diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenushell.c b/gtk/gtkmenushell.c
index e1e0025c23..5c6d1ac05b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenushell.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenushell.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ gtk_menu_shell_tracker_insert_func (GtkMenuTrackerItem *item,
   GtkMenuShell *menu_shell = user_data;
   GtkWidget *widget;
 
-  if (gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_role (item) == GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_SEPARATOR)
+  if (gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_is_separator (item))
     widget = gtk_separator_menu_item_new ();
   else
     widget = gtk_model_menu_item_new ();
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.c b/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.c
index 88b473963d..c162de6ce4 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct _GtkMenuTrackerItem
   gchar *action_namespace;
   GMenuItem *item;
   GtkMenuTrackerItemRole role : 4;
+  guint is_separator : 1;
   guint can_activate : 1;
   guint sensitive : 1;
   guint toggled : 1;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ struct _GtkMenuTrackerItem
 
 enum {
   PROP_0,
+  PROP_IS_SEPARATOR,
   PROP_LABEL,
   PROP_ICON,
   PROP_SENSITIVE,
@@ -44,9 +46,8 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_role_get_type (void)
     {
       static const GEnumValue values[] = {
         { GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_NORMAL, "GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_NORMAL", "normal" },
-        { GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_TOGGLE, "GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_TOGGLE", "toggle" },
+        { GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_CHECK, "GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_CHECK", "check" },
         { GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_RADIO, "GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_RADIO", "radio" },
-        { GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_SEPARATOR, "GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_SEPARATOR", "separator" },
         { 0, NULL, NULL }
       };
       GType type;
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_property (GObject    *object,
 
   switch (prop_id)
     {
+    case PROP_IS_SEPARATOR:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_is_separator (self));
+      break;
     case PROP_LABEL:
       g_value_set_string (value, gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_label (self));
       break;
@@ -128,6 +132,8 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_class_init (GtkMenuTrackerItemClass *class)
   class->get_property = gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_property;
   class->finalize = gtk_menu_tracker_item_finalize;
 
+  gtk_menu_tracker_item_pspecs[PROP_IS_SEPARATOR] =
+    g_param_spec_boolean ("is-separator", "", "", FALSE, G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READABLE);
   gtk_menu_tracker_item_pspecs[PROP_LABEL] =
     g_param_spec_string ("label", "", "", NULL, G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READABLE);
   gtk_menu_tracker_item_pspecs[PROP_ICON] =
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_action_added (GActionObserver    *observer,
   else if (state != NULL && g_variant_is_of_type (state, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN))
     {
       self->toggled = g_variant_get_boolean (state);
-      self->role = GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_TOGGLE;
+      self->role = GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_CHECK;
     }
 
   g_object_freeze_notify (G_OBJECT (self));
@@ -317,6 +323,7 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_new (GActionObservable *observable,
   self->item = g_menu_item_new_from_model (model, item_index);
   self->action_namespace = g_strdup (action_namespace);
   self->observable = g_object_ref (observable);
+  self->is_separator = is_separator;
 
   if (!is_separator && g_menu_item_get_attribute (self->item, "action", "&s", &action_name))
     {
@@ -352,10 +359,7 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_new (GActionObservable *observable,
         g_variant_unref (state);
     }
   else
-    {
-      self->role = is_separator ? GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_SEPARATOR : GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_NORMAL;
-      self->sensitive = TRUE;
-    }
+    self->sensitive = TRUE;
 
   return self;
 }
@@ -366,6 +370,12 @@ gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_observable (GtkMenuTrackerItem *self)
   return self->observable;
 }
 
+gboolean
+gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_is_separator (GtkMenuTrackerItem *self)
+{
+  return self->is_separator;
+}
+
 const gchar *
 gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_label (GtkMenuTrackerItem *self)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.h b/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.h
index 6e24bcb97a..6a130231b7 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenutrackeritem.h
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ typedef struct _GtkMenuTrackerItem GtkMenuTrackerItem;
 
 typedef enum  {
   GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_NORMAL,
-  GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_TOGGLE,
+  GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_CHECK,
   GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_RADIO,
-  GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_SEPARATOR
 } GtkMenuTrackerItemRole;
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
@@ -55,6 +54,9 @@ GtkMenuTrackerItem *    gtk_menu_tracker_item_new                       (GAction
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 GActionObservable *     gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_observable            (GtkMenuTrackerItem *self);
 
+G_GNUC_INTERNAL
+gboolean                gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_is_separator          (GtkMenuTrackerItem *self);
+
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 const gchar *           gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_label                 (GtkMenuTrackerItem *self);
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmodelmenuitem.c b/gtk/gtkmodelmenuitem.c
index f7cc502a5d..c698a52e4e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmodelmenuitem.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmodelmenuitem.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ gtk_model_menu_item_set_action_role (GtkModelMenuItem       *item,
       a11y_role = ATK_ROLE_MENU_ITEM;
       break;
 
-    case GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_TOGGLE:
+    case GTK_MENU_TRACKER_ITEM_ROLE_CHECK:
       a11y_role = ATK_ROLE_CHECK_MENU_ITEM;
       break;