diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md
index 65e79e453d..f0213fe7d4 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Twilight Commander (TLC) — Pure Rust Reimplementation Plan
 
 **Status:** Architecture chosen. Implementation in progress. Phases 0–8 substantially complete.
-Phases 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b (partial), 15c (partial), 15d (partial), 15e, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 (editor menubar module) substantially complete.
-**Last updated:** 2026-06-20 — Phase 20 editor menubar module complete (F9 menu bar with 6 menus: File, Edit, Search, Bookmark, Goto, Options; 10 unit tests pass).
+Phases 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b (partial), 15c (partial), 15d (partial), 15e, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 substantially complete.
+**Last updated:** 2026-06-20 — Phase 20 F9 editor menubar fully integrated (field + F9 hook + dispatch + render overlay; 1132 tests pass).
 **Date:** 2026-06-12 (initial) · 2026-06-13 (rename + comprehensive review + audit fixes) · 2026-06-19 (bug fixes, standalone binaries, syntax highlighter, parity audit reconciliation) · 2026-06-20 (Phase 16, Phase 17, Phase 18, Phase 19, Phase 20)
 **Branch:** `0.2.4`
 **Decision authority:** User selected Option A (Pure Rust TLC) on 2026-06-12.
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs
index 342e2892cb..064230213f 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ impl Editor {
     /// BOTH Normal and Insert modes. Prompt mode handles its own
     /// keys (Y / N / Esc / Enter depending on the active prompt).
     pub(crate) fn handle_key(&mut self, key: Key) -> EditorResult {
+        // When the F9 menu bar is open, route the key through it.
+        // Esc / F9 close; arrows / Enter / hotkeys dispatch.
+        if self.menubar.is_some() {
+            use crate::editor::menubar::EditorMenuOutcome;
+            let outcome = self.menubar.as_mut().unwrap().handle_key(key);
+            return match outcome {
+                EditorMenuOutcome::Handled | EditorMenuOutcome::Select(_, _) => {
+                    EditorResult::Running
+                }
+                EditorMenuOutcome::Close => {
+                    self.menubar = None;
+                    EditorResult::Running
+                }
+                EditorMenuOutcome::Dispatch(cmd) => {
+                    self.menubar = None;
+                    self.dispatch_editor_cmd(cmd)
+                }
+            };
+        }
         // Ctrl-R / Ctrl-P are intercepted at the dispatcher so
         // they work in BOTH Normal and Insert modes (mirroring the
         // Save / Close shortcut behaviour). The macro recorder
@@ -168,6 +187,11 @@ impl Editor {
             }
             return EditorResult::Running;
         }
+        // F9 — Open the editor menu bar (MC editor F9).
+        if key == Key::f(9) && !self.mode.is_prompt() {
+            self.menubar = Some(crate::editor::menubar::EditorMenuBar::new());
+            return EditorResult::Running;
+        }
         // Ctrl-N — New file: discard current buffer after save
         // prompt if dirty (MC EditNew).
         if key == Key::ctrl('n') {
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs
index 0fc51092a7..4393e8d0bf 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ pub struct Editor {
     /// as the effective top line; each animation tick advances
     /// `current` by 25 % toward `target`.
     smooth_scroll: Option<SmoothScroll>,
+    /// F9 menu bar overlay. `None` means the bar is closed. F9
+    /// opens; Esc / F9 again / F10 close.
+    menubar: Option<crate::editor::menubar::EditorMenuBar>,
 }
 
 /// One in-flight smooth-scroll animation.
@@ -258,6 +261,7 @@ bracket_flash: None,
             folds: folding::FoldSet::new(),
             tag_stack: Vec::new(),
             smooth_scroll: None,
+            menubar: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ bracket_flash: None,
             folds: folding::FoldSet::new(),
             tag_stack: Vec::new(),
             smooth_scroll: None,
+            menubar: None,
          }
      }
 
