diff --git a/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/menu.ts b/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/menu.ts
index 258e350fe..deca7b4b2 100644
--- a/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/menu.ts
+++ b/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/menu.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Menu, app, shell } from "electron"
 import Store from "electron-store"
+import { setupActiveConnectionsMenuIpcCommands } from "./utils"
 
 const configStore = new Store()
 
@@ -88,6 +89,12 @@ function buildViewMenu(window: Electron.BrowserWindow, isDevelopment: boolean) {
         window.setFullScreen(!window.isFullScreen())
       },
     },
+    {
+      id: "activeConnectionsMenu",
+      label: "Active Connections",
+      submenu: [],
+    },
+    { type: "separator" },
     {
       label: "Toggle Developer Tools",
       accelerator: "Alt+Command+I",
@@ -166,5 +173,9 @@ export default function createMenu(window: Electron.BrowserWindow, isDevelopment
   ]
 
   const menu = Menu.buildFromTemplate(template.filter((t) => !!t) as any)
+
+  //ipc for adding and removing connection from active connections menu as they connect/drop
+  setupActiveConnectionsMenuIpcCommands(window, template)
+
   Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu)
 }
diff --git a/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/utils.ts b/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/utils.ts
index b5d853983..6c9867481 100644
--- a/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/reactotron-app/src/main/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,49 @@
 import childProcess from "child_process"
-import { type BrowserWindow, dialog, ipcMain } from "electron"
+import { type BrowserWindow, dialog, ipcMain, Menu, MenuItem } from "electron"
+import { ReactotronConnection } from "src/renderer/contexts/Standalone/useStandalone"
+
+interface menuTemplateModel {
+  label: string
+  submenu: any[]
+}
+
+export const setupActiveConnectionsMenuIpcCommands = (
+  window: BrowserWindow,
+  menuTemplate: menuTemplateModel[]
+) => {
+  ipcMain.on(
+    "remove-connection-from-connection-menu",
+    (_event, connection: ReactotronConnection) => {
+      const menu = Menu.getApplicationMenu()
+      const activeConnectionsMenu = menu.getMenuItemById("activeConnectionsMenu")
+
+      //menuTemplate[2] => view menu
+      //menuTemplate[2].submenu[1] => connections menu
+      if (menuTemplate[2]?.submenu[1]?.submenu && activeConnectionsMenu) {
+        //remove the disconnected connection from active connections menu
+        menuTemplate[2].submenu[1].submenu = activeConnectionsMenu.submenu.items.filter(
+          (item) => item.id !== connection.clientId
+        )
+      }
+
+      const updatedMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate(menuTemplate.filter((t) => !!t))
+      Menu.setApplicationMenu(updatedMenu)
+    }
+  )
+
+  ipcMain.on("add-connection-to-connection-menu", (_event, connection: ReactotronConnection) => {
+    const menu = Menu.getApplicationMenu()
+    const fileSubMenu = menu.getMenuItemById("activeConnectionsMenu")
+
+    fileSubMenu.submenu.append(
+      new MenuItem({
+        label: connection.name,
+        id: connection.clientId,
+        click: () => window.webContents.send("select-connection-from-menu", connection.clientId),
+      })
+    )
+  })
+}
 
 // This function sets up numerous IPC commands for communicating with android devices.
 // It also watches for android devices being plugged in and unplugged.
diff --git a/apps/reactotron-app/src/renderer/contexts/Standalone/useStandalone.ts b/apps/reactotron-app/src/renderer/contexts/Standalone/useStandalone.ts
index 96c6d5b2e..42abee093 100644
--- a/apps/reactotron-app/src/renderer/contexts/Standalone/useStandalone.ts
+++ b/apps/reactotron-app/src/renderer/contexts/Standalone/useStandalone.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { useCallback, useReducer } from "react"
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer } from "react"
 import { produce } from "immer"
+import { ipcRenderer } from "electron"
 
 export enum ActionTypes {
   ServerStarted = "SERVER_STARTED",
@@ -186,6 +187,13 @@ function useStandalone() {
     commandListeners: [],
   })
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    //change active connection when connection is selected from active connection menu
+    ipcRenderer.on("select-connection-from-menu", (_event, connectionClientId) => {
+      selectConnection(connectionClientId)
+    })
+  }, [])
+
   // Called when the server successfully starts
   const serverStarted = useCallback(() => {
     dispatch({ type: ActionTypes.ServerStarted, payload: undefined })
@@ -198,6 +206,8 @@ function useStandalone() {
 
   // Called when we have client details. NOTE: Commands can start flying in before this gets called!
   const connectionEstablished = useCallback((connection: ReactotronConnection) => {
+    ipcRenderer.send("add-connection-to-connection-menu", connection)
+
     dispatch({
       type: ActionTypes.AddConnection,
       payload: connection,
@@ -211,6 +221,8 @@ function useStandalone() {
 
   // Called when a client disconnects. NOTE: They could be coming back. This could happen with a reload of the simulator!
   const connectionDisconnected = useCallback((connection: ReactotronConnection) => {
+    ipcRenderer.send("remove-connection-from-connection-menu", connection)
+
     dispatch({ type: ActionTypes.RemoveConnection, payload: connection })
   }, [])