diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
index cad6c584d..d75f72ca7 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
@@ -280,66 +280,7 @@ function FileManagerMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
         end,
     }
 
-    local order = {
-        ["KOMenu:menu_buttons"] = {
-            "setting",
-            "tools",
-            "search",
-            "main",
-        },
-        ["setting"] = {
-            "show_hidden_files",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "sort_by",
-            "reverse_sorting",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "start_with_last_opened_file",
-            "screensaver",
-            "----------------------------",
-            -- common settings
-            -- those that don't exist will simply be skipped during menu gen
-            "frontlight", -- if Device:hasFrontlight()
-            "night_mode",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "network",
-            "screen",
-            "save_document",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "language",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "show_advanced_options",
-            -- end common settings
-        },
-        ["tools"] = {
-            "calibre_wireless_connection",
-            "evernote",
-            "goodreads",
-            "keep_alive",
-            "statistics",
-            "storage_stat",
-            "cloud_storage",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "advanced_settings",
-            "developer_options",
-        },
-        ["search"] = {
-            "dictionary_lookup",
-            "find_book_in_calibre_catalog",
-            "find_file",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "opds_catalog",
-        },
-        ["main"] = {
-            "history",
-            "open_last_document",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "ota_update", -- if Device:isKindle() or Device:isKobo() or Device:isPocketBook() or Device:isAndroid()
-            "version",
-            "help",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "exit",
-        },
-    }
+    local order = require("ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order")
 
     local MenuSorter = require("frontend/ui/menusorter")
     self.tab_item_table = MenuSorter:sort(self.menu_items, order, "filemanager")
@@ -347,7 +288,7 @@ end
 
 function FileManagerMenu:onShowMenu()
     local tab_index = G_reader_settings:readSetting("filemanagermenu_tab_index") or 1
-    if #self.menu_items.setting == 0 then
+    if self.tab_item_table == nil then
         self:setUpdateItemTable()
     end
 
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
index 00b9f054a..1f20f7c6c 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
@@ -165,86 +165,14 @@ function ReaderMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
         end,
     }
 
-    local order = {
-        ["KOMenu:menu_buttons"] = {
-            "navi",
-            "typeset",
-            "setting",
-            "tools",
-            "search",
-            "filemanager",
-            "main",
-        },
-        ["navi"] = {
-            "table_of_contents",
-            "bookmarks",
-            "go_to",
-            "skim_to",
-            "follow_links",
-        },
-        ["typeset"] = {
-            "page_overlap",
-            "switch_zoom_mode",
-            "set_render_style",
-            "floating_punctuation",
-            "highlight_options",
-            "change_font",
-            "hyphenation",
-        },
-        ["setting"] = {
-            "read_from_right_to_left",
-            -- common settings
-            -- those that don't exist will simply be skipped during menu gen
-            "frontlight", -- if Device:hasFrontlight()
-            "night_mode",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "network",
-            "screen",
-            "screensaver",
-            "save_document",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "language",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "djvu_render_mode",
-            "status_bar",
-            "show_advanced_options",
-        },
-        ["tools"] = {
-            "calibre_wireless_connection",
-            "evernote",
-            "goodreads",
-            "keep_alive",
-            "statistics",
-            "storage_stat",
-            "speed_reading_module_perception_expander",
-            "synchronize_time",
-            "progress_sync",
-            "zsync",
-        },
-        ["search"] = {
-            "dictionary_lookup",
-            "wikipedia_lookup",
-            "fulltext_search",
-        },
-        ["filemanager"] = {},
-        ["main"] = {
-            "history",
-            "book_status",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "ota_update", -- if Device:isKindle() or Device:isKobo() or Device:isPocketBook() or Device:isAndroid()
-            "version",
-            "help",
-            "----------------------------",
-            "exit",
-        },
-    }
+    local order = require("frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order")
 
     local MenuSorter = require("frontend/ui/menusorter")
     self.tab_item_table = MenuSorter:sort(self.menu_items, order, "reader")
 end
 
 function ReaderMenu:onShowReaderMenu()
-    if #self.menu_items.setting == 0 then
+    if self.tab_item_table == nil then
         self:setUpdateItemTable()
     end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39d9959e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+local order = {
+    ["KOMenu:menu_buttons"] = {
+        "setting",
+        "tools",
+        "search",
+        "main",
+    },
+    setting = {
+        "show_hidden_files",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "sort_by",
+        "reverse_sorting",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "start_with_last_opened_file",
+        "screensaver",
+        "----------------------------",
+        -- common settings
+        -- those that don't exist will simply be skipped during menu gen
+        "frontlight", -- if Device:hasFrontlight()
+        "night_mode",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "network",
+        "screen",
+        "save_document",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "language",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "show_advanced_options",
+        -- end common settings
+    },
+    tools = {
+        "calibre_wireless_connection",
+        "evernote",
+        "goodreads",
+        "keep_alive",
+        "statistics",
+        "storage_stat",
+        "cloud_storage",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "advanced_settings",
+        "developer_options",
+    },
+    search = {
+        "dictionary_lookup",
+        "find_book_in_calibre_catalog",
+        "find_file",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "opds_catalog",
+    },
+    main = {
+        "history",
+        "open_last_document",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "ota_update", -- if Device:isKindle() or Device:isKobo() or Device:isPocketBook() or Device:isAndroid()
+        "version",
+        "help",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "exit",
+    },
+}
+
+return order
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a2d9fad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+local order = {
+    ["KOMenu:menu_buttons"] = {
+        "navi",
+        "typeset",
+        "setting",
+        "tools",
+        "search",
+        "filemanager",
+        "main",
+    },
+    navi = {
+        "table_of_contents",
+        "bookmarks",
+        "go_to",
+        "skim_to",
+        "follow_links",
+    },
+    typeset = {
+        "page_overlap",
+        "switch_zoom_mode",
+        "set_render_style",
+        "floating_punctuation",
+        "highlight_options",
+        "change_font",
+        "hyphenation",
+    },
+    setting = {
+        "read_from_right_to_left",
+        -- common settings
+        -- those that don't exist will simply be skipped during menu gen
+        "frontlight", -- if Device:hasFrontlight()
+        "night_mode",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "network",
+        "screen",
+        "screensaver",
+        "save_document",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "language",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "djvu_render_mode",
+        "status_bar",
+        "show_advanced_options",
+    },
+    tools = {
+        "calibre_wireless_connection",
+        "evernote",
+        "goodreads",
+        "keep_alive",
+        "statistics",
+        "storage_stat",
+        "speed_reading_module_perception_expander",
+        "synchronize_time",
+        "progress_sync",
+        "zsync",
+    },
+    search = {
+        "dictionary_lookup",
+        "wikipedia_lookup",
+        "fulltext_search",
+    },
+    filemanager = {},
+    main = {
+        "history",
+        "book_status",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "ota_update", -- if Device:isKindle() or Device:isKobo() or Device:isPocketBook() or Device:isAndroid()
+        "version",
+        "help",
+        "----------------------------",
+        "exit",
+    },
+}
+
+return order
diff --git a/spec/unit/menusorter_spec.lua b/spec/unit/menusorter_spec.lua
index faf2469f0..4357a8384 100644
--- a/spec/unit/menusorter_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/menusorter_spec.lua
@@ -85,5 +85,8 @@ describe("MenuSorter module", function()
     end)
     it("should compress menus when items from order are missing", function()
 
+    end)
+    it("should allow for attaching menu items multiple times", function()
+
     end)
 end)