diff --git a/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h b/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h
index 5963e7138c..c9e531f773 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/MenuField.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public:
 								BMenuField(const char* name,
 									const char* label, BMenu* menu,
 									uint32 flags = B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
+								BMenuField(const char* name,
+									const char* label, BMenu* menu,
+									bool fixed_size,
+									uint32 flags = B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
 								BMenuField(const char* label, BMenu* menu,
 									uint32 flags = B_WILL_DRAW | B_NAVIGABLE);
 								BMenuField(BMessage* data);
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp b/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
index 6e6ca327e4..6db8a248e2 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
@@ -179,20 +179,22 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::AttachedToWindow()
 void
 _BMCMenuBar_::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 {
-	if (fFixedSize) {
-		// Set the width of the menu bar because the menu bar bounds may have
-		// been expanded by the selected menu item.
-		ResizeTo(fMenuField->_MenuBarWidth(), Bounds().Height());
-	} else {
-		// For compatability with BeOS R5:
-		//  - Set to the minimum of the menu bar width set by the menu frame
-		//    and the selected menu item width.
-		//  - Set the height to the preferred height ignoring the height of the
-		//    menu field.
-		float height;
-		BMenuBar::GetPreferredSize(NULL, &height);
-		ResizeTo(std::min(Bounds().Width(), fMenuField->_MenuBarWidth()),
-			height);
+	if ((Flags() & B_SUPPORTS_LAYOUT) == 0) {
+		if (fFixedSize) {
+			// Set the width of the menu bar because the menu bar bounds may have
+			// been expanded by the selected menu item.
+			ResizeTo(fMenuField->_MenuBarWidth(), Bounds().Height());
+		} else {
+			// For compatability with BeOS R5:
+			//  - Set to the minimum of the menu bar width set by the menu frame
+			//    and the selected menu item width.
+			//  - Set the height to the preferred height ignoring the height of the
+			//    menu field.
+			float height;
+			BMenuBar::GetPreferredSize(NULL, &height);
+			ResizeTo(std::min(Bounds().Width(), fMenuField->_MenuBarWidth()),
+				height);
+		}
 	}
 
 	BRect rect(Bounds());
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index 870e6b446f..5c7f4f30c7 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,21 @@ BMenuField::BMenuField(const char* name, const char* label, BMenu* menu,
 }
 
 
+BMenuField::BMenuField(const char* name, const char* label, BMenu* menu,
+	bool fixedSize, uint32 flags)
+	:
+	BView(name, flags | B_FRAME_EVENTS)
+{
+	InitObject(label);
+
+	fFixedSizeMB = fixedSize;
+
+	_InitMenuBar(menu, BRect(0, 0, 100, 15), fixedSize);
+
+	InitObject2();
+}
+
+
 BMenuField::BMenuField(const char* label, BMenu* menu, uint32 flags)
 	:
 	BView(NULL, flags | B_FRAME_EVENTS)