diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/QmlWebWindow.qml b/interface/resources/qml/QmlWebWindow.qml
index a622931db7..fd4e629568 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/QmlWebWindow.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/QmlWebWindow.qml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ Windows.Window {
     destroyOnCloseButton: false
     property alias source: webview.url
 
-    function raiseWindow() { Desktop.raise(root) }
-
     Controls.WebView {
         id: webview
         url: "about:blank"
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/QmlWindow.qml b/interface/resources/qml/QmlWindow.qml
index 2a8d8f60d9..63efd0bc2e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/QmlWindow.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/QmlWindow.qml
@@ -21,16 +21,10 @@ Windows.Window {
     destroyOnCloseButton: false
     property alias source: pageLoader.source 
     
-    function raiseWindow() { Desktop.raise(root) }
-
     Loader { 
         id: pageLoader
         objectName: "Loader"
         focus: true
         property var dialog: root
-            
-        Keys.onPressed: {
-            console.log("QmlWindow pageLoader keypress")
-        }
     }
 } // dialog
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/VrMenu.qml b/interface/resources/qml/VrMenu.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 689171f9e9..0000000000
--- a/interface/resources/qml/VrMenu.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-import Hifi 1.0 as Hifi
-
-import QtQuick 2.4
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
-import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
-
-import "controls"
-import "styles"
-
-
-Hifi.VrMenu {
-    id: root
-    HifiConstants { id: hifi }
-
-    anchors.fill: parent
-
-    objectName: "VrMenu"
-    enabled: false
-    opacity: 0.0
-    z: 10000
-
-    property int animationDuration: 200
-    property var models: []
-    property var columns: []
-
-    onEnabledChanged: {
-        if (enabled && columns.length == 0) {
-            pushColumn(rootMenu.items);
-        }
-        opacity = enabled ? 1.0 : 0.0
-        offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = enabled;
-    }
-
-    // The actual animator
-    Behavior on opacity {
-        NumberAnimation {
-            duration: root.animationDuration
-            easing.type: Easing.InOutBounce
-        }
-    }
-
-    onOpacityChanged: {
-        visible = (opacity != 0.0);
-    }
-
-    onVisibleChanged: {
-        if (!visible) reset();
-    }
-
-    property var menuBuilder: Component {
-        VrMenuView {
-            property int menuDepth: root.models.length - 1
-            model: root.models[menuDepth]
-            
-            function fit(position, size, maxposition) {
-                var padding = 8;
-                if (position < padding) {
-                    position = padding;
-                } else if (position + size + padding > maxposition) {
-                    position = maxposition - (size + padding); 
-                }
-                return position;
-            }
-
-            Component.onCompleted: {
-                if (menuDepth === 0) {
-                    x = lastMousePosition.x - 20
-                    y = lastMousePosition.y - 20
-                } else {
-                    var lastColumn = root.columns[menuDepth - 1]
-                    x = lastColumn.x + 64;
-                    y = lastMousePosition.y - height / 2;
-                }
-                x = fit(x, width, parent.width);
-                y = fit(y, height, parent.height);
-            }
-
-            onSelected: {
-                root.selectItem(menuDepth, item)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    function lastColumn() {
-        return columns[root.columns.length - 1];
-    }
-
-    function pushColumn(items) {
-        models.push(itemsToModel(items))
-        if (columns.length) {
-            var oldColumn = lastColumn();
-            //oldColumn.enabled = false
-        }
-        var newColumn = menuBuilder.createObject(root);
-        columns.push(newColumn);
-        forceActiveFocus();
-    }
-
-    function popColumn() {
-        if (columns.length > 0) {
-            var curColumn = columns.pop();
-            curColumn.visible = false;
-            curColumn.destroy();
-            models.pop();
-        }
-
-        if (columns.length == 0) {
-            enabled = false;
-            return;
-        }
-
-        curColumn = lastColumn();
-        curColumn.enabled = true;
-        curColumn.opacity = 1.0;
-        curColumn.forceActiveFocus();
-    }
-
-    function itemsToModel(items) {
-        var newListModel = Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick 2.2; ListModel {}', root);
-        for (var i = 0; i < items.length; ++i) {
-            var item = items[i];
-            switch (item.type) {
-            case 2:
-                newListModel.append({"type":item.type, "name": item.title, "item": item})
-                break;
-            case 1:
-                newListModel.append({"type":item.type, "name": item.text, "item": item})
-                break;
-            case 0:
-                newListModel.append({"type":item.type, "name": "-----", "item": item})
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return newListModel;
