diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08ccabe..e59f7e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,29 @@ if let Ok(event) = MenuEvent::receiver().try_recv() {
 }
 ```
 
+### Note for [winit] or [tao] users:
+
+You should use [`MenuEvent::set_event_handler`] and forward
+the menu events to the event loop by using [`EventLoopProxy`]
+so that the event loop is awakened on each menu event.
+
+```rust
+enum UserEvent {
+  MenuEvent(muda::MenuEvent)
+}
+
+let event_loop = EventLoop::<UserEvent>::with_user_event().build().unwrap();
+
+let proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
+muda::MenuEvent::set_event_handler(Some(move |event| {
+    proxy.send_event(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event));
+}));
+```
+
+[`EventLoopProxy`]: https://docs.rs/winit/latest/winit/event_loop/struct.EventLoopProxy.html
+[winit]: https://docs.rs/winit
+[tao]: https://docs.rs/tao
+
 ## License
 
 Apache-2.0/MIT
diff --git a/examples/tao.rs b/examples/tao.rs
index 465a524..afa95f6 100644
--- a/examples/tao.rs
+++ b/examples/tao.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,16 @@ use tao::{
     window::{Window, WindowBuilder},
 };
 
+enum UserEvent {
+    MenuEvent(muda::MenuEvent),
+}
+
 fn main() {
-    let mut event_loop_builder = EventLoopBuilder::new();
+    let mut event_loop_builder = EventLoopBuilder::<UserEvent>::with_user_event();
 
     let menu_bar = Menu::new();
 
+    // setup accelerator handler on Windows
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         let menu_bar = menu_bar.clone();
@@ -41,6 +46,12 @@ fn main() {
 
     let event_loop = event_loop_builder.build();
 
+    // set a menu event handler that wakes up the event loop
+    let proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
+    muda::MenuEvent::set_event_handler(Some(move |event| {
+        proxy.send_event(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event));
+    }));
+
     let window = WindowBuilder::new()
         .with_title("Window 1")
         .build(&event_loop)
@@ -201,19 +212,14 @@ fn main() {
             Event::MainEventsCleared => {
                 window.request_redraw();
             }
-            _ => (),
-        }
 
-        if let Ok(event) = menu_channel.try_recv() {
-            if event.id == custom_i_1.id() {
-                custom_i_1
-                    .set_accelerator(Some(Accelerator::new(Some(Modifiers::SHIFT), Code::KeyF)));
-                file_m.insert(
-                    &MenuItem::with_id("new-menu-id", "New Menu Item", true, None),
-                    2,
-                );
+            Event::UserEvent(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event)) => {
+                if event.id == custom_i_1.id() {
+                    file_m.insert(&MenuItem::new("New Menu Item", true, None), 2);
+                }
+                println!("{event:?}");
             }
-            println!("{event:?}");
+            _ => (),
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/examples/winit.rs b/examples/winit.rs
index 2b82d72..5914c00 100644
--- a/examples/winit.rs
+++ b/examples/winit.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@ use winit::{
     window::{Window, WindowBuilder},
 };
 
+enum UserEvent {
+    MenuEvent(muda::MenuEvent),
+}
+
 fn main() {
-    let mut event_loop_builder = EventLoopBuilder::new();
+    let mut event_loop_builder = EventLoopBuilder::<UserEvent>::with_user_event();
 
     let menu_bar = Menu::new();
 
+    // setup accelerator handler on Windows
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         let menu_bar = menu_bar.clone();
@@ -41,6 +46,12 @@ fn main() {
 
     let event_loop = event_loop_builder.build().unwrap();
 
+    // set a menu event handler that wakes up the event loop
+    let proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
+    muda::MenuEvent::set_event_handler(Some(move |event| {
+        proxy.send_event(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event));
+    }));
+
     let window = WindowBuilder::new()
         .with_title("Window 1")
         .build(&event_loop)
@@ -188,14 +199,14 @@ fn main() {
                 );
                 use_window_pos = !use_window_pos;
             }
