diff --git a/docs/extensions/guides/main-extension.md b/docs/extensions/guides/main-extension.md
index 8050089a64..bad8e448c0 100644
--- a/docs/extensions/guides/main-extension.md
+++ b/docs/extensions/guides/main-extension.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ This page would be defined in your extension's `Renderer.LensExtension` implemen
 
 ### `trayMenus`
 
-`trayMenus` is an array of Electron's [`MenuItemConstructorOptions`](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/v14-x-y/api/menu-item). Most importantly you can define a `label` and a `click` handler.
+`trayMenus` is a subset of Electron's [`MenuItemConstructorOptions`](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/v14-x-y/api/menu-item). Most importantly you can define a `label` and a `click` handler. Other properties are `submenu`, `enabled`, `visible`, `toolTip`, `id` and `type`.
 
 The following example demonstrates how tray menus can be added from extension:
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/lens-main-extension.ts b/src/extensions/lens-main-extension.ts
index 7c6e393e3b..00f08ca5e5 100644
--- a/src/extensions/lens-main-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/lens-main-extension.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ import { catalogEntityRegistry } from "../main/catalog";
 import type { CatalogEntity } from "../common/catalog";
 import type { IObservableArray } from "mobx";
 import type { MenuRegistration } from "../main/menu/menu-registration";
-import type { MenuItemConstructorOptions } from "electron";
-
+import type { TrayMenuRegistration } from "../main/tray/tray-menu-registration";
 export class LensMainExtension extends LensExtension {
   appMenus: MenuRegistration[] = [];
-  trayMenus: MenuItemConstructorOptions[] = [];
+  trayMenus: TrayMenuRegistration[] = [];
 
   async navigate(pageId?: string, params?: Record<string, any>, frameId?: number) {
     return WindowManager.getInstance().navigateExtension(this.id, pageId, params, frameId);
diff --git a/src/main/tray/tray-menu-items.test.ts b/src/main/tray/tray-menu-items.test.ts
index 69a5941058..ad7965a875 100644
--- a/src/main/tray/tray-menu-items.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/tray/tray-menu-items.test.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ import { LensMainExtension } from "../../extensions/lens-main-extension";
 import trayItemsInjectable from "./tray-menu-items.injectable";
 import type { IComputedValue } from "mobx";
 import { computed, ObservableMap, runInAction } from "mobx";
-import type { MenuItemConstructorOptions } from "electron";
 import { getDiForUnitTesting } from "../getDiForUnitTesting";
 import mainExtensionsInjectable from "../../extensions/main-extensions.injectable";
+import type { TrayMenuRegistration } from "./tray-menu-registration";
 
 describe("tray-menu-items", () => {
   let di: ConfigurableDependencyInjectionContainer;
-  let trayMenuItems: IComputedValue<MenuItemConstructorOptions[]>;
+  let trayMenuItems: IComputedValue<TrayMenuRegistration[]>;
   let extensionsStub: ObservableMap<string, LensMainExtension>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("tray-menu-items", () => {
 class SomeTestExtension extends LensMainExtension {
   constructor({ id, trayMenus }: {
      id: string;
-     trayMenus: MenuItemConstructorOptions[];
+     trayMenus: TrayMenuRegistration[];
    }) {
     super({
       id,
diff --git a/src/main/tray/tray-menu-registration.d.ts b/src/main/tray/tray-menu-registration.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..663d88f139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/tray/tray-menu-registration.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import type { MenuItemConstructorOptions } from "electron";
+
+export type TrayMenuRegistration = Pick<MenuItemConstructorOptions,
+  "label" | "type" | "submenu" | "click" |
+  "toolTip" | "visible" | "enabled" | "id">;
diff --git a/src/main/tray/tray.ts b/src/main/tray/tray.ts
index 58a4ccfaa8..33df367351 100644
--- a/src/main/tray/tray.ts
+++ b/src/main/tray/tray.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { isDevelopment, isWindows, productName } from "../../common/vars";
 import { exitApp } from "../exit-app";
 import { preferencesURL } from "../../common/routes";
 import { toJS } from "../../common/utils";
-import type { MenuItemConstructorOptions } from "electron/main";
+import type { TrayMenuRegistration } from "./tray-menu-registration";
 
 const TRAY_LOG_PREFIX = "[TRAY]";
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function getTrayIcon(): string {
 
 export function initTray(
   windowManager: WindowManager,
-  trayMenuItems: IComputedValue<MenuItemConstructorOptions[]>,
+  trayMenuItems: IComputedValue<TrayMenuRegistration[]>,
 ) {
   const icon = getTrayIcon();
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function initTray(
 
 function createTrayMenu(
   windowManager: WindowManager,
-  extensionTrayItems: MenuItemConstructorOptions[],
+  extensionTrayItems: TrayMenuRegistration[],
 ): Menu {
   let template: Electron.MenuItemConstructorOptions[] = [
     {