
+        objectName: "tabletMenuHandlerMouseArea"
         anchors.fill: parent
         enabled: d.topMenu !== null
         onClicked: {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Item {
         property var topMenu: null;
         property var modelMaker: Component { ListModel { } }
         property var menuViewMaker: Component {
-            VrMenuView {
+            TabletMenuView {
                 id: subMenu
                 onSelected: d.handleSelection(subMenu, currentItem, item)
             }
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function toModel(items) {
-            var result = modelMaker.createObject(desktop);
+            var result = modelMaker.createObject(tabletMenu);
             for (var i = 0; i < items.length; ++i) {
                 var item = items[i];
                 if (!item.visible) continue;
+                console.log(item.title)
                 switch (item.type) {
                 case MenuItemType.Menu:
                     result.append({"name": item.title, "item": item})
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ Item {
                 topMenu.focus = true;
             } else {
                 topMenu = null;
-                offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = false;
+                //offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = false;
                 menuRoot.enabled = false;
             }
         }
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ Item {
             menuStack.push(newMenu);
             topMenu = newMenu;
             topMenu.focus = true;
-            offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = true;
+            //offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = true;
         }
 
         function clearMenus() {
@@ -118,12 +119,7 @@ Item {
         function buildMenu(items, targetPosition) {
             var model = toModel(items);
             // Menus must be childed to desktop for Z-ordering
-            var newMenu = menuViewMaker.createObject(desktop, { model: model, z: topMenu ? topMenu.z + 1 : desktop.zLevels.menu, isSubMenu: topMenu !== null });
-            if (targetPosition) {
-                newMenu.x = targetPosition.x
-                newMenu.y = targetPosition.y - newMenu.height / 3 * 1
-            }
-            clampMenuPosition(newMenu);
+            var newMenu = menuViewMaker.createObject(tabletMenu, { model: model, isSubMenu: topMenu !== null });
             pushMenu(newMenu);
             return newMenu;
         }
@@ -150,20 +146,12 @@ Item {
 
     }
 
-    function popup(parent, items, point) {
+    function popup(parent, items) {
         d.clearMenus();
         menuRoot.enabled = true;
         d.buildMenu(items, point);
     }
 
-    function toggle(parent, items, point) {
-        if (d.topMenu) {
-            d.clearMenus();
-            return;
-        }
-        popup(parent, items, point);
-    }
-
     function closeLastMenu() {
         if (d.menuStack.length) {
             d.popMenu();
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 1458ec0018..f28ed10bdc 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1059,10 +1059,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
                 DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>()->toggleMute();
             } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::CYCLE_CAMERA)) {
                 cycleCamera();
-            } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::UI_NAV_SELECT)) {
-                if (!offscreenUi->navigationFocused()) {
-                    toggleMenuUnderReticle();
-                }
             } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::CONTEXT_MENU)) {
                 toggleTabletUI();
             } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::RETICLE_X)) {
@@ -1580,17 +1576,6 @@ QString Application::getUserAgent() {
     return userAgent;
 }
 
-void Application::toggleMenuUnderReticle() const {
-    // In HMD, if the menu is near the mouse but not under it, the reticle can be at a significantly
-    // different depth. When you focus on the menu, the cursor can appear to your crossed eyes as both
-    // on the menu and off.
-    // Even in 2D, it is arguable whether the user would want the menu to be to the side.
-    const float X_LEFT_SHIFT = 50.0;
-    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
-    auto reticlePosition = getApplicationCompositor().getReticlePosition();
-    offscreenUi->toggleMenu(QPoint(reticlePosition.x - X_LEFT_SHIFT, reticlePosition.y));
-}
-
 uint64_t lastTabletUIToggle { 0 };
 const uint64_t toggleTabletUILockout { 500000 };
 void Application::toggleTabletUI() const {
@@ -2931,10 +2916,6 @@ void Application::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
 
 
 void Application::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
-    if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Alt && _altPressed && hasFocus()) {
-        toggleMenuUnderReticle();
-    }
-
     _keysPressed.remove(event->key());
 
     _controllerScriptingInterface->emitKeyReleaseEvent(event); // send events to any registered scripts
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index c789c705a3..3b89aa52f3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ private:
     static void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event);
 
     void maybeToggleMenuVisible(QMouseEvent* event) const;
-    void toggleMenuUnderReticle() const;
     void toggleTabletUI() const;
 
     MainWindow* _window;
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index 056d946482..45635d0cbb 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <PathUtils.h>
 #include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
 #include "ScriptEngineLogging.h"
+#include "DependencyManager.h"
+#include "OffscreenUi.h"
 
 TabletScriptingInterface::TabletScriptingInterface() {
     qmlRegisterType<SoundEffect>("Hifi", 1, 0, "SoundEffect");
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ void TabletScriptingInterface::setQmlTabletRoot(QString tabletId, QQuickItem* qm
 static const char* TABLET_SOURCE_URL = "Tablet.qml";
 static const char* WEB_VIEW_SOURCE_URL = "TabletWebView.qml";
 static const char* LOADER_SOURCE_PROPERTY_NAME = "LoaderSource";
+static const char* VRMENU_SOURCE_URL = "TabletMenu.qml";
 
 TabletProxy::TabletProxy(QString name) : _name(name) {
     ;
@@ -95,6 +98,15 @@ void TabletProxy::setQmlTabletRoot(QQuickItem* qmlTabletRoot, QObject* qmlOffscr
     }
 }
 