-            _ => (),
-        }
 
-        if let Ok(event) = menu_channel.try_recv() {
-            if event.id == custom_i_1.id() {
-                file_m.insert(&MenuItem::new("New Menu Item", true, None), 2);
+            Event::UserEvent(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event)) => {
+                if event.id == custom_i_1.id() {
+                    file_m.insert(&MenuItem::new("New Menu Item", true, None), 2);
+                }
+                println!("{event:?}");
             }
-            println!("{event:?}");
+            _ => (),
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/examples/wry.rs b/examples/wry.rs
index e2b05ce..c2ed00f 100644
--- a/examples/wry.rs
+++ b/examples/wry.rs
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@ use tao::{
 use wry::WebViewBuilderExtUnix;
 use wry::{http::Request, WebViewBuilder};
 
+enum UserEvent {
+    MenuEvent(muda::MenuEvent),
+}
+
 fn main() -> wry::Result<()> {
-    let mut event_loop_builder = EventLoopBuilder::new();
+    let mut event_loop_builder = EventLoopBuilder::<UserEvent>::with_user_event();
 
     let menu_bar = Menu::new();
 
+    // setup accelerator handler on Windows
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         let menu_bar = menu_bar.clone();
@@ -46,6 +51,12 @@ fn main() -> wry::Result<()> {
 
     let event_loop = event_loop_builder.build();
 
+    // set a menu event handler that wakes up the event loop
+    let proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
+    muda::MenuEvent::set_event_handler(Some(move |event| {
+        proxy.send_event(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event));
+    }));
+
     let window = WindowBuilder::new()
         .with_title("Window 1")
         .build(&event_loop)
@@ -281,24 +292,19 @@ fn main() -> wry::Result<()> {
     event_loop.run(move |event, _, control_flow| {
         *control_flow = ControlFlow::Wait;
 
-        if let Event::WindowEvent {
-            event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
-            ..
-        } = event
-        {
-            *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit;
-        }
+        match event {
+            Event::WindowEvent {
+                event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
+                ..
+            } => *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit,
 
-        if let Ok(event) = menu_channel.try_recv() {
-            if event.id == custom_i_1.id() {
-                custom_i_1
-                    .set_accelerator(Some(Accelerator::new(Some(Modifiers::SHIFT), Code::KeyF)))
-                    .unwrap();
-                file_m
-                    .insert(&MenuItem::new("New Menu Item", true, None), 2)
-                    .unwrap();
+            Event::UserEvent(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event)) => {
+                if event.id == custom_i_1.id() {
+                    file_m.insert(&MenuItem::new("New Menu Item", true, None), 2);
+                }
+                println!("{event:?}");
             }
-            println!("{event:?}");
+            _ => {}
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d0a9177..667667c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,30 @@
 //!     }
 //! }
 //! ```
+//!
+//! ### Note for [winit] or [tao] users:
+//!
+//! You should use [`MenuEvent::set_event_handler`] and forward
+//! the menu events to the event loop by using [`EventLoopProxy`]
+//! so that the event loop is awakened on each menu event.
+//!
+//! ```no_run
+//! # use winit::event_loop::EventLoop;
+//! enum UserEvent {
+//!   MenuEvent(muda::MenuEvent)
+//! }
+//!
+//! let event_loop = EventLoop::<UserEvent>::with_user_event().build().unwrap();
+//!
+//! let proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
+//! muda::MenuEvent::set_event_handler(Some(move |event| {
+//!     proxy.send_event(UserEvent::MenuEvent(event));
+//! }));
+//! ```
+//!
+//! [`EventLoopProxy`]: https://docs.rs/winit/latest/winit/event_loop/struct.EventLoopProxy.html
+//! [winit]: https://docs.rs/winit
+//! [tao]: https://docs.rs/tao
 
 use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
 use once_cell::sync::{Lazy, OnceCell};