diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/call/CallManager.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/call/CallManager.java
index fdf1a59ec..07170fefd 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/call/CallManager.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/call/CallManager.java
@@ -260,30 +260,44 @@ else if (buttonName.equalsIgnoreCase("hangup")) {
             }
         }
         else if (buttonName.equalsIgnoreCase("minimize")) {
-
-            this.remove(comboPanel);
-            this.remove(buttonsPanel);
-
-            this.minimizeButtonPanel.removeAll();
-            this.minimizeButtonPanel.add(restoreButton);
-            this.isShown = false;
-
-            this.mainFrame.getContactListPanel()
-                .getContactList().requestFocus();
-
-            this.mainFrame.validate();
+            this.hideCallPanel();
         }
         else if (buttonName.equalsIgnoreCase("restore")) {
+            this.showCallPanel();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Hides the panel containing call and hangup buttons.
+     */
+    public void hideCallPanel()
+    {
+        this.remove(comboPanel);
+        this.remove(buttonsPanel);
 
-            this.add(comboPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
-            this.add(buttonsPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        this.minimizeButtonPanel.removeAll();
+        this.minimizeButtonPanel.add(restoreButton);
+        this.isShown = false;
 
-            this.minimizeButtonPanel.removeAll();
-            this.minimizeButtonPanel.add(minimizeButton);
-            this.isShown = true;
+        this.mainFrame.getContactListPanel()
+            .getContactList().requestFocus();
 
-            this.mainFrame.validate();
-        }
+        this.mainFrame.validate();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Shows the panel containing call and hangup buttons.
+     */
+    public void showCallPanel()
+    {
+        this.add(comboPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+        this.add(buttonsPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        this.minimizeButtonPanel.removeAll();
+        this.minimizeButtonPanel.add(minimizeButton);
+        this.isShown = true;
+
+        this.mainFrame.validate();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/MainMenu.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/MainMenu.java
index d6eeec232..526e85018 100755
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/MainMenu.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/MainMenu.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class MainMenu
 
     private ToolsMenu toolsMenu;
 
-    private JMenu viewMenu = new JMenu();
+    private ViewMenu viewMenu;
 
     private JMenu helpMenu = new JMenu();
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public MainMenu(MainFrame mainFrame)
     {
         this.fileMenu = new FileMenu(mainFrame);
         this.toolsMenu = new ToolsMenu(mainFrame);
+        this.viewMenu = new ViewMenu(mainFrame);
         
         this.init();
     }
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ private void init()
         this.add(helpMenu);
 
         // Disable all menus that are not yet implemented.
-        this.viewMenu.setEnabled(false);
         this.helpMenu.setEnabled(false);
     }
     
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/ViewMenu.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/ViewMenu.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..793778c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/menus/ViewMenu.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * SIP Communicator, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+
+package net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.menus;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+
+import org.osgi.framework.*;
+
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.i18n.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.account.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.call.CallManager;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.contactlist.addcontact.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.contactlist.addgroup.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.utils.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
+/**
+ * The <tt>ViewMenu</tt> is a menu in the main application menu bar.
+ * 
+ * @author Yana Stamcheva
+ */
+public class ViewMenu
+    extends JMenu 
+    implements ActionListener
+{
+
+    private Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ViewMenu.class.getName());
+    
+    private JCheckBoxMenuItem hideCallPanelItem
+        = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(Messages.getString("hideCallPanel"));
+    
+    private MainFrame mainFrame;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance of <tt>ViewMenu</tt>.
+     * @param parentWindow The parent <tt>ChatWindow</tt>.
+     */
+    public ViewMenu(MainFrame mainFrame) {
+
+        super(Messages.getString("view"));
+        
+        this.mainFrame = mainFrame;
+
+        this.hideCallPanelItem.setSelected(false);
+        
+        this.add(hideCallPanelItem);
+        
+        this.hideCallPanelItem.setName("hideCallPanel");
+        
+        this.hideCallPanelItem.addActionListener(this);
+        
+        this.setMnemonic(Messages.getString("view").charAt(0));
+        
+        this.hideCallPanelItem.setMnemonic(
+                Messages.getString("hideCallPanel").charAt(0));        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles the <tt>ActionEvent</tt> when one of the menu items is selected.
+     */
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+
+        JMenuItem menuItem = (JMenuItem) e.getSource();
+        String itemName = menuItem.getName();
+
+        if (itemName.equals("hideCallPanel")) {
+            CallManager callManager = mainFrame.getCallManager();
+            
+            if (hideCallPanelItem.isSelected()) {
+                callManager.hideCallPanel();
+            }
+            else {
+                callManager.showCallPanel();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}