diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as
index c7c07766..571a2fb8 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/CommandMenu.as
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ use namespace mx_internal;
  * IFlexDisplayObject to use as the icon. This will only be applied if the "icon" property
  * (which specifies a Class) is not used.
  *
+ * Another 'type' now supported is "title", which gives the label for that item the style
+ * '.menuTitle' and disables it. Your ".menuTitle" style should use the disabledColor.
+ *
  * Example dataProvider array:
  * [ { label: "Go home", icon: homeIconClass,
  *     command: Controller.GO_HOME, arg: homeId },
@@ -105,6 +108,26 @@ public class CommandMenu extends Menu
         return menu;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a title to the TOP of the specified menu.
+     *
+     * @param icon may be a Class or IFlexDisplayObject.
+     */
+    public static function addTitle (
+        menuItems :Array, title :String, icon :* = null, separatorAfter :Boolean = true) :void
+    {
+        var o :Object = { label: title, type: "title" };
+        if (icon is Class) {
+            o["icon"] = icon;
+        } else if (icon is IFlexDisplayObject) {
+            o["iconObj"] = icon;
+        }
+        if (separatorAfter) {
+            menuItems.unshift({ type: "separator" });
+        }
+        menuItems.unshift(o);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a separator to the specified menu, unless it would not make sense to do so, because
      * the menu is empty or already ends with a separator.
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/menuClasses/CommandMenuItemRenderer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/menuClasses/CommandMenuItemRenderer.as
index 490e81ee..831ec544 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/menuClasses/CommandMenuItemRenderer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/menuClasses/CommandMenuItemRenderer.as
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ package com.threerings.flex.menuClasses {
 
 import flash.display.DisplayObject;
 
+import mx.controls.Menu;
+import mx.controls.menuClasses.IMenuDataDescriptor;
 import mx.controls.menuClasses.MenuItemRenderer;
 
 public class CommandMenuItemRenderer extends MenuItemRenderer
@@ -43,6 +45,17 @@ public class CommandMenuItemRenderer extends MenuItemRenderer
                 addChild(DisplayObject(icon));
             }
         }
+
+        if (label.visible) {
+            var dataDescriptor :IMenuDataDescriptor = Menu(listData.owner).dataDescriptor;
+            var typeVal :String = dataDescriptor.getType(data);
+            if (typeVal == "title") {
+                dataDescriptor.setEnabled(data, false);
+                label.enabled = false;
+                label.styleName = "menuTitle";
+                invalidateDisplayList();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 }