-    }
-
-    function selectItem(depth, source) {
-        var popped = false;
-        while (depth + 1 < columns.length) {
-            popColumn()
-            popped = true
-        }
-
-        switch (source.type) {
-        case 2:
-            lastColumn().enabled = false
-            pushColumn(source.items)
-            break;
-        case 1:
-            if (!popped) source.trigger()
-            enabled = false
-            break;
-        case 0:
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    function reset() {
-        while (columns.length > 0) {
-            popColumn();
-        }
-    }
-
-    MouseArea {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        id: mouseArea
-        acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
-        onClicked: {
-            if (mouse.button == Qt.RightButton) {
-                root.popColumn();
-            } else {
-                root.enabled = false;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    function addMenu(menu, newMenu) {
-        return menu.addMenu(newMenu);
-    }
-
-    function addItem(menu, newMenuItem) {
-        return menu.addItem(newMenuItem);
-    }
-
-    function insertItem(menu, beforeItem, newMenuItem) {
-        for (var i = 0; i < menu.items.length; ++i) {
-            if (menu.items[i] === beforeItem) {
-                return menu.insertItem(i, newMenuItem);
-            }
-        }
-        return addItem(menu, newMenuItem);
-    }
-
-    function removeItem(menu, menuItem) {
-        menu.removeItem(menuItem);
-    }
-
-    function previousItem() {
-        if (columns.length) {
-            lastColumn().incrementCurrentIndex()
-        }
-    }
-
-    function nextItem() {
-        if (columns.length) {
-            lastColumn().decrementCurrentIndex()
-        }
-    }
-
-    function selectCurrentItem() {
-        if (columns.length) {
-            var depth = columns.length - 1;
-            var index = lastColumn().currentIndex;
-            if (index >= 0) {
-                var model = models[depth];
-                var item = model.get(index).item;
-                selectItem(depth, item);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Keys.onDownPressed: previousItem();
-    Keys.onUpPressed: nextItem();
-    Keys.onSpacePressed: selectCurrentItem();
-    Keys.onReturnPressed: selectCurrentItem();
-    Keys.onRightPressed: selectCurrentItem();
-    Keys.onLeftPressed: popColumn();
-    Keys.onEscapePressed: popColumn();
-}
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/VrMenuView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/VrMenuView.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index b00e21ba93..0000000000
--- a/interface/resources/qml/VrMenuView.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick 2.4
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
-import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
-
-import "styles"
-
-ListView {
-    id: root
-    HifiConstants { id: hifi }
-    width: 128
-    height: count * 32
-    onEnabledChanged: recalcSize();
-    onVisibleChanged: recalcSize();
-    onCountChanged: recalcSize();
-
-    signal selected(var item)
-
-    highlight: Rectangle {
-        width: root.currentItem ? root.currentItem.width : 0
-        height: root.currentItem ? root.currentItem.height : 0
-        color: "lightsteelblue"; radius: 3
-    }
-
-    delegate: VrMenuItem {
-        text: name
-        source: item
-        onImplicitHeightChanged: root.recalcSize()
-        onImplicitWidthChanged: root.recalcSize()
-
-        MouseArea {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            hoverEnabled: true
-            onEntered: root.currentIndex = index
-            onClicked: root.selected(item)
-        }
-    }
-
-    function recalcSize() {
-        if (model.count !== count || !visible) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var originalIndex = currentIndex;
-        var maxWidth = width;
-        var newHeight = 0;
-        for (var i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-            currentIndex = i;
-            if (!currentItem) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (currentItem && currentItem.implicitWidth > maxWidth) {
-                maxWidth = currentItem.implicitWidth
-            }
-            if (currentItem.visible) {
-                newHeight += currentItem.implicitHeight
-            }
-        }
-        if (maxWidth > width) {
-            width = maxWidth;
-        }
-        if (newHeight > height) {
-            height = newHeight
-        }
-        currentIndex = originalIndex;
-    }
-
-    Border {
-        id: border
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        anchors.margins: -8
-        z: parent.z - 1
-        border.color: hifi.colors.hifiBlue
-        color: hifi.colors.window
-    }
-}
-
-
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/Root.qml b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
similarity index 81%
rename from interface/resources/qml/Root.qml
rename to interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
index e1431de967..ee3277e4c4 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/Root.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
@@ -2,74 +2,34 @@ import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2 as OriginalDialogs;
 
