diff --git a/gtk/gtkapplication-quartz-menu.c b/gtk/gtkapplication-quartz-menu.c
index b9d27bd19f..4896fdc6bf 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkapplication-quartz-menu.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkapplication-quartz-menu.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "gtkmenutrackerprivate.h"
 #include "gtkicontheme.h"
 #include "gtkquartz.h"
+#include "gtkprivate.h"
 
 #include <gdk/macos/gdkmacos.h>
 #include <gdk/macos/gdkmacoskeymap-private.h>
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ icon_loaded (GObject      *object,
 
 - (void)didChangeLabel
 {
-  const char *label = gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_label (trackerItem);
+  char *label = _gtk_elide_underscores (gtk_menu_tracker_item_get_label (trackerItem));
 
   NSString *title = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:label ? : ""];
 
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@ icon_loaded (GObject      *object,
     }
 
   [self setTitle:title];
+
+  g_free (label);
 }
 
 - (void)didChangeIcon
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprivate.c b/gtk/gtkprivate.c
index ce7077e7c2..519d91f4a1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprivate.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkprivate.c
@@ -266,3 +266,46 @@ gtk_get_portal_session_path (GDBusConnection  *connection,
 {
    return get_portal_path (connection, "session", token);
 }
+
+char *
+_gtk_elide_underscores (const char *original)
+{
+  char *q, *result;
+  const char *p, *end;
+  gsize len;
+  gboolean last_underscore;
+  
+  if (!original)
+    return NULL;
+
+  len = strlen (original);
+  q = result = g_malloc (len + 1);
+  last_underscore = FALSE;
+  
+  end = original + len;
+  for (p = original; p < end; p++)
+    {
+      if (!last_underscore && *p == '_')
+        last_underscore = TRUE;
+      else
+        {
+          last_underscore = FALSE;
+          if (original + 2 <= p && p + 1 <= end && 
+              p[-2] == '(' && p[-1] == '_' && p[0] != '_' && p[1] == ')')
+            {
+              q--;
+              *q = '\0';
+              p++;
+            }
+          else
+            *q++ = *p;
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (last_underscore)
+    *q++ = '_';
+  
+  *q = '\0';
+  
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprivate.h b/gtk/gtkprivate.h
index cd41e85b2c..ff3e188eef 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkprivate.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ GBytes *get_emoji_data (void);
 
 #endif /* G_ENABLE_DEBUG */
 
+char * _gtk_elide_underscores (const char *original);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GTK_PRIVATE_H__ */