diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 04aea87..98de9db 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
     <skip />
     <!-- Verb, menu item used to add an item on the desktop -->
     <string name="menu_add">Add</string>
+    <!-- Menu item used to manage installed applications -->
+    <string name="menu_manage_apps">Manage Apps</string>
     <!-- Noun, menu item used to set the desktop's wallpaper -->
     <string name="menu_wallpaper">Wallpaper</string>
     <!-- Verb, menu item used to initiate global search -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
index c8fc074..da1393c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
     private static final int MENU_GROUP_WALLPAPER = MENU_GROUP_ADD + 1;
 
     private static final int MENU_ADD = Menu.FIRST + 1;
-    private static final int MENU_WALLPAPER_SETTINGS = MENU_ADD + 1;
+    private static final int MENU_MANAGE_APPS = MENU_ADD + 1;
+    private static final int MENU_WALLPAPER_SETTINGS = MENU_MANAGE_APPS + 1;
     private static final int MENU_SEARCH = MENU_WALLPAPER_SETTINGS + 1;
     private static final int MENU_NOTIFICATIONS = MENU_SEARCH + 1;
     private static final int MENU_SETTINGS = MENU_NOTIFICATIONS + 1;
@@ -1317,6 +1318,9 @@
         menu.add(MENU_GROUP_ADD, MENU_ADD, 0, R.string.menu_add)
                 .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_add)
                 .setAlphabeticShortcut('A');
+        menu.add(0, MENU_MANAGE_APPS, 0, R.string.menu_manage_apps)
+                .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_manage)
+                .setAlphabeticShortcut('M');
         menu.add(MENU_GROUP_WALLPAPER, MENU_WALLPAPER_SETTINGS, 0, R.string.menu_wallpaper)
                  .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_gallery)
                  .setAlphabeticShortcut('W');
@@ -1368,6 +1372,9 @@
             case MENU_ADD:
                 addItems();
                 return true;
+            case MENU_MANAGE_APPS:
+                manageApps();
+                return true;
             case MENU_WALLPAPER_SETTINGS:
                 startWallpaper();
                 return true;
@@ -1428,6 +1435,10 @@
         addAppWidgetImpl(appWidgetId);
     }
 
+    private void manageApps() {
+        startActivity(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_ALL_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS));
+    }
+
     void addAppWidgetFromPick(Intent data) {
         // TODO: catch bad widget exception when sent
         int appWidgetId = data.getIntExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, -1);