diff --git a/spec/presenters/menu/menu_manager_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/menu/menu_manager_spec.rb
index a93c92fdabc2..b6e961ba5192 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/menu/menu_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/menu/menu_manager_spec.rb
@@ -38,4 +38,15 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "menu" do
+    it "knows about custom items from settings" do
+      ::Settings.ui.custom_menu = settings_custom_items
+      count = 0
+      Menu::Manager.menu do |item|
+        count += 1 if item.kind_of?(Menu::Item) && item.name =~ /^Custom Item/
+      end
+      expect(count).to eq(2)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/presenters/menu/settings_loader_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/menu/settings_loader_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..348916bd1b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/presenters/menu/settings_loader_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+describe Menu::SettingsLoader do
+  include Spec::Support::MenuHelper
+  it "loads custom menu items" do
+    ::Settings.ui.custom_menu = settings_custom_items
+    sections, items = described_class.load
+
+    expect(sections.length).to be(0)
+    expect(items.length).to be(2)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/menu_helper.rb b/spec/support/menu_helper.rb
index b4fb1afecbd4..1db2df0d4304 100644
--- a/spec/support/menu_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/menu_helper.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@ def section_file
       def item_file
         create_temp_file(ITEM_DEF)
       end
+
+      def settings_custom_items
+        [
+          {
+            :type => 'item',
+            :icon => 'fa fa-bug',
+            :id   => 'custom_i1',
+            :name => 'Custom Item 1',
+            :href => 'https://www.redhat.com',
+            :rbac => 'vm_explorer'
+          },
+          {
+            :type => 'item',
+            :icon => 'pficon pficon-help',
+            :id   => 'custom_i2',
+            :name => 'Custom Item 2',
+            :href => 'https://www.hmpf.cz',
+            :rbac => 'vm_explorer'
+          }
+        ]
+      end
     end
   end
 end