diff --git a/src/empathy-main-window.c b/src/empathy-main-window.c
index d2a7b2d..d453fed 100644
--- a/src/empathy-main-window.c
+++ b/src/empathy-main-window.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	GtkWidget              *errors_vbox;
 
 	GtkUIManager           *ui_manager;
-	GtkAction              *chat_history;
+	GtkAction              *view_history;
 	GtkAction              *room_join_favorites;
 	GtkWidget              *room_menu;
 	GtkWidget              *room_separator;
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ main_window_chat_quit_cb (GtkAction         *action,
 }
 
 static void
-main_window_chat_history_cb (GtkAction         *action,
+main_window_view_history_cb (GtkAction         *action,
 			     EmpathyMainWindow *window)
 {
 	empathy_log_window_show (NULL, NULL, FALSE, GTK_WINDOW (window->window));
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ main_window_chat_add_contact_cb (GtkAction         *action,
 }
 
 static void
-main_window_chat_show_ft_manager (GtkAction         *action,
+main_window_view_show_ft_manager (GtkAction         *action,
 				  EmpathyMainWindow *window)
 {
 	EmpathyFTManager *manager;
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ main_window_chat_show_ft_manager (GtkAction         *action,
 }
 
 static void
-main_window_chat_show_offline_cb (GtkToggleAction   *action,
+main_window_view_show_offline_cb (GtkToggleAction   *action,
 				  EmpathyMainWindow *window)
 {
 	gboolean current;
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ main_window_account_created_or_deleted_cb (EmpathyAccountManager  *manager,
 					   McAccount              *account,
 					   EmpathyMainWindow      *window)
 {
-	gtk_action_set_sensitive (window->chat_history,
+	gtk_action_set_sensitive (window->view_history,
 		empathy_account_manager_get_count (manager) > 0);
 }
 
@@ -1119,8 +1119,8 @@ empathy_main_window_show (void)
 				       "main_vbox", &window->main_vbox,
 				       "errors_vbox", &window->errors_vbox,
 				       "ui_manager", &window->ui_manager,
-				       "chat_show_offline", &show_offline_widget,
-				       "chat_history", &window->chat_history,
+				       "view_show_offline", &show_offline_widget,
+				       "view_history", &window->view_history,
 				       "room_join_favorites", &window->room_join_favorites,
 				       "presence_toolbar", &window->presence_toolbar,
 				       "roster_scrolledwindow", &sw,
@@ -1132,13 +1132,13 @@ empathy_main_window_show (void)
 			      "main_window", "configure_event", main_window_configure_event_cb,
 			      "chat_quit", "activate", main_window_chat_quit_cb,
 			      "chat_new_message", "activate", main_window_chat_new_message_cb,
-			      "chat_history", "activate", main_window_chat_history_cb,
+			      "view_history", "activate", main_window_view_history_cb,
 			      "room_join_new", "activate", main_window_room_join_new_cb,
 			      "room_join_favorites", "activate", main_window_room_join_favorites_cb,
 			      "room_manage_favorites", "activate", main_window_room_manage_favorites_cb,
 			      "chat_add_contact", "activate", main_window_chat_add_contact_cb,
-			      "chat_show_ft_manager", "activate", main_window_chat_show_ft_manager,
-			      "chat_show_offline", "toggled", main_window_chat_show_offline_cb,
+			      "view_show_ft_manager", "activate", main_window_view_show_ft_manager,
+			      "view_show_offline", "toggled", main_window_view_show_offline_cb,
 			      "edit", "activate", main_window_edit_cb,
 			      "edit_accounts", "activate", main_window_edit_accounts_cb,
 			      "edit_personal_information", "activate", main_window_edit_personal_information_cb,
diff --git a/src/empathy-main-window.ui b/src/empathy-main-window.ui
index 23d55f9..14660b7 100644
--- a/src/empathy-main-window.ui
+++ b/src/empathy-main-window.ui
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
           <accelerator key="N" modifiers="GDK_CONTROL_MASK"/>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkAction" id="chat_history">
+          <object class="GtkAction" id="view_history">
             <property name="icon-name">document-open-recent</property>
-            <property name="name">chat_history</property>
+            <property name="name">view_history</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">_View Previous Conversations</property>
           </object>
           <accelerator key="F3" modifiers=""/>
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkAction" id="chat_show_ft_manager">
+          <object class="GtkAction" id="view_show_ft_manager">
             <property name="icon-name">document-send</property>
-            <property name="name">chat_show_ft_manager</property>
+            <property name="name">view_show_ft_manager</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _File Transfers</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkToggleAction" id="chat_show_offline">
-            <property name="name">chat_show_offline</property>
+          <object class="GtkToggleAction" id="view_show_offline">
+            <property name="name">view_show_offline</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _Offline Contacts</property>
           </object>
           <accelerator key="H" modifiers="GDK_CONTROL_MASK"/>
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
+          <object class="GtkAction" id="view">
+            <property name="name">view</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">_View</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
           <object class="GtkAction" id="room">
             <property name="name">room</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Room</property>
@@ -138,14 +144,9 @@
       <menubar name="menubar">
         <menu action="chat">
           <menuitem action="chat_new_message"/>
-          <menuitem action="chat_history"/>
           <separator/>
           <menuitem action="chat_add_contact"/>
           <separator/>
-          <menuitem action="chat_show_ft_manager"/>
-          <separator/>
-          <menuitem action="chat_show_offline"/>
-          <separator/>
           <menuitem action="chat_quit"/>
         </menu>
         <menu action="edit">
@@ -156,6 +157,12 @@
           <separator/>
           <menuitem action="edit_preferences"/>
         </menu>
+        <menu action="view">
+          <menuitem action="view_show_offline"/>
+          <separator/>
+          <menuitem action="view_history"/>
+          <menuitem action="view_show_ft_manager"/>
+        </menu>
         <menu action="room">
           <menuitem action="room_join_new"/>
           <menuitem action="room_join_favorites"/>
