--- a/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -50,16 +50,19 @@
         <attr name="android:orderInCategory"/>
         <attr name="android:title"/>
         <attr name="android:icon"/>
         <attr name="android:checkable"/>
         <attr name="android:checked"/>
         <attr name="android:visible"/>
         <attr name="android:enabled"/>
         <attr name="android:showAsAction"/>
+        <attr name="itemType" type="enum">
+            <enum name="default_menu_item" value="0x00" />
+        </attr>
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="MenuItemDefault">
         <attr name="state_more" format="boolean"/>
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="TabThumbnailWrapper">
         <attr name="state_recording" format="boolean"/>

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/menu/GeckoMenuInflater.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/menu/GeckoMenuInflater.java
@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ public class GeckoMenuInflater extends M
         public CharSequence title;
         public int iconRes;
         public boolean checkable;
         public boolean checked;
         public boolean visible;
         public boolean enabled;
         public int showAsAction;
         public boolean hasSubMenu;
+        public int itemType;
     }
 
     public GeckoMenuInflater(Context context) {
         super(context);
         mContext = context;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -126,29 +127,31 @@ public class GeckoMenuInflater extends M
         item.title = a.getText(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_title);
         item.checkable = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_checkable, false);
         item.checked = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_checked, false);
         item.visible = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_visible, true);
         item.enabled = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_enabled, true);
         item.hasSubMenu = false;
         item.iconRes = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_icon, 0);
         item.showAsAction = a.getInt(R.styleable.MenuItem_android_showAsAction, 0);
+        item.itemType = a.getInt(R.styleable.MenuItem_itemType, GeckoMenuItem.ITEM_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 
         a.recycle();
     }
 
     public void setValues(ParsedItem item, MenuItem menuItem) {
         // We are blocking any presenter updates during inflation.
         GeckoMenuItem geckoItem = null;
         if (menuItem instanceof GeckoMenuItem) {
             geckoItem = (GeckoMenuItem) menuItem;
         }
 
         if (geckoItem != null) {
             geckoItem.stopDispatchingChanges();
+            geckoItem.setItemType(item.itemType);
         }
 
         menuItem.setChecked(item.checked)
                 .setVisible(item.visible)
                 .setEnabled(item.enabled)
                 .setCheckable(item.checkable)
                 .setIcon(item.iconRes);
 

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/menu/GeckoMenuItem.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/menu/GeckoMenuItem.java
@@ -22,32 +22,35 @@ public class GeckoMenuItem implements Me
 
     // These values mirror MenuItem values that are only available on API >= 11.
     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER = 0;
     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM = 1;
     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS = 2;
     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT = 4;
     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW = 8;
 
+    public static final int ITEM_TYPE_DEFAULT = 0x00;
+
     // A View that can show a MenuItem should be able to initialize from
     // the properties of the MenuItem.
     public static interface Layout {
         public void initialize(GeckoMenuItem item);
 
         public void setShowIcon(boolean show);
     }
 
     public static interface OnShowAsActionChangedListener {
         public boolean hasActionItemBar();
 
         public void onShowAsActionChanged(GeckoMenuItem item);
     }
 
     private final int mId;
     private final int mOrder;
+    private int mItemType;
     private View mActionView;
     private int mActionEnum;
     private CharSequence mTitle;
     private CharSequence mTitleCondensed;
     private boolean mCheckable;
     private boolean mChecked;
     private boolean mVisible = true;
     private boolean mEnabled = true;
@@ -445,16 +448,24 @@ public class GeckoMenuItem implements Me
                 mMenu.onItemChanged(this);
             } else {
                 mDidChange = true;
             }
         }
         return this;
     }
 
+    public int getItemType() {
+        return mItemType;
+    }
+
+    public void setItemType(int itemType) {
+        mItemType = itemType;
+    }
+
     public boolean invoke() {
         if (mMenuItemClickListener != null)
             return mMenuItemClickListener.onMenuItemClick(this);
         else
             return false;
     }
 
     public void setOnShowAsActionChangedListener(OnShowAsActionChangedListener listener) {