-import "dialogs"
+import "../dialogs"
+import "../menus"
 
 // This is our primary 'desktop' object to which all VR dialogs and
 // windows will be childed.
 FocusScope {
     id: desktop
     anchors.fill: parent;
-
-    // Debugging help for figuring out focus issues
-    property var offscreenWindow;
-    onOffscreenWindowChanged: offscreenWindow.activeFocusItemChanged.connect(onWindowFocusChanged);
-    function onWindowFocusChanged() {
-        console.log("Focus item is " + offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem);
-        var focusedItem = offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem ;
-        if (DebugQML && focusedItem) {
-            var rect = desktop.mapToItem(desktop, focusedItem.x, focusedItem.y, focusedItem.width, focusedItem.height);
-            focusDebugger.visible = true
-            focusDebugger.x = rect.x;
-            focusDebugger.y = rect.y;
-            focusDebugger.width = rect.width
-            focusDebugger.height = rect.height
-        }
-    }
-
-    Rectangle {
-        id: focusDebugger; 
-        z: 9999; visible: false; color: "red"
-        ColorAnimation on color { from: "#7fffff00"; to: "#7f0000ff"; duration: 1000; loops: 9999 }
-    }
+    objectName: "desktop"
 
     // Allows QML/JS to find the desktop through the parent chain
     property bool desktopRoot: true
 
     // The VR version of the primary menu
-    property var rootMenu: Menu { objectName: "rootMenu" }
-
-    // The tool window, one instance
-    property alias toolWindow: toolWindow
-    ToolWindow { id: toolWindow }
-
-    // FIXME support always on top flags
-    function raise(item) {
-        d.raiseWindow(item);
-    }
-
-    Component {
-        id: messageDialogBuilder
-        MessageDialog { }
-    }
-
-    Component {
-        id: nativeMessageDialogBuilder
-        OriginalDialogs.MessageDialog { }
-    }
-
-    function messageBox(properties) {
-        // Debugging: native message dialog for comparison
-        // nativeMessageDialogBuilder.createObject(desktop, properties);
-        return messageDialogBuilder.createObject(desktop, properties);
+    property var rootMenu: Menu {
+        id: rootMenu; objectName: "rootMenu"
+        Component.onCompleted: {
+            console.log("ROOT_MENU " + rootMenu);
+        }
     }
 
     QtObject {
         id: d
-
         readonly property int zBasisNormal: 0
         readonly property int zBasisAlwaysOnTop: 4096
         readonly property int zBasisModal: 8192
-
+        readonly property var messageDialogBuilder: Component { MessageDialog { } }
+        readonly property var nativeMessageDialogBuilder: Component { OriginalDialogs.MessageDialog { } }
 
         function findChild(item, name) {
             for (var i = 0; i < item.children.length; ++i) {
@@ -203,6 +163,43 @@ FocusScope {
         }
     }
 
+    MenuMouseHandler { id: menuPopperUpper }
+
+    function raise(item) {
+        d.raiseWindow(item);
+    }
+
+    function messageBox(properties) {
+        // Debugging: native message dialog for comparison
+        // d.nativeMessageDialogBuilder.createObject(desktop, properties);
+        return d.messageDialogBuilder.createObject(desktop, properties);
+    }
+
+    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() {
         var windows = d.getTopLevelWindows();
         for (var i = 0; i < windows.length; ++i) {
@@ -210,6 +207,27 @@ FocusScope {
         }
         desktop.focus = true;
     }
+
+    // Debugging help for figuring out focus issues
+    property var offscreenWindow;
+    onOffscreenWindowChanged: offscreenWindow.activeFocusItemChanged.connect(onWindowFocusChanged);
+    function onWindowFocusChanged() {
+        console.log("Focus item is " + offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem);
+        var focusedItem = offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem ;
+        if (DebugQML && focusedItem) {
+            var rect = desktop.mapToItem(null, focusedItem.x, focusedItem.y, focusedItem.width, focusedItem.height);
+            focusDebugger.visible = true
+            focusDebugger.x = rect.x;
+            focusDebugger.y = rect.y;
+            focusDebugger.width = rect.width
+            focusDebugger.height = rect.height
+        }
+    }
+    Rectangle {
+        id: focusDebugger;
+        z: 9999; visible: false; color: "red"
+        ColorAnimation on color { from: "#7fffff00"; to: "#7f0000ff"; duration: 1000; loops: 9999 }
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml
index 0d771b79cd..7668d4e197 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Window {
     resizable: true
     destroyOnInvisible: true
     x: 40; y: 40
+    implicitWidth: 384; implicitHeight: 640
 
     property var scripts: ScriptDiscoveryService;
     property var scriptsModel: scripts.scriptsModelFilter
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ Window {
     }
 
     function loadFromFile() {
-        var fileDialog = fileDialogBuilder.createObject(Desktop, { filterModel: fileFilters });
+        var fileDialog = fileDialogBuilder.createObject(desktop, { filterModel: fileFilters });
         fileDialog.canceled.connect(function(){
             console.debug("Cancelled file open")
         })
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ Window {
 
     Rectangle {
         color: "white"
-        implicitWidth: 384; implicitHeight: 640
+        anchors.fill: parent
 
