diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index dcef05bdf6..71f459439b 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ if (APPLE)
   SET(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${INTERFACE_RSRCS})
 endif (APPLE)
 
+find_package(Qt4 REQUIRED QtCore QtGui)
+include(${QT_USE_FILE})
+
+# run qt moc on qt-enabled headers
+qt4_wrap_cpp(INTERFACE_SRCS src/Application.h)
+
 # create the executable, make it a bundle on OS X
 add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${INTERFACE_SRCS})
 
@@ -77,8 +83,6 @@ include_directories(
     ${LODEPNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-find_package(Qt4 REQUIRED QtCore QtGui)
-include(${QT_USE_FILE})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${QT_LIBRARIES})
 
 if (NOT APPLE)
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff6c80d456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//
+//  Application.cpp
+//  interface
+//
+//  Created by Andrzej Kapolka on 5/10/13.
+//  Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+#include <QMenuBar>
+#include <QtDebug>
+
+#include "Application.h"
+
+Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv) {    
+    // simple menu bar (will only appear on OS X, for now)
+    QMenuBar* menuBar = new QMenuBar();
+    QMenu* fileMenu = menuBar->addMenu("File");
+    fileMenu->addAction("Test", this, SLOT(testSlot()));
+}
+
+void Application::testSlot() {
+    qDebug() << "Hello world.";
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c47dc3e33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+//  Application.h
+//  interface
+//
+//  Created by Andrzej Kapolka on 5/10/13.
+//  Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#ifndef __interface__Application__
+#define __interface__Application__
+
+#include <QApplication>
+
+class Application : public QApplication {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    
+    Application(int& argc, char** argv);
+
+public slots:
+    
+    void testSlot();
+};
+
+#endif /* defined(__interface__Application__) */
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 9d5088a851..a75b22c9b1 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include <ifaddrs.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <QApplication>
-
 #include <pthread.h> 
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
@@ -61,6 +59,7 @@
 #include "renderer/ProgramObject.h"
 #include "renderer/ShaderObject.h"
 
+#include "Application.h"
 #include "Camera.h"
 #include "Avatar.h"
 #include <AgentList.h>
@@ -86,8 +85,6 @@ void loadViewFrustum(ViewFrustum& viewFrustum);  // will be defined below
 
 glm::vec3 getGravity(glm::vec3 pos); //get the local gravity vector at this location in the universe
 
-QApplication* app;
-
 bool enableNetworkThread = true;
 pthread_t networkReceiveThread;
 bool stopNetworkReceiveThread = false;
@@ -2042,9 +2039,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     #endif
         
     // we need to create a QApplication instance in order to use Qt's font rendering
-    app = new QApplication(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
+    Application app(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
     printLog( "Created QT Application.\n" );
-
+    
     // Before we render anything, let's set up our viewFrustumOffsetCamera with a sufficiently large
     // field of view and near and far clip to make it interesting.
     //viewFrustumOffsetCamera.setFieldOfView(90.0);