diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
index e2820d1291..a144cabbf1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
@@ -6522,6 +6522,7 @@ gtk_popover_get_type
 <TITLE>GtkPopoverMenu</TITLE>
 GtkPopoverMenu
 gtk_popover_menu_new
+gtk_popover_menu_add_submenu
 gtk_popover_menu_open_submenu
 
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.c b/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.c
index b5e0d47a2e..2bfa67c944 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.c
@@ -384,3 +384,23 @@ gtk_popover_menu_open_submenu (GtkPopoverMenu *popover,
   stack = gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (popover));
   gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (GTK_STACK (stack), name);
 }
+
+/**
+ * gtk_popover_menu_add_submenu:
+ * @popover: a #GtkPopoverMenu
+ * @submenu: a widget to add as submenu
+ * @name: the name for the submenu
+ *
+ * Adds a submenu to the popover menu.
+ */
+void
+gtk_popover_menu_add_submenu (GtkPopoverMenu *popover,
+                              GtkWidget      *submenu,
+                              const char     *name)
+{
+  GtkWidget *stack;
+
+  stack = gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (object));
+
+  gtk_stack_add_named (GTK_STACK (stack), submenu, name);
+} 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.h b/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.h
index c920f5c627..bf041b02ea 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkpopovermenu.h
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ GType       gtk_popover_menu_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GtkWidget * gtk_popover_menu_new      (void);
 
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void        gtk_popover_menu_add_submenu (GtkPopoverMenu *popover,
+                                          GtkWidget      *menu,
+                                          const char     *name);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void        gtk_popover_menu_open_submenu (GtkPopoverMenu *popover,
-                                           const gchar    *name);
+                                           const char     *name);
 
 
 G_END_DECLS