         Item {
             anchors { fill: parent; margins: 8 }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1655a32989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import QtQuick 2.5
+
+import "../desktop"
+import ".."
+
+Desktop {
+    id: desktop
+
+    // The tool window, one instance
+    property alias toolWindow: toolWindow
+    ToolWindow { id: toolWindow }
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml b/interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c73730773f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+
+import "."
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+    property int zBasis: 8192 - 1024
+    anchors.fill: parent
+
+    MouseArea {
+        id: menuRoot;
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        enabled: d.topMenu !== null
+        onClicked: {
+            d.clearMenus();
+        }
+    }
+
+    QtObject {
+        id: d
+        property var menuStack: []
+        property var topMenu: null;
+        property var modelMaker: Component { ListModel { } }
+        property var menuViewMaker: Component {
+            VrMenuView {
+                id: subMenu
+                onSelected: d.handleSelection(subMenu, currentItem, item)
+            }
+        }
+
+        function toModel(items) {
+            var result = modelMaker.createObject(desktop);
+            for (var i = 0; i < items.length; ++i) {
+                var item = items[i];
+                if (!item.visible) continue;
+                switch (item.type) {
+                case MenuItemType.Menu:
+                    result.append({"name": item.title, "item": item})
+                    break;
+                case MenuItemType.Item:
+                    result.append({"name": item.text, "item": item})
+                    break;
+                case MenuItemType.Separator:
+                    result.append({"name": "", "item": item})
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        function popMenu() {
+            if (menuStack.length) {
+                menuStack.pop().destroy();
+            }
+            if (menuStack.length) {
+                topMenu = menuStack[menuStack.length - 1];
+                topMenu.focus = true;
+            } else {
+                topMenu = null;
+                offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = false;
+                menuRoot.enabled = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        function pushMenu(newMenu) {
+            menuStack.push(newMenu);
+            topMenu = newMenu;
+            topMenu.focus = true;
+            offscreenFlags.navigationFocused = true;
+        }
+
+        function clearMenus() {
+            while (menuStack.length) {
+                popMenu()
+            }
+        }
+
+        function clampMenuPosition(menu) {
+            var margins = 0;
+            if (menu.x < margins) {
+                menu.x = margins
+            } else if ((menu.x + menu.width + margins) > root.width) {
+                menu.x = root.width - (menu.width + margins);
+            }
+
+            if (menu.y < 0) {
+                menu.y = margins
+            } else if ((menu.y + menu.height + margins) > root.height) {
+                menu.y = root.height - (menu.height + margins);
+            }
+        }
+
+        function buildMenu(items, targetPosition) {
+            var model = toModel(items);
+            var newMenu = menuViewMaker.createObject(menuRoot, { model: model, z: topMenu ? topMenu.z + 1 : zBasis });
+            if (targetPosition) {
+                newMenu.x = targetPosition.x
+                newMenu.y = targetPosition.y - newMenu.height / 3 * 1
+            }
+            clampMenuPosition(newMenu);
+            pushMenu(newMenu);
+            return newMenu;
+        }
+
+        function handleSelection(parentMenu, selectedItem, item) {
+            while (topMenu && topMenu !== parentMenu) {
+                popMenu();
+            }
+
+            switch (item.type) {
+                case MenuItemType.Menu:
+                    var target = Qt.vector2d(topMenu.x, topMenu.y).plus(Qt.vector2d(selectedItem.x + 96, selectedItem.y));
+                    buildMenu(item.items, target).objectName = item.title;
+                    break;
+
+                case MenuItemType.Item:
+                    console.log("Triggering " + item.text)
+                    item.trigger();
+                    clearMenus();
+                    break;
+                }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    function popup(parent, items, point) {
+        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();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/VrMenuItem.qml b/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml
similarity index 94%
rename from interface/resources/qml/VrMenuItem.qml
rename to interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml
index 2b1a4a3b5a..c23a54a2c7 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/VrMenuItem.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import QtQuick 2.4
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
-import "controls"
-import "styles"
+
+import "../controls"
+import "../styles"
 
