diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 5224d8e..2bf23c6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 * **New Effect: Broken Glass.** Shatter your windows into a shower sharp shards! This effect can be configured so that the shards fly away from your mouse pointer position!
 
+#### Other Enhancements
+
+* Added a menu entry with a link to the guide for creating new effect types.
+
 ## [Burn My Window 9](https://github.com/schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/releases/tag/v9)
 
 **Release Date:** 2022-01-18
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 02108a2..0a25473 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ var PreferencesDialog = class PreferencesDialog {
         addAction('homepage',      'https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows');
         addAction('changelog',     'https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/blob/main/docs/changelog.md');
         addAction('bugs',          'https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/issues');
+        addAction('new-effect',    'https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/blob/main/docs/how-to-create-new-effects.md');
         addAction('donate-paypal', 'https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3F7UFL8KLVPXE');
         addAction('donate-github', 'https://github.com/sponsors/Schneegans');
         // clang-format on
diff --git a/resources/ui/common/main-menu.ui b/resources/ui/common/main-menu.ui
index 4ba062b..0d8a0b8 100644
--- a/resources/ui/common/main-menu.ui
+++ b/resources/ui/common/main-menu.ui
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
         <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">View Changelog</attribute>
         <attribute name="action">prefs.changelog</attribute>
       </item>
+    </section>
+    <section>
       <item>
         <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Report a Bug</attribute>
         <attribute name="action">prefs.bugs</attribute>
       </item>
-    </section>
-    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Create a Custom Effect</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">prefs.new-effect</attribute>
+      </item>
       <submenu>
         <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Donate</attribute>
         <item>