diff --git a/include/widgets.hpp b/include/widgets.hpp
index 3d5fc5fe..4c12fabc 100644
--- a/include/widgets.hpp
+++ b/include/widgets.hpp
@@ -273,9 +273,13 @@ struct MenuOverlay : OpaqueWidget {
 	Widget *onHoverKey(Vec pos, int key);
 };
 
+struct MenuEntry;
+
 struct Menu : OpaqueWidget {
 	Menu *parentMenu = NULL;
 	Menu *childMenu = NULL;
+	/** The entry which created the child menu */
+	MenuEntry *activeEntry = NULL;
 
 	Menu() {
 		box.size = Vec(0, 0);
@@ -304,14 +308,11 @@ struct MenuLabel : MenuEntry {
 };
 
 struct MenuItem : MenuEntry {
-	BNDwidgetState state = BND_DEFAULT;
-
 	float computeMinWidth(NVGcontext *vg);
 	void draw(NVGcontext *vg);
 
 	virtual Menu *createChildMenu() {return NULL;}
 	void onMouseEnter();
-	void onMouseLeave();
 	void onDragDrop(Widget *origin);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/MenuItem.cpp b/src/widgets/MenuItem.cpp
index 31fe8d36..97967bfa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/MenuItem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/MenuItem.cpp
@@ -12,31 +12,36 @@ float MenuItem::computeMinWidth(NVGcontext *vg) {
 }
 
 void MenuItem::draw(NVGcontext *vg) {
+	// Get state
+	BNDwidgetState state = (gHoveredWidget == this) ? BND_HOVER : BND_DEFAULT;
+	Menu *parentMenu = dynamic_cast<Menu*>(parent);
+	if (parentMenu && parentMenu->activeEntry == this) {
+		state = BND_ACTIVE;
+	}
+
 	bndMenuItem(vg, 0.0, 0.0, box.size.x, box.size.y, state, -1, text.c_str());
 
 	float x = box.size.x - bndLabelWidth(vg, -1, rightText.c_str());
 	NVGcolor rightColor = (state == BND_DEFAULT) ? bndGetTheme()->menuTheme.textColor : bndGetTheme()->menuTheme.textSelectedColor;
-	bndIconLabelValue(vg, x, 0.0, box.size.x, box.size.y, -1,
-		rightColor, BND_LEFT, BND_LABEL_FONT_SIZE, rightText.c_str(), NULL);
+	bndIconLabelValue(vg, x, 0.0, box.size.x, box.size.y, -1, rightColor, BND_LEFT, BND_LABEL_FONT_SIZE, rightText.c_str(), NULL);
 }
 
 void MenuItem::onMouseEnter() {
-	state = BND_HOVER;
+	Menu *parentMenu = dynamic_cast<Menu*>(parent);
+	if (!parentMenu)
+		return;
+
+	parentMenu->activeEntry = NULL;
 
 	// Try to create child menu
 	Menu *childMenu = createChildMenu();
 	if (childMenu) {
 		childMenu->box.pos = parent->box.pos.plus(box.getTopRight());
-		Menu *parentMenu = dynamic_cast<Menu*>(parent);
-		assert(parentMenu);
 		parentMenu->setChildMenu(childMenu);
+		parentMenu->activeEntry = this;
 	}
 }
 
-void MenuItem::onMouseLeave() {
-	state = BND_DEFAULT;
-}
-
 void MenuItem::onDragDrop(Widget *origin) {
 	if (origin != this)
 		return;