 Item {
     id: root
-    HifiConstants { 
-        id: hifi 
-    }
-
-    // The model object
+    HifiConstants { id: hifi  }
     property alias text: label.text
     property var source
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbb9bd706e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import QtQuick 2.4
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
+
+import "../styles"
+
+
+FocusScope {
+    id: root
+    implicitHeight: border.height
+    implicitWidth: border.width
+
+    property alias currentItem: listView.currentItem
+    property alias model: listView.model
+    signal selected(var item)
+
+
+    Border {
+        id: border
+        anchors.fill: listView
+        anchors.margins: -8
+        border.color: hifi.colors.hifiBlue
+        color: hifi.colors.window
+        // color: "#7f7f7f7f"
+    }
+
+    ListView {
+        id: listView
+        x: 8; y: 8
+        HifiConstants { id: hifi }
+        width: 128
+        height: count * 32
+        onEnabledChanged: recalcSize();
+        onVisibleChanged: recalcSize();
+        onCountChanged: recalcSize();
+        focus: true
+
+        highlight: Rectangle {
+            width: listView.currentItem ? listView.currentItem.width : 0
+            height: listView.currentItem ? listView.currentItem.height : 0
+            color: "lightsteelblue"; radius: 3
+        }
+
+        delegate: VrMenuItem {
+            text: name
+            source: item
+            onImplicitHeightChanged: listView.recalcSize()
+            onImplicitWidthChanged: listView.recalcSize()
+
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                onEntered: listView.currentIndex = index
+                onClicked: root.selected(item)
+            }
+        }
+
+        function recalcSize() {
+            if (model.count !== count || !visible) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var originalIndex = currentIndex;
+            var maxWidth = width;
+            var newHeight = 0;
+            for (var i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                currentIndex = i;
+                if (!currentItem) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (currentItem && currentItem.implicitWidth > maxWidth) {
+                    maxWidth = currentItem.implicitWidth
+                }
+                if (currentItem.visible) {
+                    newHeight += currentItem.implicitHeight
+                }
+            }
+            if (maxWidth > width) {
+                width = maxWidth;
+            }
+            if (newHeight > height) {
+                height = newHeight
+            }
+            currentIndex = originalIndex;
+        }
+
+        function previousItem() { currentIndex = (currentIndex + count - 1) % count; }
+        function nextItem() { currentIndex = (currentIndex + count + 1) % count; }
+        function selectCurrentItem() { if (currentIndex != -1) root.selected(currentItem.source); }
+
+        Keys.onUpPressed: previousItem();
+        Keys.onDownPressed: nextItem();
+        Keys.onSpacePressed: selectCurrentItem();
+        Keys.onRightPressed: selectCurrentItem();
+        Keys.onReturnPressed: selectCurrentItem();
+    }
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/windows/Window.qml b/interface/resources/qml/windows/Window.qml
index 6bc8a2bab5..25bb87deab 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/windows/Window.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/windows/Window.qml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Fadable {
 
     function raise() {
         if (visible && parent) {
-            Desktop.raise(window)
+            desktop.raise(window)
             if (!focus) {
                 focus = true;
             }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index fa730c5d40..88202ff2cb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer) :
             } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::CYCLE_CAMERA)) {
                 cycleCamera();
             } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::CONTEXT_MENU)) {
-                VrMenu::toggle(); // show context menu even on non-stereo displays
+                offscreenUi->toggleMenu(_glWidget->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos()));
             } else if (action == controller::toInt(controller::Action::RETICLE_X)) {
                 auto oldPos = QCursor::pos();
                 auto newPos = oldPos;
@@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ void Application::initializeUi() {
     AddressBarDialog::registerType();
     ErrorDialog::registerType();
     LoginDialog::registerType();
-    VrMenu::registerType();
     Tooltip::registerType();
     UpdateDialog::registerType();
 
@@ -1186,7 +1185,7 @@ void Application::initializeUi() {
     offscreenUi->setBaseUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "/qml/"));
     // OffscreenUi is a subclass of OffscreenQmlSurface specifically designed to
     // support the window management and scripting proxies for VR use
-    offscreenUi->createDesktop();
+    offscreenUi->createDesktop(QString("hifi/Desktop.qml"));
     
     // FIXME either expose so that dialogs can set this themselves or
     // do better detection in the offscreen UI of what has focus
@@ -1244,8 +1243,6 @@ void Application::initializeUi() {
     rootContext->setContextProperty("Render", DependencyManager::get<RenderScriptingInterface>().data());
 
     _glWidget->installEventFilter(offscreenUi.data());
-    VrMenu::load();
-    VrMenu::executeQueuedLambdas();
     offscreenUi->setMouseTranslator([=](const QPointF& pt) {
         QPointF result = pt;
         auto displayPlugin = getActiveDisplayPlugin();
@@ -2063,7 +2060,8 @@ void Application::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
 
 void Application::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
     if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Alt && _altPressed && hasFocus()) {
-        VrMenu::toggle(); // show context menu even on non-stereo displays
+        auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+        offscreenUi->toggleMenu(_glWidget->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos()));
     }
 
     _keysPressed.remove(event->key());
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index 32cb1131f2..813386132c 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -628,3 +628,30 @@ QQmlContext* OffscreenQmlSurface::getRootContext() {
     return _qmlEngine->rootContext();
 }
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::function<void()>);
+static auto VoidLambdaType = qRegisterMetaType<std::function<void()>>();
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::function<QVariant()>);
+static auto VariantLambdaType = qRegisterMetaType<std::function<QVariant()>>();
+
+
+void OffscreenQmlSurface::executeOnUiThread(std::function<void()> function, bool blocking ) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "executeOnUiThread", blocking ? Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection : Qt::QueuedConnection,
+            Q_ARG(std::function<void()>, function));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    function();
+}
+
+QVariant OffscreenQmlSurface::returnFromUiThread(std::function<QVariant()> function) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QVariant result;
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "returnFromUiThread", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+            Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, result),
+            Q_ARG(std::function<QVariant()>, function));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    return function();
+}
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
index 608e811b4b..fb916178ad 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public:
         return load(QUrl(qmlSourceFile), f);
     }
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void executeOnUiThread(std::function<void()> function, bool blocking = false);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariant returnFromUiThread(std::function<QVariant()> function);
+
     void setMaxFps(uint8_t maxFps) { _maxFps = maxFps; }
     // Optional values for event handling
     void setProxyWindow(QWindow* window);
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
index e215fcc067..7849bf5b95 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <AbstractUriHandler.h>
 #include <AccountManager.h>
 
