diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/cfg.rs b/packages/desktop/src/cfg.rs
index ba42ffa01..3b0409ae8 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/cfg.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/cfg.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub(crate) root_name: String,
     pub(crate) background_color: Option<(u8, u8, u8, u8)>,
     pub(crate) last_window_close_behaviour: WindowCloseBehaviour,
-    pub(crate) disable_default_menu_bar: bool,
+    pub(crate) enable_default_menu_bar: bool,
 }
 
 type DropHandler = Box<dyn Fn(&Window, FileDropEvent) -> bool>;
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ impl Config {
             root_name: "main".to_string(),
             background_color: None,
             last_window_close_behaviour: WindowCloseBehaviour::LastWindowExitsApp,
-            disable_default_menu_bar: false,
+            enable_default_menu_bar: true,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Set whether the default menu bar should be disabled.
-    pub fn with_disable_default_menu_bar(mut self, disable: bool) -> Self {
-        self.disable_default_menu_bar = disable;
+    /// Set whether the default menu bar should be enabled.
+    ///
+    /// > Note: `enable` is `true` by default. To disable the default menu bar pass `false`.
+    pub fn with_default_menu_bar(mut self, enable: bool) -> Self {
+        self.enable_default_menu_bar = enable;
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs b/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs
index 9beae702a..f03878242 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/webview.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ pub fn build(
     let index_file = cfg.custom_index.clone();
     let root_name = cfg.root_name.clone();
 
-    if !cfg.disable_default_menu_bar {
-        builder = builder.with_menu(create_default_menu_bar());
+    if cfg.enable_default_menu_bar {
+        builder = builder.with_menu(build_default_menu_bar());
     }
 
     let window = builder.with_visible(false).build(event_loop).unwrap();
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ pub fn build(
     (webview.build().unwrap(), web_context)
 }
 
-/// Creates a standard menu bar depending on the platform
-fn create_default_menu_bar() -> MenuBar {
+/// Builds a standard menu bar depending on the users platform. It may be used as a starting point
+/// to further customize the menu bar and pass it to a [`WindowBuilder`](tao::window::WindowBuilder).
+/// > Note: The default menu bar enables macOS shortcuts like cut/copy/paste.
+/// > The menu bar differs per platform because of constraints introduced
+/// > by [`MenuItem`](tao::menu::MenuItem).
+pub fn build_default_menu_bar() -> MenuBar {
     let mut menu_bar = MenuBar::new();
 
     // since it is uncommon on windows to have an "application menu"