diff --git a/astrodatagui/astrodatagui.ui b/astrodatagui/astrodatagui.ui
index 7f65a6e..9c7f0c5 100644
--- a/astrodatagui/astrodatagui.ui
+++ b/astrodatagui/astrodatagui.ui
@@ -225,8 +225,27 @@
      <height>21</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>File</string>
+    </property>
+    <addaction name="actionOpen_Database"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
+    <addaction name="actionExit"/>
+   </widget>
+   <addaction name="menuFile"/>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
+  <action name="actionOpen_Database">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Open Database</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="actionExit">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Exit</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>