diff --git a/tailbone/menus.py b/tailbone/menus.py
index b3bb09f1..ea7a86b3 100644
--- a/tailbone/menus.py
+++ b/tailbone/menus.py
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ class MenuGroup(Object):
 class MenuItem(Object):
     title = None
     url = None
-    perm = None
+    target = None
+    is_sep = False
+
+
+class MenuSeparator(object):
+    is_sep = True
 
 
 def make_simple_menus(request):
@@ -58,16 +63,43 @@ def make_simple_menus(request):
     for topitem in raw_menus:
 
         # figure out which ones the user has permission to access
-        allowed = [item for item in topitem['items']
-                   if request.has_perm(item['perm'])]
+        allowed = []
+        for item in topitem['items']:
+
+            if item.get('type') == 'sep':
+                allowed.append(item)
+
+            if item.get('perm'):
+                if request.has_perm(item['perm']):
+                    allowed.append(item)
+            else:
+                allowed.append(item)
+
         if allowed:
 
-            # okay, user must have access to something; add the menu
-            items = [MenuItem(title=item['title'],
-                              url=item['url'],
-                              perm=item['perm'])
-                     for item in allowed]
-            final_menus.append(
-                MenuGroup(title=topitem['title'], items=items))
+            # user must have access to something; construct items for the menu
+            menu_items = []
+            for item in allowed:
+
+                # separator
+                if item.get('type') == 'sep':
+                    if menu_items and not menu_items[-1].is_sep:
+                        menu_items.append(MenuSeparator())
+
+                # menu item
+                else:
+                    menu_items.append(
+                        MenuItem(title=item['title'],
+                                 url=item['url'],
+                                 target=item.get('target')))
+
+            # remove final separator if present
+            if menu_items and menu_items[-1].is_sep:
+                menu_items.pop()
+
+            # only add if we wound up with something
+            if menu_items:
+                final_menus.append(
+                    MenuGroup(title=topitem['title'], items=menu_items))
 
     return final_menus
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/menu.mako b/tailbone/templates/menu.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29fdd229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/templates/menu.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+<%def name="main_menu_items()">
+
+  % for topitem in menus:
+      <li>
+        <a>${topitem.title}</a>
+        <ul>
+          % for subitem in topitem.items:
+              % if subitem.is_sep:
+                  <li>-</li>
+              % else:
+                  <li>${h.link_to(subitem.title, subitem.url, target=subitem.target)}</li>
+              % endif
+          % endfor
+        </ul>
+      </li>
+  % endfor
+
+  ## User Menu
+  % if request.user:
+      <li>
+        <a${' class="root-user"' if request.is_root else ''|n}>${request.user}${" ({})".format(inbox_count) if inbox_count else ''}</a>
+        <ul>
+          % if request.is_root:
+              <li class="root-user">${h.link_to("Stop being root", url('stop_root'))}</li>
+          % elif request.is_admin:
+              <li class="root-user">${h.link_to("Become root", url('become_root'))}</li>
+          % endif
+          <li>${h.link_to("Messages{}".format(" ({})".format(inbox_count) if inbox_count else ''), url('messages.inbox'))}</li>
+          <li>${h.link_to("Change Password", url('change_password'))}</li>
+          <li>${h.link_to("Logout", url('logout'))}</li>
+        </ul>
+      </li>
+  % else:
+      <li>${h.link_to("Login", url('login'))}</li>
+  % endif
+
+</%def>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/themes/bobcat/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/themes/bobcat/base.mako
index 2d9b7ce2..1e11aebb 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/themes/bobcat/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/themes/bobcat/base.mako
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@
                   <a class="navbar-link">${topitem.title}</a>
                   <div class="navbar-dropdown">
                     % for subitem in topitem.items:
-                        ${h.link_to(subitem.title, subitem.url, class_='navbar-item')}
+                        % if subitem.is_sep:
+                            <hr class="navbar-divider">
+                        % else:
+                            ${h.link_to(subitem.title, subitem.url, class_='navbar-item', target=subitem.target)}
+                        % endif
                     % endfor
                   </div>
                 </div>