diff --git a/src/controls/Action.qml b/src/controls/Action.qml
--- a/src/controls/Action.qml
+++ b/src/controls/Action.qml
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@
      * }
      * @endcode
      */
+
+    /**
+     * separator: bool
+     * Whether the action is is a separator action; defaults to false.
+     */
+    property bool separator: false
+
     default property alias children: root.__children
     property list<QtObject> __children
     property Shortcut __shortcut: Shortcut {
diff --git a/src/controls/BasicListItem.qml b/src/controls/BasicListItem.qml
--- a/src/controls/BasicListItem.qml
+++ b/src/controls/BasicListItem.qml
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@
      */
     property alias reserveSpaceForIcon: iconItem.visible
 
+    /**
+     * reserveSpaceForLabel: bool
+     * If false, the label will not try to be as wide as possible
+     * It's useful in layouts containing entries without text
+     */
+    property alias reserveSpaceForLabel: labelItem.visible
+
     default property alias _basicDefault: layout.children
 
     contentItem: RowLayout {
diff --git a/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml b/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml
--- a/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml
+++ b/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml
@@ -132,14 +132,29 @@
                 }
             }
             delegate: BasicListItem {
+                id: listItem
+
+                readonly property bool isSeparator: modelData.hasOwnProperty("separator") && modelData.separator
+
                 checked: modelData.checked
                 icon: modelData.icon
                 supportsMouseEvents: true
                 separatorVisible: false
+                reserveSpaceForIcon: !isSeparator
+                reserveSpaceForLabel: !isSeparator
+
                 label: model ? (model.tooltip ? model.tooltip : model.text) : (modelData.tooltip ? modelData.tooltip : modelData.text)
-                enabled: model ? model.enabled : modelData.enabled
+                enabled: !isSeparator && (model ? model.enabled : modelData.enabled)
                 visible: model ? model.visible : modelData.visible
                 opacity: enabled ? 1.0 : 0.6
+
+                Separator {
+                    id: separatorAction
+
+                    visible: listItem.isSeparator
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                }
+
                 onClicked: {
                     root.drawerOpen = false;
                     if (modelData && modelData.trigger !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml b/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml
--- a/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml
+++ b/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml
@@ -460,12 +460,16 @@
                                 id: listItem
                                 supportsMouseEvents: true
                                 readonly property bool wideMode: width > height * 2
+                                readonly property bool isSeparator: modelData.hasOwnProperty("separator") && modelData.separator
+                                reserveSpaceForIcon: !isSeparator
+                                reserveSpaceForLabel: !isSeparator
                                 checked: modelData.checked || (actionsMenu && actionsMenu.visible)
                                 width: parent.width
 
                                 icon: modelData.iconName
 
                                 label: width > height * 2 ? MnemonicData.richTextLabel : ""
+
                                 MnemonicData.enabled: listItem.enabled && listItem.visible
                                 MnemonicData.controlType: MnemonicData.MenuItem
                                 MnemonicData.label: modelData.text
@@ -494,8 +498,16 @@
                                         easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
                                     }
                                 }
-                                enabled: (model && model.enabled != undefined) ? model.enabled : modelData.enabled
+                                enabled: !isSeparator && ( (model && model.enabled != undefined) ? model.enabled : modelData.enabled)
                                 opacity: enabled ? 1.0 : 0.3
+
+                                Separator {
+                                    id: separatorAction
+
+                                    visible: listItem.isSeparator
+                                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                                }
+
                                 Icon {
                                     Shortcut {
                                         sequence: listItem.MnemonicData.sequence
@@ -509,11 +521,11 @@
                                     selected: listItem.checked || listItem.pressed
                                     Layout.preferredWidth: Layout.preferredHeight
                                     source: (LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "go-next-symbolic-rtl" : "go-next-symbolic")
-                                    visible: modelData.children!==undefined && modelData.children.length > 0
+                                    visible: !listItem.isSeparator && modelData.children!==undefined && modelData.children.length > 0
                                 }
                                 data: [
                                     QQC2.ToolTip {
-                                        visible: (modelData.tooltip.length || root.collapsed) && (!actionsMenu || !actionsMenu.visible) &&  listItem.hovered && text.length > 0
+                                        visible: !listItem.isSeparator && (modelData.tooltip.length || root.collapsed) && (!actionsMenu || !actionsMenu.visible) &&  listItem.hovered && text.length > 0
                                         text: modelData.tooltip.length ? modelData.tooltip : modelData.text
                                         delay: 1000
                                         timeout: 5000
diff --git a/src/controls/private/ActionsMenu.qml b/src/controls/private/ActionsMenu.qml
--- a/src/controls/private/ActionsMenu.qml
+++ b/src/controls/private/ActionsMenu.qml
@@ -19,14 +19,23 @@
 
 import QtQuick 2.3
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.1 as Controls
+import org.kde.kirigami 2.4 as Kirigami
 
 Controls.Menu
 {
     id: theMenu
     property alias actions: actionsInstantiator.model
     property Component submenuComponent
     //renamed to work on both Qt 5.9 and 5.10
     property Component itemDelegate: Component {ActionMenuItem {}}
+    property Component separatorDelegate: Component {
+        Controls.MenuSeparator {
+            contentItem: Rectangle {
+                implicitHeight: Math.floor(Kirigami.Units.devicePixelRatio)
+                color: Qt.tint(Kirigami.Theme.textColor, Qt.rgba(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.r, Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.g, Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor.b, 0.7))
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     Item {
         id: invisibleItems
@@ -41,7 +50,12 @@
 
             function create() {
                 if (!action.children || action.children.length === 0) {
-                    item = theMenu.itemDelegate.createObject(null, { ourAction: action });
+                    if (action.hasOwnProperty("separator") && action.separator) {
+                        item = theMenu.separatorDelegate.createObject(null, {});
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        item = theMenu.itemDelegate.createObject(null, { ourAction: action });
+                    }
                     theMenu.addItem(item)
                 } else if (theMenu.submenuComponent) {
                     item = theMenu.submenuComponent.createObject(null, { title: action.text, actions: action.children });