+#include "VrMenu.h"
+
 // Needs to match the constants in resources/qml/Global.js
 class OffscreenFlags : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ QMessageBox::StandardButton OffscreenUi::messageBox(QMessageBox::Icon icon, cons
     map.insert("buttons", buttons.operator int());
     map.insert("defaultButton", defaultButton);
     QVariant result;
-    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(getDesktop(), "messageBox", 
+    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_desktop, "messageBox",
         Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, result),
         Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(map)));
 
@@ -231,16 +233,22 @@ void OffscreenUi::setNavigationFocused(bool focused) {
     offscreenFlags->setNavigationFocused(focused);
 }
 
-void OffscreenUi::createDesktop() {
+void OffscreenUi::createDesktop(const QUrl& url) {
     if (_desktop) {
         qDebug() << "Desktop already created";
+        return;
     }
     getRootContext()->setContextProperty("DebugQML", QVariant(false));
-    _desktop = dynamic_cast<QQuickItem*>(load("Root.qml"));
+    _desktop = dynamic_cast<QQuickItem*>(load(url));
     Q_ASSERT(_desktop);
-    getRootContext()->setContextProperty("Desktop", _desktop);
+    getRootContext()->setContextProperty("desktop", _desktop);
+
+    // Enable focus debugging
     _desktop->setProperty("offscreenWindow", QVariant::fromValue(getWindow()));
+
     _toolWindow = _desktop->findChild<QQuickItem*>("ToolWindow");
+
+    new VrMenu(this);
 }
 
 QQuickItem* OffscreenUi::getDesktop() {
@@ -251,38 +259,15 @@ QQuickItem* OffscreenUi::getToolWindow() {
     return _toolWindow;
 }
 
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::function<void()>);
-static auto VoidLambdaType = qRegisterMetaType<std::function<void()>>();
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::function<QVariant()>);
-static auto VariantLambdaType = qRegisterMetaType<std::function<QVariant()>>();
-
-
-void OffscreenUi::executeOnUiThread(std::function<void()> function) {
-    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "executeOnUiThread", Qt::QueuedConnection,
-            Q_ARG(std::function<void()>, function));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    function();
-}
-
-QVariant OffscreenUi::returnFromUiThread(std::function<QVariant()> function) {
-    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QVariant result;
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "returnFromUiThread", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
-            Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, result),
-            Q_ARG(std::function<QVariant()>, function));
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    return function();
-}
-
 void OffscreenUi::unfocusWindows() {
     bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_desktop, "unfocusWindows");
     Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
 }
 
+void OffscreenUi::toggleMenu(const QPoint& screenPosition) {
+    auto virtualPos = mapToVirtualScreen(screenPosition, nullptr);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_desktop, "toggleMenu",  Q_ARG(QVariant, virtualPos));
+}
+
 
 #include "OffscreenUi.moc"
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
index fa4d7aaeaf..fd54bc6c2b 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ class OffscreenUi : public OffscreenQmlSurface, public Dependency {
 public:
     OffscreenUi();
     virtual void create(QOpenGLContext* context) override;
-    void createDesktop();
+    void createDesktop(const QUrl& url);
     void show(const QUrl& url, const QString& name, std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QObject*)> f = [](QQmlContext*, QObject*) {});
     void toggle(const QUrl& url, const QString& name, std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QObject*)> f = [](QQmlContext*, QObject*) {});
     bool shouldSwallowShortcut(QEvent* event);
     bool navigationFocused();
     void setNavigationFocused(bool focused);
     void unfocusWindows();
+    void toggleMenu(const QPoint& screenCoordinates);
+
     QQuickItem* getDesktop();
     QQuickItem* getToolWindow();
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void executeOnUiThread(std::function<void()> function);
-    Q_INVOKABLE QVariant returnFromUiThread(std::function<QVariant()> function);
 
     /// Same design as QMessageBox::critical(), will block, returns result
     static QMessageBox::StandardButton critical(void* ignored, const QString& title, const QString& text,
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp
index 4a827f57db..3874b85a12 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void QmlWindowClass::hasClosed() {
 }
 
 void QmlWindowClass::raise() {
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(asQuickItem(), "raiseWindow", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(asQuickItem(), "raise", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 #include "QmlWindowClass.moc"
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp
index 2d9dd57ba9..103eb7660e 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     MenuUserData(const MenuUserData&);
-
     void init(QObject* widgetObject, QObject* qmlObject) {
         widgetObject->setUserData(USER_DATA_ID, this);
         qmlObject->setUserData(USER_DATA_ID, this);
@@ -48,14 +47,6 @@ private:
 
 const int MenuUserData::USER_DATA_ID = QObject::registerUserData();
 
