diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 17084b6fa..5209a87e5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Contributing to Jupytext
 
-Thanks for reading this! Contributions to this project are welcome.
-There are many ways you can contribute...
+Thanks for reading this. Contributions to this project are welcome.
+And there are many ways you can contribute...
 
 ## Spread the word
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ By the way, we're also interested to know how you use Jupytext! There may well b
 
 ## Improve the documentation
 
-You think the documentation could be improved? You've spotted a typo, or you think you can rephrase a paragraph to make is easier to follow? Please follow the _Edit on Github_ link, edit the document, and submit a pull request!
+You think the documentation could be improved? You've spotted a typo, or you think you can rephrase a paragraph to make is easier to follow? Please follow the _Edit on Github_ link, edit the document, and submit a pull request.
 
 ## Report an issue
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pip install dist/jupytext-XXX.tar.gz
 
 ## Jupytext's extension for Jupyter Notebook
 
-Our extension for Jupyter Notebook adds a Jupytext entry to Jupyter Notebook. The code is found at `jupytext/nbextension/index.js`. Instructions to develop that extension are found [here](https://github.com/mwouts/jupytext_nbextension).
+Our extension for Jupyter Notebook adds a Jupytext entry to Jupyter Notebook Menu. The code is found at `jupytext/nbextension/index.js`. Instructions to develop that extension are at `jupytext/nbextension/README.md`.
 
 ## Jupytext's extension for JupyterLab
 
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ pip install -r doc-requirements.txt
 and build the HTML documentation locally with
 ```
 make html
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 610122478..4e50b37bc 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Release History
 - Added support for Scala notebook, by Tobias Frischholz (#253)
 - Markdown and R Markdown representations are now tested on all languages
 
+**BugFixes**
+
+- The Jupytext Menu in Jupyter Notebook is now compatible with ``jupyter_nbextensions_configurator`` (#178)
+
 
 1.1.6 (2019-06-11)
 ++++++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/jupytext/nbextension/README.md b/jupytext/nbextension/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57e59f466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupytext/nbextension/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# A Jupyter notebook extension for Jupytext
+
+This extension adds a [Jupytext](https://github.com/mwouts/jupytext/blob/master/README.md) menu to Jupyter notebook. Use the menu to select the desired ipynb/text pairing for your notebook.
+
+![Jupytext menu screenshot](jupytext_menu.png)
+
+## Installation
+
+The extension requires [Jupytext](https://github.com/mwouts/jupytext/blob/master/README.md). Please make sure that Jupytext is installed on you system, and that its contents manager is active, i.e. that Markdown files and scripts are displayed with a notebook icon. 
+
+Installing Jupytext activates the Jupytext Menu by default. If you want to install and activate it manually, use the following commands:
+
+```bash
+jupyter nbextension install --py jupytext
+jupyter nbextension enable --py jupytext
+```
+
+Add `--user` to these commands if you want to activate the extension only for the current user.
+
+## How to develop this extension
+
+If you wish to develop this extension, install the javascript file locally with:
+
+```bash
+cd jupytext/nbextension
+jupyter nbextension install index.js --symlink --user
+jupyter nbextension enable jupytext --user
+```
+
+Then, make the desired changes to `index.js` and reload the extension by simply refreshing the notebook (Ctrl+R). In case your OS does not allow symlinks, edit the copy of `index.js` that is actually used by Jupyter (refer to the output of `jupyter nbextension install --user index.js`).
diff --git a/jupytext/nbextension/jupytext.yml b/jupytext/nbextension/jupytext.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42128db56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupytext/nbextension/jupytext.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Type: Jupyter Notebook Extension
+Name: Jupytext
+Section: notebook
+Description: Jupytext Menu
+tags:
+- version control
+- markdown
+- script
+Link: README.md
+Icon: jupytext_menu_zoom.png
+Main: index.js
+Compatibility: 5.x
diff --git a/jupytext/nbextension/jupytext_menu.png b/jupytext/nbextension/jupytext_menu.png
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc37a62f5..1e3fc1785 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
     package_data={'jupytext': ['nbextension/*.*']},
     data_files=[('etc/jupyter/nbconfig/notebook.d', ['jupyter-config/nbconfig/notebook.d/jupytext.json']),
                 ('etc/jupyter/jupyter_notebook_config.d', ['jupyter-config/jupyter_notebook_config.d/jupytext.json']),
-                ('share/jupyter/nbextensions/jupytext', ['jupytext/nbextension/index.js']),
+                ('share/jupyter/nbextensions/jupytext', ['jupytext/nbextension/index.js',
+                                                         'jupytext/nbextension/README.md',
+                                                         'jupytext/nbextension/jupytext_menu.png',
+                                                         'jupytext/nbextension/jupytext.yml']),
                 ('share/jupyter/lab/extensions', ['packages/labextension/dist/jupyterlab-jupytext-0.1.0.tgz'])],
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ['jupytext = jupytext.cli:jupytext_cli']},
     tests_require=['pytest'],