diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/ActionUtils.java
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/ActionUtils.java	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/ActionUtils.java	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import org.openide.DialogDisplayer;
 import org.openide.NotifyDescriptor;
 import org.openide.actions.SaveAction;
+import org.openide.awt.Actions;
 import org.openide.cookies.SaveCookie;
 import org.openide.util.*;
 import org.openide.util.actions.Presenter;
@@ -182,7 +183,8 @@
         
         private JCheckBoxMenuItem getMenuItem() {
             if (menuItem == null) {
-                menuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem((String)getValue(Action.NAME), state);
+                menuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("", state);
+                Actions.setMenuText(menuItem, (String)getValue(Action.NAME), false);
                 //#45940 - hardwiring the shortcut UI since the actual shortcut processignb is also
                 // hardwired in AbstractTabViewDisplayerUI class.
                 // later this should be probably made customizable?
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/Bundle.properties
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/Bundle.properties	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/Bundle.properties	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -55,23 +55,19 @@
 CTL_UndockWindowAction_Dock=Doc&k Window
 
 # ActionUtils.CloseAllDocumentsAction
-LBL_CloseAllDocumentsAction=Close All Documents
+LBL_CloseAllDocumentsAction=Close &All Documents
 # ActionUtils.AutoHideWindowAction
-LBL_AutoHideWindowAction=Minimize Window
-# ActionUtils.CloseWindowAction
-LBL_CloseWindowAction=Close Window
-# ActionUtils.CloseAllButThisAction
-LBL_CloseAllButThisAction=Close Other Documents
+LBL_AutoHideWindowAction=M&inimize Window
 # ActionUtils.SaveDocumentAction
-LBL_SaveDocumentAction=Save Document
+LBL_SaveDocumentAction=&Save Document
 # ActionUtils.CloneDocumentAction
-LBL_CloneDocumentAction=Clone Document
+LBL_CloneDocumentAction=C&lone Document
 # CloseAllButThisAction
 CTL_CloseAllButThisAction=Close Other Docu&ments
 
 # MaximizeWindowAction
 CTL_MaximizeWindowAction=Maximi&ze Window
-CTL_UnmaximizeWindowAction=Restore Window
+CTL_UnmaximizeWindowAction=&Restore Window
 
 # DocumentsAction
 CTL_DocumentsAction=&Documents...
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@
 CTL_ResetWindows=Reset &Windows
 CTL_ReloadWindows=Reload Windows
 
-LBL_ToggleWindowTransparencyAction=Transparent Window
+LBL_ToggleWindowTransparencyAction=&Transparent Window
 LBL_WindowTransparencyHint=Press and hold [Ctrl+NumPad 0] key to make minimized window transparent.
 
 # Properties
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/CloseAllButThisAction.java
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/CloseAllButThisAction.java	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/CloseAllButThisAction.java	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
         this.isContext = isContext;
         //Include the name in the label for the popup menu - it may be clicked over
         //a component that is not selected
-        putValue(Action.NAME, NbBundle.getMessage(ActionUtils.class,
-        "LBL_CloseAllButThisAction")); //NOI18N
+        putValue(Action.NAME, NbBundle.getMessage(CloseAllButThisAction.class,
+            "CTL_CloseAllButThisAction")); //NOI18N
         
     }
 
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/CloseWindowAction.java
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/CloseWindowAction.java	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/CloseWindowAction.java	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@
         tc = topcomp;
         //Include the name in the label for the popup menu - it may be clicked over
         //a component that is not selected
-        putValue(Action.NAME, NbBundle.getMessage(ActionUtils.class,
-        "LBL_CloseWindowAction")); //NOI18N
+        putValue(Action.NAME, NbBundle.getMessage(CloseWindowAction.class, "CTL_CloseWindowAction")); //NOI18N
         if( WindowManagerImpl.getInstance().isEditorTopComponent(tc) ) {
             setEnabled(Switches.isEditorTopComponentClosingEnabled() && Switches.isClosingEnabled(tc));
         } else {
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/MaximizeWindowAction.java
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/MaximizeWindowAction.java	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/actions/MaximizeWindowAction.java	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
         ModeImpl activeMode = (ModeImpl)wm.findMode(active);
         if (activeMode == null || !Switches.isTopComponentMaximizationEnabled() || !Switches.isMaximizationEnabled(active)) {
             String label = NbBundle.getMessage(MaximizeWindowAction.class, "CTL_MaximizeWindowAction"); //NOI18N
-            putValue(Action.NAME, (isPopup ? Actions.cutAmpersand(label) : label));
+            putValue(Action.NAME, label);
             setEnabled(false);
             return;
         }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
         } else {
             label = NbBundle.getMessage(MaximizeWindowAction.class, "CTL_UnmaximizeWindowAction");
         }
-        putValue(Action.NAME, (isPopup ? Actions.cutAmpersand(label) : label));
+        putValue(Action.NAME, label);
         
