--- b/docs/reference/libxfce4ui-sections.txt
+++ a/docs/reference/libxfce4ui-sections.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 xfce_gtk_translate_action_entries
 xfce_gtk_handle_tab_accels
 xfce_gtk_execute_tab_accel
+xfce_gtk_menu_append_seperator
 xfce_gtk_menu_append_separator
 xfce_gtk_button_new_mixed
 xfce_gtk_frame_box_new
--- b/libxfce4ui/libxfce4ui.symbols
+++ a/libxfce4ui/libxfce4ui.symbols
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 xfce_gtk_translate_action_entries
 xfce_gtk_handle_tab_accels
 xfce_gtk_execute_tab_accel
+xfce_gtk_menu_append_seperator
 xfce_gtk_menu_append_separator
 xfce_gtk_button_new_mixed G_GNUC_MALLOC
 xfce_gtk_frame_box_new G_GNUC_MALLOC
--- b/libxfce4ui/xfce-gtk-extensions.c
+++ a/libxfce4ui/xfce-gtk-extensions.c
@@ -423,6 +423,27 @@
 
 
 
+/**
+ * xfce_gtk_menu_append_seperator:
+ * @menu : #GtkMenuShell on which the separator should be appended
+ *
+ * Convenience method do add separators, used to prevent code duplication
+ *
+ * Since: 4.16
+ **/
+void
+xfce_gtk_menu_append_seperator (GtkMenuShell *menu)
+{
+  GtkWidget *item;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (menu));
+
+  item = gtk_separator_menu_item_new ();
+  gtk_menu_shell_append (menu, item);
+}
+
+
+
 /**
  * xfce_gtk_menu_append_separator:
  * @menu : #GtkMenuShell on which the separator should be appended
--- b/libxfce4ui/xfce-gtk-extensions.h
+++ a/libxfce4ui/xfce-gtk-extensions.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
                                                                            gpointer                  data,
                                                                            XfceGtkActionEntry       *entries,
                                                                            size_t                    entry_count);
+void                      xfce_gtk_menu_append_seperator                  (GtkMenuShell             *menu);
 void                      xfce_gtk_menu_append_separator                  (GtkMenuShell             *menu);
 
 GtkWidget                *xfce_gtk_button_new_mixed                       (const gchar              *stock_id,