diff --git a/src/renku/app/main.cpp b/src/renku/app/main.cpp
--- a/src/renku/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/renku/app/main.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
     window->addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, sourcesDock);
 
     auto actions = components->globalActions();
+    actions.insert("dock_sources", sourcesDock->toggleViewAction());
+    actions.insert("dock_pages", pagesDock->toggleViewAction());
+    actions.insert("dock_editor", editorDock->toggleViewAction());
+
     auto ac = window->actionCollection();
     ac->addAction(KStandardAction::Quit, window, SLOT(close()));
     for (auto it = actions.constBegin(); it != actions.constEnd(); ++it) {
diff --git a/src/renku/app/renkuui.rc b/src/renku/app/renkuui.rc
--- a/src/renku/app/renkuui.rc
+++ b/src/renku/app/renkuui.rc
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
    <Separator />
    <Action name="pages_go_to" />
   </Menu>
+  <Menu name="settings">
+   <Menu>
+    <text>&amp;Panels</text>
+    <Action name="dock_sources" />
+    <Action name="dock_pages" />
+    <Action name="dock_editor" />
+   </Menu>
+  </Menu>
  </MenuBar>
  <ToolBar noMerge="1" name="mainToolBar" >
   <text context="@title:menu">Main Toolbar</text>
diff --git a/src/zanshin/app/main.cpp b/src/zanshin/app/main.cpp
--- a/src/zanshin/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/zanshin/app/main.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
     window->addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, sourcesDock);
 
     auto actions = components->globalActions();
+    actions.insert("dock_sources", sourcesDock->toggleViewAction());
+    actions.insert("dock_pages", pagesDock->toggleViewAction());
+    actions.insert("dock_editor", editorDock->toggleViewAction());
+
     auto ac = window->actionCollection();
     ac->addAction(KStandardAction::Quit, window, SLOT(close()));
     for (auto it = actions.constBegin(); it != actions.constEnd(); ++it) {
diff --git a/src/zanshin/app/zanshinui.rc b/src/zanshin/app/zanshinui.rc
--- a/src/zanshin/app/zanshinui.rc
+++ b/src/zanshin/app/zanshinui.rc
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
    <Separator />
    <Action name="pages_go_to" />
   </Menu>
+  <Menu name="settings">
+   <Menu>
+    <text>&amp;Panels</text>
+    <Action name="dock_sources" />
+    <Action name="dock_pages" />
+    <Action name="dock_editor" />
+   </Menu>
+  </Menu>
  </MenuBar>
  <ToolBar noMerge="1" name="mainToolBar" >
   <text context="@title:menu">Main Toolbar</text>