diff --git a/etg/_core.py b/etg/_core.py
index 5a60eadb..dad5167b 100644
--- a/etg/_core.py
+++ b/etg/_core.py
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ INCLUDES = [  # base and core stuff
               'window',
               'validate',
               'panel',
-              'menu',
               'menuitem',              
+              'menu',
               'scrolwin',
               'vscroll',
               
diff --git a/etg/menu.py b/etg/menu.py
index c20245a1..075de4d0 100644
--- a/etg/menu.py
+++ b/etg/menu.py
@@ -69,13 +69,34 @@ def run():
     c.find('Destroy').findOverload('int').pyName = 'DestroyItem'
     c.find('Destroy').findOverload('wxMenuItem').pyName = 'DestroyItem'
 
+    c.find('FindChildItem.pos').out = True
+    c.find('FindItem.menu').out = True
+    c.addCppMethod('wxMenuItem*', 'FindItembyId', '(int id)', isConst=True,
+        doc="""\
+            FindItemById(id) -> MenuItem
+
+            Finds the menu item object associated with the given menu item identifier.""",
+        body="""\
+            return self->FindItem(id);""")
+
+
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------
     c = module.find('wxMenuBar')
     assert isinstance(c, etgtools.ClassDef)
     tools.removeVirtuals(c)
     addTransferAnnotations(c, 'menu')
     c.find('wxMenuBar').findOverload('wxMenu *menus[], const wxString titles[], long style=0)').ignore()
-    c.find('FindItem').ignore()
+    
+    c.find('FindItem.menu').out = True
+    c.addCppMethod('wxMenuItem*', 'FindItembyId', '(int id)', isConst=True,
+        doc="""\
+            FindItemById(id) -> MenuItem
+
+            Finds the menu item object associated with the given menu item identifier.""",
+        body="""\
+            return self->FindItem(id);""")
+                   
+
     mac_scmb = c.find('MacSetCommonMenuBar')
     mac_scmb.setCppCode("""\
     #ifdef __WXMAC__
diff --git a/unittests/test_menu.py b/unittests/test_menu.py
index 3f5f1601..2ec85691 100644
--- a/unittests/test_menu.py
+++ b/unittests/test_menu.py
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ class menu_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
         items = m.GetMenuItems()
         self.assertTrue(len(items) == 6)
      
+    def test_menu3(self):
+        m = self.makeMenuWithSubmenu()
+        items = []
+        for i in m.GetMenuItems():
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(i, wx.MenuItem))
+            items.append(i)
+        self.assertTrue(len(items) == 6)
+
+
     def test_menuBar1(self):
         mb = wx.MenuBar()
         for label in "one two three four".split():
@@ -51,6 +60,27 @@ class menu_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
         menu, label = menus[0]
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(menu, wx.Menu))
         self.assertTrue(label == 'one')
+
+
+    def test_menuBar3(self):
+        mb = wx.MenuBar()
+        for label in "one two three four".split():
+            m = self.makeMenu()
+            mb.Append(m, label)
+        menu = m
+        item = menu.FindItemByPosition(0)
+        
+        i, m = mb.FindItem(item.GetId())
+        self.assertTrue(i is item)
+        self.assertTrue(m is menu)
+        i = mb.FindItembyId(item.GetId())
+        self.assertTrue(i is item)
+        
+        i, m = menu.FindItem(item.GetId())
+        self.assertTrue(i is item)
+        self.assertTrue(m is menu)
+        i = menu.FindItembyId(item.GetId())
+        self.assertTrue(i is item)
         
         
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