diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index d0dc5c5..ae5eb1b 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -6616,23 +6616,6 @@
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
-  id: LANG_SHUTDOWN
-  desc: in main menu
-  user: core
-  <source>
-    *: none
-    soft_shutdown: "Shut down"
-  </source>
-  <dest>
-    *: none
-    soft_shutdown: "Shut down"
-  </dest>
-  <voice>
-    *: none
-    soft_shutdown: "Shut down"
-  </voice>
-</phrase>
-<phrase>
   id: LANG_ROCKBOX_INFO
   desc: displayed topmost on the info screen and in the info menu
   user: core
@@ -13161,3 +13144,17 @@
     *: "Slow"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_SHUTDOWN_MENU_ITEM
+  desc: Optional "Shut Down" main menu item
+  user: core
+  <source>
+    *: "Shut Down"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Shut Down"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Shut Down"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
diff --git a/apps/root_menu.c b/apps/root_menu.c
index 1ffde91..36d2a59 100644
--- a/apps/root_menu.c
+++ b/apps/root_menu.c
@@ -465,7 +465,12 @@ MENUITEM_RETURNVALUE(playlists, ID2P(LANG_CATALOG), GO_TO_PLAYLISTS_SCREEN,
 MENUITEM_RETURNVALUE(system_menu_, ID2P(LANG_SYSTEM), GO_TO_SYSTEM_SCREEN,
                      NULL, Icon_System_menu);

-#if CONFIG_KEYPAD == PLAYER_PAD
+#ifndef HAVE_SHUTDOWN_IN_MAIN_MENU
+#define SHUTDOWN_PREFIX "!"
+#endif
+
 static int do_shutdown(void)
 {
 #if CONFIG_CHARGING
@@ -476,9 +481,8 @@ static int do_shutdown(void)
         sys_poweroff();
     return 0;
 }
-MENUITEM_FUNCTION(do_shutdown_item, 0, ID2P(LANG_SHUTDOWN),
+MENUITEM_FUNCTION(do_shutdown_item, 0, ID2P(LANG_SHUTDOWN_MENU_ITEM),
                   do_shutdown, NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
-#endif

 struct menu_item_ex root_menu_;
 static struct menu_callback_with_desc root_menu_desc = {
@@ -487,6 +491,7 @@ struct menu_table {
     char *string;
     const struct menu_item_ex *item;
 };
+/* If an item starts with '!' it wont be added by default */
 static struct menu_table menu_table[] = {
     /* Order here represents the default ordering */
     { "bookmarks", &bookmarks },
@@ -505,10 +510,8 @@ static struct menu_table menu_table[] = {
     { "playlists", &playlists },
     { "plugins", &rocks_browser },
     { "system_menu", &system_menu_ },
-#if CONFIG_KEYPAD == PLAYER_PAD
-    { "shutdown", &do_shutdown_item },
-#endif
     { "shortcuts", &shortcut_menu },
+    { SHUTDOWN_PREFIX "shutdown", &do_shutdown_item },
 };
 #define MAX_MENU_ITEMS (sizeof(menu_table) / sizeof(struct menu_table))
 static struct menu_item_ex *root_menu__[MAX_MENU_ITEMS];
@@ -542,7 +545,10 @@ void root_menu_load_from_cfg(void* setting, char *value)
             *end = '\0';
         for (i=0; i<MAX_MENU_ITEMS; i++)
         {
-            if (*start && !strcmp(start, menu_table[i].string))
+            char *string = menu_table[i].string;
+            if (string[0] == '!')
+                string++;
+            if (*start && !strcmp(start, string))
             {
                 root_menu__[menu_item_count++] = (struct menu_item_ex *)menu_table[i].item;
                 if (menu_table[i].item == &menu_)
@@ -567,7 +573,10 @@ char* root_menu_write_to_cfg(void* setting, char*buf, int buf_len)
         {
             if (menu_table[j].item == root_menu__[i])
             {
-                written = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s, ", menu_table[j].string);
+                char *out = menu_table[j].string;
+                if (out[0] == '!')
+                    out++;
+                written = snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%s,", out);
                 buf_len -= written;
                 buf += written;
                 break;
@@ -579,7 +588,7 @@ char* root_menu_write_to_cfg(void* setting, char*buf, int buf_len)

 void root_menu_set_default(void* setting, void* defaultval)
 {
-    unsigned i;
+    unsigned i, count = 0;
     (void)defaultval;

     root_menu_.flags = MENU_HAS_DESC | MT_MENU;
@@ -588,9 +597,13 @@ void root_menu_set_default(void* setting, void* defaultval)

     for (i=0; i<MAX_MENU_ITEMS; i++)
     {
-        root_menu__[i] = (struct menu_item_ex *)menu_table[i].item;
+        if (menu_table[i].string[0] != '!')
+        {
+            root_menu__[count] = (struct menu_item_ex *)menu_table[i].item;
+            count++;
+        }
     }
-    root_menu_.flags |= MENU_ITEM_COUNT(MAX_MENU_ITEMS);
+    root_menu_.flags |= MENU_ITEM_COUNT(count);
     *(bool*)setting = false;
 }

diff --git a/manual/advanced_topics/main.tex b/manual/advanced_topics/main.tex
index efd3361..7bc96ee 100644
--- a/manual/advanced_topics/main.tex
+++ b/manual/advanced_topics/main.tex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To accomplish this, load a \fname{.cfg} file (as described in
 words: \config{bookmarks}, \config{files}, \opt{tagcache}{\config{database}, }%
 \config{wps}, \config{settings}, \opt{recording}{\config{recording}, }%
 \opt{radio}{\config{radio}, }\config{playlists}, \config{plugins},
-\config{system\_menu}, \opt{PLAYER_PAD}{\config{shutdown}, }\config{shortcuts}.
+\config{system\_menu}, \config{shortcuts}, \config{shutdown}.
 Each of the words, if it occurs in the list, activates the appropriate item
 in the main menu. The order of the items is given by the order of the words
 in the list. The items whose words do not occur in the list will be hidden,