diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java
index 0e36487a14ea..c3e3b6bc7f41 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import com.intellij.execution.util.ExecUtil;
 import com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenu;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.StubItem;
@@ -102,6 +104,10 @@ interface GlobalMenuLib extends Library {
 }
 
 public class GlobalMenuLinux implements GlobalMenuLib.EventHandler, Disposable {
+  private static final String TOGGLE_SWING_MENU_ACTION_NAME = "Toggle Global Menu integration";
+  private static final String TOGGLE_SWING_MENU_ACTION_DESC = "Enable/disable global menu integration (in all frames)";
+  private static final String TOGGLE_SWING_MENU_ACTION_ID = "ToggleGlobalLinuxMenu";
+
   private static final SimpleDateFormat ourDtf = new SimpleDateFormat("hhmmss.SSS"); // for debug only
   private static final boolean TRACE_SYSOUT               = Boolean.getBoolean("linux.native.menu.debug.trace.sysout");
   private static final boolean TRACE_ENABLED              = Boolean.getBoolean("linux.native.menu.debug.trace.enabled");
@@ -192,6 +198,19 @@ public class GlobalMenuLinux implements GlobalMenuLib.EventHandler, Disposable {
         final Thread glibMain = new Thread(()->ourLib.runMainLoop(ourGLogger, ourOnAppmenuServiceAppeared, ourOnAppmenuServiceVanished), "GlobalMenuLinux loop");
         glibMain.start();
       }
+
+      // register toggle-swing-menu action (to be able to enable swing menu when system applet is died)
+      final ActionManager am = ActionManager.getInstance();
+      final AnAction toggleSwingMenu = new AnAction(TOGGLE_SWING_MENU_ACTION_NAME, TOGGLE_SWING_MENU_ACTION_DESC, null) {
+        boolean enabled = false;
+        @Override
+        public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent e) {
+          for (GlobalMenuLinux gml: ourInstances.values())
+            gml.toggle(enabled);
+          enabled = !enabled;
+        }
+      };
+      am.registerAction(TOGGLE_SWING_MENU_ACTION_ID, toggleSwingMenu);
     } else {
       ourGLogger = null;
       ourUpdateAllRoots = null;