diff --git a/src/command/Menus.js b/src/command/Menus.js
index 9587046d0a..5c4ed88f0a 100644
--- a/src/command/Menus.js
+++ b/src/command/Menus.js
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
      */
     function Menu(id) {
         this.id = id;
+        // Submenus inherit their owner's namespace even though they render as context menus.
+        this._metricsEventType = Metrics.EVENT_TYPE.APP_MENU;
     }
 
     Menu.prototype._getMenuItemId = function (commandId) {
@@ -733,7 +735,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                     event.stopPropagation();
                     return true;
                 }
-                Metrics.countEvent(Metrics.EVENT_TYPE.UI_MENU, "click", menuItem._command.getID());
+                Metrics.countEvent(self._metricsEventType || Metrics.EVENT_TYPE.UI_MENU, "click", menuItem._command.getID());
                 logger.leaveTrail("UI Menu Click: " + menuItem._command.getID());
                 MainViewManager.focusActivePane();
                 const commandId = menuItem._command.getID();
@@ -909,6 +911,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         }
 
         let menu = new ContextMenu(id);
+        menu._metricsEventType = this._metricsEventType;
         contextMenuMap[id] = menu;
 
         let menuItemID = this.id + "-" + id;
@@ -1544,6 +1547,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
      */
     function ContextMenu(id) {
         Menu.apply(this, arguments);
+        this._metricsEventType = Metrics.EVENT_TYPE.UI_MENU;
 
         let $newMenu = $("<li class='dropdown context-menu' id='" + StringUtils.jQueryIdEscape(id) + "'></li>"),
             $popUp = $("<ul class='dropdown-menu'></ul>"),
diff --git a/src/utils/Metrics.js b/src/utils/Metrics.js
index 245bf78b63..4826391cb5 100644
--- a/src/utils/Metrics.js
+++ b/src/utils/Metrics.js
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
      * The Type of events that can be specified as an `eventType` in the API calls.
      *
      * ### Properties
-     * `PLATFORM`, `PROJECT`, `THEMES`, `EXTENSIONS`, `EXTENSIONS`, `UI`, `UI_DIALOG`, `UI_BOTTOM_PANEL`,
-     * `UI_SIDE_PANEL`, `LIVE_PREVIEW`, `CODE_HINTS`, `EDITOR`, `SEARCH`, `SHARING`, `PERFORMANCE`, `NEW_PROJECT`
+     * `PLATFORM`, `PROJECT`, `THEMES`, `EXTENSIONS`, `EXTENSIONS`, `UI`, `APP_MENU`, `UI_MENU`, `UI_DIALOG`,
+     * `UI_BOTTOM_PANEL`, `UI_SIDE_PANEL`, `LIVE_PREVIEW`, `CODE_HINTS`, `EDITOR`, `SEARCH`, `SHARING`,
+     * `PERFORMANCE`, `NEW_PROJECT`
      * `ERROR`, `USER`, `NODEJS`, `LINT`, `GIT`, `AUTH`, `PRO`, `GUIDE`
      *
      * @typedef EVENT_TYPE
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         EXTENSIONS: "extensions",
         NOTIFICATIONS: "notify",
         UI: "UI",
+        APP_MENU: "appMenu",
         UI_MENU: "UIMenu",
         UI_DIALOG: "ui-dialog",
         UI_BOTTOM_PANEL: "ui-bottomPanel",