diff --git a/src/main-window.ui b/src/main-window.ui
index d581dde..2f697ae 100644
--- a/src/main-window.ui
+++ b/src/main-window.ui
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
   <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
   <requires lib="Adw" version="1.0"/>
 
-  <menu id="import_menu">
+  <menu id="sidebar_menu">
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label">Add Project</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">win.add-project</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
     <section>
       <item>
         <attribute name="label">Import from OpenAPI / Swagger</attribute>
@@ -57,43 +63,10 @@
                       <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="sidebar_hamburger_button">
                         <property name="icon-name">open-menu-symbolic</property>
                         <property name="tooltip-text">Menu</property>
+                        <property name="menu-model">sidebar_menu</property>
                         <style>
                           <class name="flat"/>
                         </style>
-                        <property name="popover">
-                          <object class="GtkPopover">
-                            <property name="child">
-                              <object class="GtkBox">
-                                <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-                                <property name="spacing">2</property>
-                                <property name="margin-top">4</property>
-                                <property name="margin-bottom">4</property>
-                                <property name="margin-start">4</property>
-                                <property name="margin-end">4</property>
-                                <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkButton" id="add_project_button">
-                                    <property name="label">Add Project</property>
-                                    <property name="tooltip-text">Add Project</property>
-                                    <signal name="clicked" handler="on_add_project_clicked"/>
-                                    <style>
-                                      <class name="flat"/>
-                                    </style>
-                                  </object>
-                                </child>
-                                <child>
-                                  <object class="GtkMenuButton" id="import_menu_button">
-                                    <property name="label">Import</property>
-                                    <property name="tooltip-text">Import</property>
-                                    <property name="menu-model">import_menu</property>
-                                    <style>
-                                      <class name="flat"/>
-                                    </style>
-                                  </object>
-                                </child>
-                              </object>
-                            </property>
-                          </object>
-                        </property>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                   </object>
diff --git a/src/window.py b/src/window.py
index 3a7784b..e38069b 100644
--- a/src/window.py
+++ b/src/window.py
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ class RosterWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
 
     # Sidebar widgets
     projects_listbox = Gtk.Template.Child()
-    add_project_button = Gtk.Template.Child()
-
-    import_menu_button = Gtk.Template.Child()
 
     # History (hidden but kept for compatibility)
     history_listbox = Gtk.Template.Child()
@@ -522,6 +519,10 @@ class RosterWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
         self.add_action(action)
         self.get_application().set_accels_for_action("win.send-request", ["<Control>Return"])
 
+        action = Gio.SimpleAction.new("add-project", None)
+        action.connect("activate", lambda a, p: self.on_add_project_clicked(None))
+        self.add_action(action)
+
         action = Gio.SimpleAction.new("import-openapi", None)
         action.connect("activate", lambda a, p: self.on_import_openapi_clicked(None))
         self.add_action(action)