-HIFI_QML_DEF_LAMBDA(VrMenu, [&](QQmlContext* context, QObject* newItem) {
-    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
-    QObject* rootMenu = offscreenUi->getRootItem()->findChild<QObject*>("rootMenu");
-    Q_ASSERT(rootMenu);
-    static_cast<VrMenu*>(newItem)->setRootMenu(rootMenu);
-    context->setContextProperty("rootMenu", rootMenu);
-});
-
 VrMenu* VrMenu::_instance{ nullptr };
 static QQueue<std::function<void(VrMenu*)>> queuedLambdas;
 
@@ -70,19 +61,18 @@ void VrMenu::executeOrQueue(std::function<void(VrMenu*)> f) {
     }
 }
 
-void VrMenu::executeQueuedLambdas() {
-    Q_ASSERT(_instance);
+
+VrMenu::VrMenu(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent) {
+    _instance = this;
+    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+    _rootMenu = offscreenUi->getRootItem()->findChild<QObject*>("rootMenu");
+    offscreenUi->getRootContext()->setContextProperty("rootMenu", _rootMenu);
     foreach(std::function<void(VrMenu*)> f, queuedLambdas) {
-        f(_instance);
+        f(this);
     }
     queuedLambdas.clear();
 }
 
-VrMenu::VrMenu(QQuickItem* parent) : QQuickItem(parent) {
-    _instance = this;
-    this->setEnabled(false);
-}
-
 QObject* VrMenu::findMenuObject(const QString& menuOption) {
     if (menuOption.isEmpty()) {
         return _rootMenu;
@@ -91,10 +81,6 @@ QObject* VrMenu::findMenuObject(const QString& menuOption) {
     return result;
 }
 
-void VrMenu::setRootMenu(QObject* rootMenu) {
-    _rootMenu = rootMenu;
-}
-
 void updateQmlItemFromAction(QObject* target, QAction* source) {
     target->setProperty("checkable", source->isCheckable());
     target->setProperty("enabled", source->isEnabled());
@@ -116,9 +102,8 @@ void VrMenu::addMenu(QMenu* menu) {
         Q_ASSERT(false);
     }
     QVariant returnedValue;
-    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "addMenu", Qt::DirectConnection,
+    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qmlParent, "addMenu", Qt::DirectConnection,
                                                   Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, returnedValue),
-                                                  Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(qmlParent)),
                                                   Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(menu->title())));
     Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
     Q_UNUSED(invokeResult); // FIXME - apparently we haven't upgraded the Qt on our unix Jenkins environments to 5.5.x
@@ -147,21 +132,24 @@ void bindActionToQmlAction(QObject* qmlAction, QAction* action) {
     QObject::connect(qmlAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), action, SLOT(trigger()));
 }
 
+class QQuickMenuItem;
+
 void VrMenu::addAction(QMenu* menu, QAction* action) {
     Q_ASSERT(!MenuUserData::forObject(action));
     Q_ASSERT(MenuUserData::forObject(menu));
     MenuUserData* userData = MenuUserData::forObject(menu);
     QObject* menuQml = findMenuObject(userData->uuid.toString());
     Q_ASSERT(menuQml);
-    QVariant returnedValue;
+    QQuickMenuItem* returnedValue { nullptr };
     
-    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "addItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
-                                                  Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, returnedValue),
-                                                  Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(menuQml)),
-                                                  Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(action->text())));
+    qDebug() << menuQml;
+    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(menuQml, "addItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(QQuickMenuItem*, returnedValue),
+        Q_ARG(QString, action->text()));
+
     Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
     Q_UNUSED(invokeResult); // FIXME - apparently we haven't upgraded the Qt on our unix Jenkins environments to 5.5.x
-    QObject* result = returnedValue.value<QObject*>();
+    QObject* result = reinterpret_cast<QObject*>(returnedValue); // returnedValue.value<QObject*>();
     Q_ASSERT(result);
     // Bind the QML and Widget together
     bindActionToQmlAction(result, action);
@@ -175,19 +163,19 @@ void VrMenu::insertAction(QAction* before, QAction* action) {
         beforeQml = findMenuObject(beforeUserData->uuid.toString());
     }
     QObject* menu = beforeQml->parent();
-    QVariant returnedValue;
-    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "insertItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
-                                                  Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, returnedValue),
-                                                  Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(menu)),
-                                                  Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(beforeQml)),
-                                                  Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(action->text())));
+    QQuickMenuItem* returnedValue { nullptr };
+    // FIXME this needs to find the index of the beforeQml item and call insertItem(int, object)
+    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(menu, "addItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(QQuickMenuItem*, returnedValue),
+        Q_ARG(QString, action->text()));
     Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
-    Q_UNUSED(invokeResult); // FIXME - apparently we haven't upgraded the Qt on our unix Jenkins environments to 5.5.x
-    QObject* result = returnedValue.value<QObject*>();
+    QObject* result = reinterpret_cast<QObject*>(returnedValue); // returnedValue.value<QObject*>();
     Q_ASSERT(result);
     bindActionToQmlAction(result, action);
 }
 
