diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ed09f7a..01953056 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 
 - modified the 'laser-lines' method in the Paint Plugin such that the rounded part of a painted trace is painted too in the case that the trace width is much higher than the clearing tool diameter
 - some changes in the Excellon object suggessted by an user: Karl-Heinz
+- added a donation link (some people wanted it there so...)
 
 5.01.2022
 
diff --git a/appGUI/MainGUI.py b/appGUI/MainGUI.py
index 4fbe3df7..e8bd8718 100644
--- a/appGUI/MainGUI.py
+++ b/appGUI/MainGUI.py
@@ -639,6 +639,10 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         self.menuhelp.addSeparator()
 
+        self.menuhelp_donate = self.menuhelp.addAction(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/paypal32.png'),
+            '%s\t%s' % (_('Donate'), ''))
+
         self.menuhelp_readme = self.menuhelp.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/warning.png'),
             '%s\t%s' % (_("How To"), ''))
diff --git a/app_Main.py b/app_Main.py
index 58deae1e..cb14ccef 100644
--- a/app_Main.py
+++ b/app_Main.py
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                       "pdf?7ac957791daba2cdf4c2c913f67a43da"
     excellon_spec_url = "https://www.ucamco.com/files/downloads/file/305/the_xnc_file_format_specification.pdf"
     bug_report_url = "https://bitbucket.org/jpcgt/flatcam/issues?status=new&status=open"
-
+    donate_url = "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_" \
+                                "donations&business=WLTJJ3Q77D98L&currency_code=USD&source=url"
     # this variable will hold the project status
     # if True it will mean that the project was modified and not saved
     should_we_save = False
@@ -2217,6 +2218,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
     def connect_menuhelp_signals(self):
         self.ui.menuhelp_about.triggered.connect(self.on_about)
         self.ui.menuhelp_readme.triggered.connect(self.on_howto)
+        self.ui.menuhelp_donate.triggered.connect(lambda: webbrowser.open(self.donate_url))
         self.ui.menuhelp_manual.triggered.connect(lambda: webbrowser.open(self.manual_url))
         self.ui.menuhelp_report_bug.triggered.connect(lambda: webbrowser.open(self.bug_report_url))
         self.ui.menuhelp_exc_spec.triggered.connect(lambda: webbrowser.open(self.excellon_spec_url))
diff --git a/assets/resources/dark_resources/paypal32.png b/assets/resources/dark_resources/paypal32.png
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