diff --git a/plug-ins/help-browser/dialog.c b/plug-ins/help-browser/dialog.c
index 4fe2964ac1..ea47813007 100644
--- a/plug-ins/help-browser/dialog.c
+++ b/plug-ins/help-browser/dialog.c
@@ -299,78 +299,7 @@ gimp_help_browser_dialog_init (GimpHelpBrowserDialog *self)
   gtk_widget_show (toolbar);
 
   /* Context menu */
-  builder = gtk_builder_new_from_string (
-      "<interface>"
-        "<menu id=\"help_browser_popup_menu\">"
-          "<section>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">_Back</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.back</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">_Previous</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.forward</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">_Reload</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.reload</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">_Stop</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.stop</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-          "</section>"
-          "<section>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">_Home</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.home</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">C_opy location</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.copy-location</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">S_how index</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.show-index</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-          "</section>"
-          "<section>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">Find</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.find</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">Find _Again</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.find-again</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-          "</section>"
-          "<section>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">Zoom in</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.zoom-in</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">Zoom out</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.zoom-out</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-          "</section>"
-          "<section>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">Close</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.close</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-          "</section>"
-        "</menu>"
-        "<menu id=\"help_browser_copy_popup_menu\">"
-          "<section>"
-            "<item>"
-              "<attribute name=\"label\" translatable=\"yes\">Copy selection</attribute>"
-              "<attribute name=\"action\">win.copy-selection</attribute>"
-            "</item>"
-          "</section>"
-        "</menu>"
-      "</interface>",
-      -1);
+  builder = gtk_builder_new_from_resource ("/org/gimp/help/help-menu.ui");
   self->popup_menu_model = G_MENU_MODEL (gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "help_browser_popup_menu"));
   g_object_ref (self->popup_menu_model);
   self->copy_popup_menu_model = G_MENU_MODEL (gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "help_browser_copy_popup_menu"));
diff --git a/plug-ins/help-browser/help-menu.ui b/plug-ins/help-browser/help-menu.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68cd9be86c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plug-ins/help-browser/help-menu.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <menu id="help_browser_popup_menu">
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Back</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.back</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Previous</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.forward</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Reload</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.reload</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Stop</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.stop</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Home</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.home</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">C_opy location</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.copy-location</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">S_how index</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.show-index</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Find</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.find</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Find _Again</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.find-again</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Zoom in</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.zoom-in</attribute>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Zoom out</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.zoom-out</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Close</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.close</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+  </menu>
+  <menu id="help_browser_copy_popup_menu">
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Copy selection</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.copy-selection</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
+  </menu>
+</interface>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plug-ins/help-browser/help-menus.gresource.xml b/plug-ins/help-browser/help-menus.gresource.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..147171dd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plug-ins/help-browser/help-menus.gresource.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<gresources>
+  <gresource prefix="/org/gimp/help/">
+    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">help-menu.ui</file>
+  </gresource>
+</gresources>
diff --git a/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build b/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build
index 068c003d54..a1879b557f 100644
--- a/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ plugin_sources = [
   'uri.c',
 ]
 
+plugin_sources += gnome.compile_resources(
+  'help-menus',
+  'help-menus.gresource.xml',
+)
+
 if platform_windows
   plugin_sources += windows.compile_resources(
     gimp_plugins_rc,
diff --git a/po-plug-ins/POTFILES.in b/po-plug-ins/POTFILES.in
index e785b476f0..c395a9b28a 100644
--- a/po-plug-ins/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po-plug-ins/POTFILES.in
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ plug-ins/gimpressionist/utils.c
 plug-ins/gradient-flare/gradient-flare.c
 plug-ins/help-browser/dialog.c
 plug-ins/help-browser/help-browser.c
+plug-ins/help-browser/help-menu.ui
 plug-ins/help/gimphelpdomain.c
 plug-ins/help/gimphelplocale.c
 plug-ins/ifs-compose/ifs-compose.c