+class QQuickMenuBase;
+
 void VrMenu::removeAction(QAction* action) {
     if (!action) {
         qWarning("Attempted to remove invalid menu action");
@@ -198,12 +186,12 @@ void VrMenu::removeAction(QAction* action) {
         qWarning("Attempted to remove menu action with no found QML object");
         return;
     }
+    
     QObject* item = findMenuObject(userData->uuid.toString());
     QObject* menu = item->parent();
     // Proxy QuickItem requests through the QML layer
-    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "removeItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
-        Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(menu)),
-        Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant::fromValue(item)));
+    QQuickMenuBase* qmlItem = reinterpret_cast<QQuickMenuBase*>(item);
+    bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(menu, "removeItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
+        Q_ARG(QQuickMenuBase*, qmlItem));
     Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
-    Q_UNUSED(invokeResult); // FIXME - apparently we haven't upgraded the Qt on our unix Jenkins environments to 5.5.x
 }
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.h b/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.h
index 38e3b54739..b092b63566 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.h
@@ -21,21 +21,16 @@
 #include "OffscreenUi.h"
 
 // FIXME break up the rendering code (VrMenu) and the code for mirroring a Widget based menu in QML
-class VrMenu : public QQuickItem {
+class VrMenu : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
-    HIFI_QML_DECL_LAMBDA
-
 public:
     static void executeOrQueue(std::function<void(VrMenu*)> f);
-    static void executeQueuedLambdas();
-    VrMenu(QQuickItem* parent = nullptr);
+    VrMenu(QObject* parent = nullptr);
     void addMenu(QMenu* menu);
     void addAction(QMenu* parent, QAction* action);
     void insertAction(QAction* before, QAction* action);
     void removeAction(QAction* action);
 
-    void setRootMenu(QObject* rootMenu);
-
 protected:
     QObject* _rootMenu{ nullptr };
     QObject* findMenuObject(const QString& name);
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/ScrollingGraph.qml b/tests/ui/qml/ScrollingGraph.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from interface/resources/qml/ScrollingGraph.qml
rename to tests/ui/qml/ScrollingGraph.qml
diff --git a/tests/ui/qml/main.qml b/tests/ui/qml/main.qml
index 0acb88c36d..ae9d93e0a6 100644
--- a/tests/ui/qml/main.qml
+++ b/tests/ui/qml/main.qml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
 import "../../../interface/resources/qml"
 import "../../../interface/resources/qml/windows"
 import "../../../interface/resources/qml/dialogs"
+import "../../../interface/resources/qml/hifi"
+import "../../../interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs"
 
 ApplicationWindow {
     id: appWindow
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         return newListModel;
     }
 
-    Root {
+    Desktop {
         id: desktop
         anchors.fill: parent
         StubMenu { id: stubMenu }
@@ -70,28 +72,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                     blue.enabled = !blue.enabled
                 }
             }
-//            Button {
-//                text: "add web tab"
-//                onClicked: {
-//                    testButtons.urls.push("http://slashdot.org?" + testButtons.count++);
-//                    testButtons.tabs.push(desktop.toolWindow.addWebTab({ title: "test", source: testButtons.urls[testButtons.urls.length - 1], width: 500, height: 720 }))
-//                }
-//            }
-//            Button {
-//                text: "toggle tab visible"
-//                onClicked: {
-//                    var lastUrl = testButtons.urls[testButtons.urls.length - 1];
-//                    var tab = desktop.toolWindow.findTabForUrl(lastUrl);
-//                    desktop.toolWindow.showTabForUrl(lastUrl, !tab.enabled)
-//                }
-//            }
-//            Button {
-//                text: "Remove last tab"
-//                onClicked: {
-//                    testButtons.tabs.pop();
-//                    desktop.toolWindow.removeTabForUrl(testButtons.urls.pop());
-//                }
-//            }
             Button {
                 text: "Show Long Error"
                 onClicked: {
@@ -152,6 +132,11 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                     console.log(appWindow.activeFocusItem);
                 }
             }
+            Button {
+                text: "Preferences"
+                property var preferencesComponent: Component { PreferencesDialog { } }
+                onClicked: preferencesComponent.createObject(desktop);
+            }
         }
 
         Window {
diff --git a/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro b/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro
index e1fbb00ca6..34eca04c32 100644
--- a/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro
+++ b/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro
@@ -80,5 +80,10 @@ DISTFILES += \
     ../../interface/resources/qml/VrMenu.qml \
     ../../interface/resources/qml/VrMenuItem.qml \
     ../../interface/resources/qml/VrMenuView.qml \
-    ../../interface/resources/qml/WebEntity.qml
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/WebEntity.qml \
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml \
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml \
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml \
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml \
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml