diff --git a/appshell/appshell_extensions_gtk.cpp b/appshell/appshell_extensions_gtk.cpp
index f101c513e..43136c475 100644
--- a/appshell/appshell_extensions_gtk.cpp
+++ b/appshell/appshell_extensions_gtk.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 
 typedef char s8;
 
+bool StMenuCommandSkipper::sSkipMenuCommand = false;
+
 extern CefRefPtr<ClientHandler> g_handler;
 
 // Supported browsers (order matters):
@@ -1098,16 +1100,57 @@ int32 GetMenuItemState(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser, ExtensionString commandId,
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+int _getMenuItemPosition(GtkWidget* parent, GtkWidget* menuItem)
+{
+    GList* children = gtk_container_get_children(GTK_CONTAINER(parent));
+    int index = 0;
+    do {
+        GtkWidget* widget = (GtkWidget*) children->data;
+        if (widget == menuItem) {
+            return index;
+        }
+        index++;
+    } while ((children = g_list_next(children)) != NULL);
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 int32 SetMenuItemState(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser, ExtensionString command, bool& enabled, bool& checked)
 {
-    // TODO: Implement functionality for checked
     NativeMenuModel& model = NativeMenuModel::getInstance(getMenuParent(browser));
     int tag = model.getTag(command);
     if (tag == kTagNotFound) {
         return ERR_NOT_FOUND;
     }
     GtkWidget* menuItem = (GtkWidget*) model.getOsItem(tag);
-    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(menuItem, enabled);
+    if (menuItem == NULL) {
+        return ERR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+    GtkWidget* parent = gtk_widget_get_parent(menuItem);
+    if (parent == NULL) {
+        return ERR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+    int position = _getMenuItemPosition(parent, menuItem);
+    if (position < 0) {
+        return ERR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+    const gchar* label = gtk_menu_item_get_label(GTK_MENU_ITEM(menuItem));
+
+    GtkWidget* newMenuItem;
+    if (checked == true) {
+        newMenuItem = gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_label(label);
+        gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(newMenuItem), true);
+    } else if (checked == false){
+        newMenuItem = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(label);
+    }
+    gtk_widget_destroy(menuItem);
+
+    InstallMenuHandler(newMenuItem, browser, tag);
+    model.setOsItem(tag, newMenuItem);
+    gtk_menu_shell_insert(GTK_MENU_SHELL(parent), newMenuItem, position);
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(newMenuItem, enabled);
+    gtk_widget_show(newMenuItem);
+
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/appshell/appshell_extensions_platform.h b/appshell/appshell_extensions_platform.h
index b2cea7b51..843bbbc67 100644
--- a/appshell/appshell_extensions_platform.h
+++ b/appshell/appshell_extensions_platform.h
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ class CharSetEncode
     void operator()(std::string &contents);
 };
 
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+class StMenuCommandSkipper {
+public:
+
+    StMenuCommandSkipper()  { sSkipMenuCommand = true; }
+    ~StMenuCommandSkipper() { sSkipMenuCommand = false;}
+
+    static bool GetMenuCmdSkipFlag () { return sSkipMenuCommand;}
+
+private:
+    static bool sSkipMenuCommand;
+};
+#endif
+
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX) || defined(OS_LINUX)
 void DecodeContents(std::string &contents, const std::string& encoding);
 #endif
diff --git a/appshell/browser/root_window_gtk.cc b/appshell/browser/root_window_gtk.cc
index d566bbdd3..60f66302e 100644
--- a/appshell/browser/root_window_gtk.cc
+++ b/appshell/browser/root_window_gtk.cc
@@ -601,13 +601,49 @@ void RootWindowGtk::MenubarSizeAllocated(GtkWidget* widget,
   self->menubar_height_ = allocation->height;
 }
 
+// Brackets specific change.
+// GTK is toggling the menu state just by
+// clicking on the menu entry. So posting a task to undo that
+// unwanted side effect. This is a @nethip hack.
+void DelayedMenuMarkToggle(GtkWidget *menuItem){
+
+  if (GTK_IS_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(menuItem)) {
+    // It is important to make sure our MenuItemACtivated
+    // knows that we are only changing the state and not
+    // firing any command as such.
+    StMenuCommandSkipper skipCmd;
+
+    // Get the current state of the menu.
+    gboolean menuState = gtk_check_menu_item_get_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(menuItem));
+
+    // Now go about toggling the state. If Brackets is triggering a menu state change,
+    // that will get executed later than DelayedMenuMarkToggle, as this task would have been
+    // posted prior to shell call to fire a command, so need not worry about this function
+    // getting executed after the shell call.
+    gtk_check_menu_item_set_active(GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(menuItem), !menuState);
+  }
+}
+
 // static
 gboolean RootWindowGtk::MenuItemActivated(GtkWidget* widget,
                                           RootWindowGtk* self) {
-  // Retrieve the menu ID set in AddMenuEntry.
-  int tag = GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(widget), kMenuIdKey));
-  if (self && self->browser_window_)
-    self->browser_window_->DispatchCommandToBrowser(self->GetBrowser(), tag);
+  // Since we have migrated to checked menu items, setting the
+  // state of the menu is triggering a menu activation. So made
+  // sure we actually execute a command only when is menu is
+  // actually activated by the user and not when setting the menu
+  // state.
+  if(!StMenuCommandSkipper::GetMenuCmdSkipFlag()){
+
+    // Post a message to undo the undesired menu state change.
+    // See the comments above for explanation.
+    CefPostTask(TID_UI, base::Bind(&DelayedMenuMarkToggle, widget));
+
+    // Retrieve the menu ID set in AddMenuEntry.
+    int tag = GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(widget), kMenuIdKey));
+    if (self && self->browser_window_)
+      self->browser_window_->DispatchCommandToBrowser(self->GetBrowser(), tag);
+    }
+
 }
 
 // static