+void TabletProxy::gotoMenuScreen() {
+    if (_qmlTabletRoot) {
+        _qmlTabletRoot->setProperty(LOADER_SOURCE_PROPERTY_NAME, VRMENU_SOURCE_URL);
+        auto loader = _qmlTabletRoot->findChild<QQuickItem*>("loader");
+        QObject::connect(loader, SIGNAL(loaded()), this, SLOT(addButtonsToMenuScreen()));
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_qmlTabletRoot, "loadSource", Q_ARG(const QVariant&, QVariant(VRMENU_SOURCE_URL)));
+    }
+}
+
 void TabletProxy::gotoHomeScreen() {
     if (_qmlTabletRoot) {
         QString tabletSource = _qmlTabletRoot->property(LOADER_SOURCE_PROPERTY_NAME).toString();
@@ -160,7 +172,7 @@ void TabletProxy::removeButton(QObject* tabletButtonProxy) {
 void TabletProxy::updateAudioBar(const double micLevel) {
     auto tablet = getQmlTablet();
     if (!tablet) {
-        qCCritical(scriptengine) << "Could not find tablet in TabletRoot.qml";
+        //qCCritical(scriptengine) << "Could not find tablet in TabletRoot.qml";
     } else {
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(tablet, "setMicLevel", Qt::AutoConnection, Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant(micLevel)));
     }
@@ -186,6 +198,27 @@ void TabletProxy::addButtonsToHomeScreen() {
      QObject::disconnect(loader, SIGNAL(loaded()), this, SLOT(addButtonsToHomeScreen()));
 }
 
+void TabletProxy::addButtonsToMenuScreen() {
+    if (!_qmlTabletRoot) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto loader = _qmlTabletRoot->findChild<QQuickItem*>("loader");
+    if (!loader) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QQuickItem* VrMenu = loader->findChild<QQuickItem*>("tabletMenu");
+    if (!VrMenu) {
+        qDebug() << "----------> could not find vr menu";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+    QObject* menu = offscreenUi->getRootMenu();
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(VrMenu, "setRootMenu", Qt::AutoConnection, Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(menu)));
+}
+
 void TabletProxy::removeButtonsFromHomeScreen() {
     auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
     for (auto& buttonProxy : _tabletButtonProxies) {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
index 43750e2519..f49c9ea498 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:
 
     void setQmlTabletRoot(QQuickItem* qmlTabletRoot, QObject* qmlOffscreenSurface);
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void gotoMenuScreen();
+
     /**jsdoc
      * transition to the home screen
      * @function TabletProxy#gotoHomeScreen
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ signals:
 
 private slots:
     void addButtonsToHomeScreen();
+    void addButtonsToMenuScreen();
 protected:
     void removeButtonsFromHomeScreen();
     QQuickItem* getQmlTablet() const;
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
index 60d80c6b35..918fb7b54a 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,10 @@ QQuickItem* OffscreenUi::getDesktop() {
     return _desktop;
 }
 
+QObject* OffscreenUi::getRootMenu() {
+    return getRootItem()->findChild<QObject*>("rootMenu");
+}
+
 QQuickItem* OffscreenUi::getToolWindow() {
     return _toolWindow;
 }
@@ -533,11 +537,6 @@ void OffscreenUi::unfocusWindows() {
     Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
 }
 
-void OffscreenUi::toggleMenu(const QPoint& screenPosition) { // caller should already have mapped using getReticlePosition
-    emit showDesktop(); // we really only want to do this if you're showing the menu, but for now this works
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_desktop, "toggleMenu", Q_ARG(QVariant, screenPosition));
-}
-
 
 class FileDialogListener : public ModalDialogListener {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
index 3ab4fa0758..c648e2ec86 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ public:
     bool navigationFocused();
     void setNavigationFocused(bool focused);
     void unfocusWindows();
-    void toggleMenu(const QPoint& screenCoordinates);
 
 
     // Setting pinned to true will hide all overlay elements on the desktop that don't have a pinned flag
     void setPinned(bool pinned = true);
-
+    
     void togglePinned();
     void setConstrainToolbarToCenterX(bool constrained);
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     QObject* getFlags();
     QQuickItem* getDesktop();
     QQuickItem* getToolWindow();
-
+    QObject* getRootMenu();
     enum Icon {
         ICON_NONE = 0,
         ICON_QUESTION,
diff --git a/scripts/defaultScripts.js b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
index 61461c7f06..bd3131f4ff 100644
--- a/scripts/defaultScripts.js
+++ b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ var DEFAULT_SCRIPTS = [
     "system/snapshot.js",
     "system/help.js",
     "system/bubble.js",
-    "system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js"
+    "system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js",
+    "system/menu.js"
 ];
 
 // add a menu item for debugging
diff --git a/scripts/system/menu.js b/scripts/system/menu.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94097271bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/system/menu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+//  menu.js
+//  scripts/system/
+//
+//  Created by Dante Ruiz  on 5 Jun 2017
+//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+(function() {
+    var tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
+    var button = tablet.addButton({
+        icon: "icons/tablet-icons/menu-i.svg",
+        text: "Menu"
+    });
+
+  
+    function onClicked() {
+        tablet.gotoMenuScreen();
+    }
+
+    button.clicked.connect(onClicked);
+
+    Script.scriptEnding.connect(function () {
+        button.clicked.disconnect(onClicked);
+        tablet.removeButton(button);
+    })
+}());
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