diff --git a/headers/private/shared/AboutMenuItem.h b/headers/private/shared/AboutMenuItem.h
index 6a1b96c3f6..a389122b7e 100644
--- a/headers/private/shared/AboutMenuItem.h
+++ b/headers/private/shared/AboutMenuItem.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 class BAboutMenuItem : public BMenuItem {
 public:
-							BAboutMenuItem(const char* appName);
+							BAboutMenuItem();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/locale/Jamfile b/src/kits/locale/Jamfile
index 15ff077e7e..c99ff82b9a 100644
--- a/src/kits/locale/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kits/locale/Jamfile
@@ -63,14 +63,16 @@ StaticLibrary liblocalestub.a
 	: CatalogStub.cpp
 	;
 
-SEARCH on [ FGristFiles StringForSize.cpp ] += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src kits shared ] ;
+SEARCH on [ FGristFiles AboutMenuItem.cpp ] += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src kits shared ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles AboutWindow.cpp ] += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src kits shared ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles ColorControl.cpp ] += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src kits interface ] ;
+SEARCH on [ FGristFiles StringForSize.cpp ] += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src kits shared ] ;
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles TextView.cpp ] += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src kits interface ] ;
 
 DoCatalogs liblocale.so
 	: system
 	:
+	AboutMenuItem.cpp
 	AboutWindow.cpp
 	ColorControl.cpp
 	StringForSize.cpp
diff --git a/src/kits/shared/AboutMenuItem.cpp b/src/kits/shared/AboutMenuItem.cpp
index 32c14bc40b..e3b0ceef85 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/AboutMenuItem.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/AboutMenuItem.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 
 
 #include <AboutMenuItem.h>
+#include <Application.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
 #include <LocaleBackend.h>
+#include <Roster.h>
 #include <String.h>
 
 
@@ -22,10 +24,15 @@ using BPrivate::LocaleBackend;
 #define B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT "AboutMenuItem"
 
 
-BAboutMenuItem::BAboutMenuItem(const char* appName)
+BAboutMenuItem::BAboutMenuItem()
 	:
 	BMenuItem("", new BMessage(B_ABOUT_REQUESTED))
 {
+	app_info info;
+	const char* name = NULL;
+	if (be_app != NULL && be_app->GetAppInfo(&info) == B_OK)
+		name = B_TRANSLATE_NOCOLLECT_APP_NAME(info.ref.name);
+
 	// we need to translate some strings, and in order to do so, we need
 	// to use the LocaleBackend to reach liblocale.so
 	if (gLocaleBackend == NULL)
@@ -37,6 +44,9 @@ BAboutMenuItem::BAboutMenuItem(const char* appName)
 	}
 
 	BString label = string;
-	label.ReplaceFirst("%app%", appName);
+	if (name != NULL)
+		label.ReplaceFirst("%app%", name);
+	else
+		label.ReplaceFirst("%app%", "(NULL)");
 	SetLabel(label.String());
 }