         setEnabled(activeMode != null /*&& activeMode.getKind() != Constants.MODE_KIND_SLIDING*/);
     }
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 openide.awt/apichanges.xml
--- a/openide.awt/apichanges.xml	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/apichanges.xml	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@
 <apidef name="awt">AWT API</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+    <change id="mnemonics.in.popup">
+        <api name="awt"/>
+        <summary>Turn on Mnemonics in Popup Menus</summary>
+        <version major="7" minor="37"/>
+        <date day="14" month="6" year="2011"/>
+        <author login="jtulach"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes" binary="compatible" deletion="no" semantic="compatible"/>
+        <description>
+            <p>
+                New branding key for applications built on top of NetBeans
+                Platform to <a href="@TOP@architecture-summary.html#property-USE_MNEMONICS">
+                turn mnemonics in popup menus on</a>. 
+            </p>
+        </description>
+        <issue number="184891"/>
+    </change>
     <change id="ActionRegistration.menuOrPopupText">
         <api name="awt"/>
         <summary>New attributes (popupText, menuText) in @ActionRegistration annotation</summary>
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 openide.awt/arch.xml
--- a/openide.awt/arch.xml	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/arch.xml	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -468,6 +468,16 @@
    <li>
     <api name="popupText" category="stable" type="export" group="property" url="@TOP@/org/openide/awt/Actions.html#connect(javax.swing.JMenuItem,%20javax.swing.Action,%20boolean)"/>
    </li>
+   <li> 
+    <api name="USE_MNEMONICS" category="stable" type="export" group="property">
+        There is a way to enable mnemonics in popup menu items created via
+        <a href="@TOP@/org/openide/awt/Actions.html">Actions</a> factory methods
+        in your own application build on top of NetBeans Platform.
+        Just provide branding for <code>org/openide/awt/Bundle.properties</code>
+        file and modify <code>USE_MNEMONICS=always</code>. Other possible values
+        of this key include <code>default</code>, <code>never</code> or <code>always</code>.
+     </api>
+    </li>
   </ul>
  </answer>
 
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 openide.awt/manifest.mf
--- a/openide.awt/manifest.mf	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/manifest.mf	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.awt
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/awt/Bundle.properties
 AutoUpdate-Essential-Module: true
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.35
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.37
 
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/Actions.java
--- a/openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/Actions.java	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/Actions.java	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -273,6 +273,14 @@
     */
     @Deprecated
     public static void setMenuText(AbstractButton item, String text, boolean useMnemonic) {
+        String msg = NbBundle.getMessage(Actions.class, "USE_MNEMONICS"); // NOI18N
+        if ("always".equals(msg)) { // NOI18N
+            useMnemonic = true;
+        } else if ("never".equals(msg)) { // NOI18N
+            useMnemonic = false;
+        } else {
+            assert "default".equals(msg); // NOI18N 
+        }
         if (useMnemonic) {
             Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(item, text);
         } else {
diff -r 7b229a1a40d0 openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/Bundle.properties
--- a/openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/Bundle.properties	Tue Jun 07 08:44:55 2011 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/Bundle.properties	Tue Jun 07 10:59:57 2011 +0200
@@ -120,3 +120,7 @@
 Print=&Print...
 View=View
 Close=Close
+
+
+# either: default, never or always
+USE_MNEMONICS=default