diff --git a/mozilla/layout/style/nsCSSRuleProcessor.cpp b/mozilla/layout/style/nsCSSRuleProcessor.cpp
index 44a7d952de0..48a567ba149 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/style/nsCSSRuleProcessor.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/style/nsCSSRuleProcessor.cpp
@@ -777,6 +777,11 @@ InitSystemMetrics()
     sSystemMetrics->AppendElement(do_GetAtom("scrollbar-thumb-proportional"));
   }
 
+  lookAndFeel->GetMetric(nsILookAndFeel::eMetric_ImagesInMenus, metricResult);
+  if (metricResult) {
+    sSystemMetrics->AppendElement(do_GetAtom("images-in-menus"));
+  }
+
   return PR_TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/mozilla/toolkit/content/xul.css b/mozilla/toolkit/content/xul.css
index a813a7d6954..610c301a8e4 100644
--- a/mozilla/toolkit/content/xul.css
+++ b/mozilla/toolkit/content/xul.css
@@ -304,6 +304,17 @@ menuitem.menuitem-non-iconic {
   -moz-binding: url("chrome://global/content/bindings/menu.xml#menubutton-item");
 }
 
+%ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GTK2
+/********* detection of system setting to use icons in menus ***********/
+menuitem:not([type]):not(:-moz-system-metric(images-in-menus)) > .menu-iconic-left {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
+
+menu:not(:-moz-system-metric(images-in-menus)) > .menu-iconic-left {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
+%endif
+
 /********* menuseparator ***********/
 
 menuseparator {
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/public/nsILookAndFeel.h b/mozilla/widget/public/nsILookAndFeel.h
index d115cb77591..f3e6b5ee2d1 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/public/nsILookAndFeel.h
+++ b/mozilla/widget/public/nsILookAndFeel.h
@@ -244,7 +244,12 @@ public:
     eMetric_IMERawInputUnderlineStyle,
     eMetric_IMESelectedRawTextUnderlineStyle,
     eMetric_IMEConvertedTextUnderlineStyle,
-    eMetric_IMESelectedConvertedTextUnderline
+    eMetric_IMESelectedConvertedTextUnderline,
+
+    /**
+     * If this metric != 0, show icons in menus.
+     */
+    eMetric_ImagesInMenus
   } nsMetricID;
 
   enum {
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtk2drawing.c b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtk2drawing.c
index 07f0cb5e5e5..e9f5366ce15 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtk2drawing.c
+++ b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtk2drawing.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static GtkWidget* gMenuBarWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuBarItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuPopupWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gMenuItemWidget;
+static GtkWidget* gImageMenuItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gCheckMenuItemWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gTreeViewWidget;
 static GtkWidget* gTreeHeaderCellWidget;
@@ -437,6 +438,19 @@ ensure_menu_item_widget()
     return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static gint
+ensure_image_menu_item_widget()
+{
+    if (!gImageMenuItemWidget) {
+        ensure_menu_popup_widget();
+        gImageMenuItemWidget = gtk_image_menu_item_new();
+        gtk_menu_shell_append(GTK_MENU_SHELL(gMenuPopupWidget),
+                              gImageMenuItemWidget);
+        gtk_widget_realize(gImageMenuItemWidget);
+    }
+    return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static gint
 ensure_menu_separator_widget()
 {
@@ -2662,6 +2676,19 @@ moz_gtk_get_scrollbar_metrics(MozGtkScrollbarMetrics *metrics)
     return MOZ_GTK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+gboolean
+moz_gtk_images_in_menus()
+{
+    gboolean result;
+    GtkSettings* settings;
+
+    ensure_image_menu_item_widget();
+    settings = gtk_widget_get_settings(gImageMenuItemWidget);
+
+    g_object_get(settings, "gtk-menu-images", &result, NULL);
+    return result;
+}
+
 gint
 moz_gtk_widget_paint(GtkThemeWidgetType widget, GdkDrawable* drawable,
                      GdkRectangle* rect, GdkRectangle* cliprect,
@@ -2906,6 +2933,7 @@ moz_gtk_shutdown()
     gMenuBarItemWidget = NULL;
     gMenuPopupWidget = NULL;
     gMenuItemWidget = NULL;
+    gImageMenuItemWidget = NULL;
     gCheckMenuItemWidget = NULL;
     gTreeViewWidget = NULL;
     gTreeHeaderCellWidget = NULL;
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtkdrawing.h b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtkdrawing.h
index 060213a0c1d..88ab8914d8e 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtkdrawing.h
+++ b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/gtkdrawing.h
@@ -404,6 +404,12 @@ GtkWidget* moz_gtk_get_scrollbar_widget(void);
  */
 gint moz_gtk_get_tab_thickness(void);
 
+/**
+ * Get a boolean which indicates whether or not to use images in menus.
+ * If TRUE, use images in menus.
+ */
+gboolean moz_gtk_images_in_menus(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
diff --git a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsLookAndFeel.cpp b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsLookAndFeel.cpp
index 252dcd00a4e..13cc7027fbe 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsLookAndFeel.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsLookAndFeel.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsLookAndFeel::GetMetric(const nsMetricID aID, PRInt32 & aMetric)
     case eMetric_IMESelectedConvertedTextUnderline:
         aMetric = NS_UNDERLINE_STYLE_NONE;
         break;
-
+    case eMetric_ImagesInMenus:
+        aMetric = moz_gtk_images_in_menus();
+        break;
     default:
         aMetric = 0;
         res     = NS_ERROR_FAILURE;