diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index fa7f7fb..9c0a6be 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class Controller(object):
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.CLOSE_EVENT, self.exit)
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU, self.update_buffer, menuitem=self.window.update_buffer)
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU, self.check_for_updates, menuitem=self.window.check_for_updates)
+		widgetUtils.connect_event(self.window, widgetUtils.MENU, self.window.about_dialog, menuitem=self.window.about)
 
 	def disconnect_events(self):
 		pub.unsubscribe(self.in_post, "posted")
diff --git a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
index af7f56a..bcf6364 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class mainWindow(wx.Frame):
 		mb.Append(buffer, _(u"Buffer"))
 		help_ = wx.Menu()
 		self.about = help_.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"About {0}").format(application.name,))
-		self.about.Enable(False)
 		self.check_for_updates = help_.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Check for updates"))
 
 		mb.Append(help_, _(u"Help"))
@@ -80,4 +79,15 @@ class mainWindow(wx.Frame):
 #  info.SetTranslators(application.translators)
 #  info.SetLicence(application.licence)
 		info.AddDeveloper(application.author)
-		wx.AboutBox(info)
\ No newline at end of file
+		wx.AboutBox(info)
+
+	def about_dialog(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		info = wx.AboutDialogInfo()
+		info.SetName(application.name)
+		info.SetVersion(application.version)
+		info.SetDescription(application.description)
+		info.SetCopyright(application.copyright)
+#		info.SetTranslators(application.translators)
+#		info.SetLicence(application.licence)
+		info.AddDeveloper(application.author)
+		wx.AboutBox(info)