diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
index eed7cc72e..d820c29d4 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ function FileManagerMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
             self:exitOrRestart(function() UIManager:restartKOReader() end)
         end,
     }
+    if not Device:isTouchDevice() then
+        --add a shortcut on non touch-device
+        --because this menu is not accessible otherwise
+        self.menu_items.plus_menu = {
+            icon = "resources/icons/appbar.plus.png",
+            remember = false,
+            callback = function()
+                self:onCloseFileManagerMenu()
+                self.ui:tapPlus()
+            end,
+        }
+    end
 
     local order = require("ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order")
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
index 263508e8e..d3b0d7ca6 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local order = {
         "setting",
         "tools",
         "search",
+        "plus_menu",
         "main",
     },
     setting = {
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ local order = {
         "----------------------------",
         "about",
     },
+    plus_menu = {},
     exit_menu = {
         "restart_koreader",
         "----------------------------",
diff --git a/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua b/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
index f975f271e..b2a4493c7 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
@@ -129,12 +129,17 @@ function MenuSorter:sort(item_table, order)
             end
         end
     end
-    -- @TODO avoid this extra mini-loop
     -- cleanup, top-level items shouldn't have sub_item_table
+    -- they should, however have one going in
+    local menu_buttons_offset = 0
     for i,top_menu in ipairs(menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"]) do
-        menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"][i] = menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"][i].sub_item_table
+        if menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"][i].sub_item_table then
+            menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"][i-menu_buttons_offset] = menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"][i].sub_item_table
+        else
+            menu_table["KOMenu:menu_buttons"][i] = nil
+            menu_buttons_offset = menu_buttons_offset + 1
+        end
     end
-
     -- handle disabled
     if order["KOMenu:disabled"] then
         for _,item in ipairs(order["KOMenu:disabled"]) do