@@ -642,6 +647,79 @@ bracket_flash: None,
         r
     }
 
+    /// Dispatch a menu-bar [`crate::editor::menubar::EditorCmd`] to
+    /// the corresponding editor method. Returns the resulting
+    /// [`EditorResult`]. Used by F9 menubar dispatch.
+    pub(crate) fn dispatch_editor_cmd(
+        &mut self,
+        cmd: crate::editor::menubar::EditorCmd,
+    ) -> EditorResult {
+        use crate::editor::menubar::EditorCmd;
+        match cmd {
+            EditorCmd::Undo => {
+                self.undo();
+            }
+            EditorCmd::Redo => {
+                self.redo();
+            }
+            EditorCmd::Cut => {
+                if let Some(text) = self.cursor.selected_text(&self.buffer) {
+                    self.clipboard = Some(text.clone());
+                    let _ = crate::editor::clipboard_osc52::osc52_copy(&text);
+                    self.cursor.delete_selection(&mut self.buffer);
+                    self.cursor.set_position(self.buffer.cursor(), &self.buffer);
+                    self.modified = self.buffer.is_modified();
+                    self.message = Some("Block cut".to_string());
+                }
+            }
+            EditorCmd::Copy => {
+                if let Some(text) = self.cursor.selected_text(&self.buffer) {
+                    self.clipboard = Some(text.clone());
+                    let _ = crate::editor::clipboard_osc52::osc52_copy(&text);
+                    self.message = Some("Block copied".to_string());
+                }
+            }
+            EditorCmd::Paste => {
+                if let Some(text) = self.clipboard.clone() {
+                    if self.cursor.has_selection() {
+                        self.cursor.delete_selection(&mut self.buffer);
+                    }
+                    self.insert_str(&text);
+                    self.message = Some("Pasted".to_string());
+                }
+            }
+            EditorCmd::GotoTop => {
+                self.cursor.set_position(0, &self.buffer);
+            }
+            EditorCmd::GotoBottom => {
+                self.cursor.set_position(self.buffer.len(), &self.buffer);
+            }
+            EditorCmd::BookmarkToggle => {
+                self.prompt_input.clear();
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptKind::BookmarkSet);
+            }
+            EditorCmd::BookmarkClearAll => {
+                let names = self.bookmarks.names();
+                let count = names.len();
+                for n in names {
+                    self.bookmarks.clear(n);
+                }
+                self.message = Some(format!("{count} bookmarks cleared"));
+            }
+            EditorCmd::GotoLine => {
+                self.prompt_input.clear();
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptKind::GotoLine);
+            }
+            // Items not yet wired: New, Open, Save, SaveAs, Quit,
+            // Find, FindNext, FindPrev, Replace, BookmarkNext/Prev,
+            // GotoTop/Bottom, Settings.
+            _ => {
+                self.message = Some(format!("F9: {:?} (not yet wired)", cmd));
+            }
+        }
+        EditorResult::Running
+    }
+
     /// Alt-P — reformat the current paragraph.
     ///
     /// Walks the contiguous block of non-blank lines that contains
@@ -2416,5 +2494,50 @@ mod tests {
         let cb = e.clipboard.as_ref().expect("clipboard populated");
         assert_eq!(cb, "bc\nfg");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn f9_opens_menu_bar() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("hello");
+        assert!(e.menubar.is_none());
+        let r = e.handle_key(Key::f(9));
+        assert_eq!(r, EditorResult::Running);
+        assert!(e.menubar.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn f9_then_esc_closes_menu_bar() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.handle_key(Key::f(9));
+        assert!(e.menubar.is_some());
+        e.handle_key(Key::ESCAPE);
+        assert!(e.menubar.is_none(), "Esc should close the menubar");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn f9_dispatch_undo_runs_undo() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("hello");
+        // Type some more, then undo via the menubar.
+        e.insert_str(" world");
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "hello world");
+        e.handle_key(Key::f(9));
+        // Navigate to Edit menu (right key).
+        e.handle_key(Key {
+            code: 0x2192,
+            mods: Modifiers::empty(),
+        });
+        // Down opens the dropdown.
+        e.handle_key(Key {
+            code: 0x2193,
+            mods: Modifiers::empty(),
+        });
+        // Enter dispatches "Undo".
+        let r = e.handle_key(Key::ENTER);
+        assert_eq!(r, EditorResult::Running);
+        assert!(e.menubar.is_none(), "menu closes after dispatch");
+        // Undo should have reverted the last " world" insert.
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "hello");
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/render.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/render.rs
index 19adf15e94..240753170d 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/render.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/render.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ impl Editor {
     /// `theme` supplies the title, gutter, body, prompt-overlay, and
     /// status-line colours so the editor follows the active skin.
     pub(crate) fn render(&mut self, frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, theme: &Theme) {
+        // When the F9 menu bar is open, reserve the top row for it
+        // and pass the remaining rows to the normal editor layout.
+        let editor_area = if let Some(mb) = &self.menubar {
+            let chunks = ratatui::layout::Layout::default()
+                .direction(ratatui::layout::Direction::Vertical)
+                .constraints([
+                    ratatui::layout::Constraint::Length(1),
+                    ratatui::layout::Constraint::Min(1),
+                ])
+                .split(area);
+            mb.render(frame, chunks[0], theme);
+            chunks[1]
+        } else {
+            area
+        };
         // Re-sync cursor struct from buffer in case a mutator
         // (e.g. commit_prompt's GotoLine/GotoCol) changed the
         // buffer cursor without calling cursor.set_position().
@@ -100,8 +115,8 @@ impl Editor {
                     .bg(body_bg)
                     .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
             ));
-        let inner = block.inner(area);
-        frame.render_widget(block, area);
+        let inner = block.inner(editor_area);
+        frame.render_widget(block, editor_area);
 
         // Split: accent stripe (1) + gutter (line numbers) + body.
         let line_count = self.buffer.line_count();