diff --git a/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc b/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc
index d3311fe54a..d2f2d8226b 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc
+++ b/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ ArdourDropdown::clear_items ()
 	_menu.items ().clear ();
 }
 
+void
+ArdourDropdown::add_separator ()
+{
+	using namespace Menu_Helpers;
+	add_menu_elem (SeparatorElem());
+}
+
 void
 ArdourDropdown::add_menu_elem (Menu_Helpers::Element e)
 {
@@ -201,3 +208,9 @@ ArdourDropdown::append (Glib::RefPtr<Action> action)
 {
 	_menu.items().push_back (Menu_Helpers::MenuElem (action->get_short_label(), sigc::mem_fun (action.get(), &Action::activate)));
 }
+
+void
+ArdourDropdown::append (Gtk::Menu& submenu, Glib::RefPtr<Action> action)
+{
+	submenu.items().push_back (Menu_Helpers::MenuElem (action->get_short_label(), sigc::mem_fun (action.get(), &Action::activate)));
+}
diff --git a/libs/widgets/widgets/ardour_dropdown.h b/libs/widgets/widgets/ardour_dropdown.h
index b029ff13df..8cf573cc5c 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/widgets/ardour_dropdown.h
+++ b/libs/widgets/widgets/ardour_dropdown.h
@@ -45,14 +45,16 @@ public:
 
 	void clear_items ();
 	void add_menu_elem (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::Element e);
+	void append_text_item (std::string const& text);
+	void add_separator ();
 	void append (Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Action>);
+	void append (Gtk::Menu&, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Action>);
 
 	void disable_scrolling();
 
 	Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList& items () { return _menu.items (); }
 	Gtk::Menu& menu () { return _menu; }
 
-	void append_text_item (std::string const& text);
 	void set_active (std::string const& text);
 
 protected: