diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 071da4a41b..4979c62fe7 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -340,3 +340,14 @@ David  11 Jan 2006
 
     client/
         file_xfer.C
+
+Charlie 10 Jan 2006
+    -Mac: Mac System Menu uses menubar icon selected by 
+     CBrandingScheme::OnInit() .
+      
+    clientgui/
+        BOINCGUIApp.cpp
+        mac/
+            MacSysMenu.cpp
+        res/
+            gridrepublic_mac.xpm (new)
diff --git a/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp b/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp
index da8c96a192..bf1b898824 100644
--- a/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@
 
 
 ////@begin XPM images
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include "res/boinc_mac.xpm"
+#include "res/gridrepublic_mac.xpm"
+#else
 #include "res/boinc.xpm"
+#include "res/gridrepublic.xpm"
+#endif
+
 #include "res/boincsm.xpm"
 #include "res/attachprojectwizard.xpm"
-#include "res/gridrepublic.xpm"
 #include "res/gridrepublicamwizard.xpm"
 ////@end XPM images
 
diff --git a/clientgui/mac/MacSysMenu.cpp b/clientgui/mac/MacSysMenu.cpp
index 38483dfef3..0e05a92951 100644
--- a/clientgui/mac/MacSysMenu.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/mac/MacSysMenu.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 #include "Events.h"
 #include "wx/mac/private.h"     // for wxBitmapRefData::GetPictHandle
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#include "../res/boinc_mac.xpm"
-#else
-#include "../res/boinc.xpm"
-#endif
-
 pascal OSStatus SysMenuEventHandler( EventHandlerCallRef inHandlerCallRef,
                                     EventRef inEvent, void* pData);
 
@@ -46,8 +40,9 @@ CMacSystemMenu::CMacSystemMenu(wxString title, wxIcon* icon) : CTaskBarIcon(titl
     CFBundleRef	SysMenuBundle	= NULL;
     wxBitmapRefData * theBitsRefData;
     PicHandle thePICT;
+    wxBitmap theBits;
 
-    wxBitmap theBits = wxBitmap(boinc_xpm);
+    theBits.CopyFromIcon(*icon);
     theBitsRefData = theBits.GetBitmapData();
     thePICT = theBitsRefData->GetPictHandle();
 
diff --git a/clientgui/res/gridrepublic_mac.xpm b/clientgui/res/gridrepublic_mac.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1707ae4581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clientgui/res/gridrepublic_mac.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
+// http://boinc.berkeley.edu
+// Copyright (C) 2005 University of California
+//
+// This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+// either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+// See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// To view the GNU Lesser General Public License visit
+// http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
+// or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+// 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+/* XPM */
+static const char *gridrepublic_xpm[] = {
+/* width height ncolors chars_per_pixel */
+"16 16 68 2",
+/* colors */
+"AA c #FFFFFFFFFFFF",
+"BA c #FFFF84843131",
+"CA c #FFFF84842929",
+"DA c #FFFF7B7B2121",
+"EA c #FFFF7B7B1818",
+"FA c #FFFF6B6B1010",
+"GA c #FFFF6B6B0000",
+"HA c #FFFF5A5A0000",
+"IA c #EFEFEFEFEFEF",
+"JA c #EFEF73732121",
+"KA c #EFEF5A5A0000",
+"LA c #E7E784844242",
+"MA c #E7E76B6B2121",
+"NA c #DEDEDEDEDEDE",
+"OA c #DEDE84844A4A",
+"PA c #DEDE63631010",
+"AB c #DEDE5A5A0000",
+"BB c #D6D64A4A0808",
+"CB c #CECED6D6DEDE",
+"DB c #CECECECECECE",
+"EB c #CECE73733131",
+"FB c #CECE52520000",
+"GB c #C6C663632121",
+"HB c #C6C64A4A0808",
+"IB c #BDBDBDBDBDBD",
+"JB c #BDBD5A5A1818",
+"KB c #BDBD42420000",
+"LB c #B5B5BDBDC6C6",
+"MB c #B5B5ADADB5B5",
+"NB c #ADADADADADAD",
+"OB c #ADAD52521818",
+"PB c #A5A552522121",
+"AC c #A5A54A4A0808",
+"BC c #A5A539390000",
+"CC c #9C9CA5A5ADAD",
+"DC c #9C9C9C9C9C9C",
+"EC c #9C9C31310808",
+"FC c #949452522929",
+"GC c #8C8C42421818",
+"HC c #84845A5A4242",
+"IC c #7B7B31310808",
+"JC c #737384848C8C",
+"KC c #73737B7B8484",
+"LC c #737373737373",
+"MC c #737329290000",
+"NC c #6B6B4A4A3939",
+"OC c #6B6B29290000",
+"PC c #5A5A63636363",
+"AD c #5A5A4A4A4242",
+"BD c #525231311818",
+"CD c #525229291818",
+"DD c #525221210000",
+"ED c #4A4A31312121",
+"FD c #42424A4A5252",
+"GD c #424218180000",
+"HD c #393942424A4A",
+"ID c #393918180808",
+"JD c #313131313939",
+"KD c #313121211818",
+"LD c #292931313939",
+"MD c #292929292929",
+"ND c #292918180808",
+"OD c #212118181010",
+"PD c #181821212929",
+"AE c #181818181818",
+"BE c #181808080000",
+"CE c #080808081010",
+"DE c #000000000000",
+/* pixels */
+"DEDEDEDEIDDDMCOCGDDEDEDEDEDEDEDE",
+"MDNDOCFBHAHAKAHBKBIDDEDEDEDEDEDE",
+"PCGAEAGAHAKAABJBECIDDEDEDEDEDEDE",
+"PCABFAHAGAHABBMALAKBGCBCACGBLADE",
+"LCKADAGAHAHBOCCDFCEBGAGAGADAOADE",
+"DEGCDAGAKANCCCKCLDPDADPAHADAEBDE",
+"DEPCBAGAKBCCIAIAMBADFDHCGADAGCDE",
+"DELCBAFAKBHDAEDCAALBPDADHADANCDE",
+"DECEPAGAPBCBDBIAAAIADCMBFBCAIDDE",
+"DEDEGCEAICCCAAAAAAAAAALBOBDANDDE",
+"DEDEPCEAECJCAAAAAAAACBLDEDJABEDE",
+"DEDELCEAACLCIANBDBAAIBBEPDPBDEDE",
+"DEDEAEBAABGCKDAENAAAIBAEAEBDDEDE",
+"DEDEBEKDDEDEDEJDAAAAIAMDPDODDEDE",
+"DEDEDEAEDEDEDEAEIBNANBAEODCEDEDE",
+"DEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDE"};