diff --git a/menuitem.go b/menuitem.go
index 6ab84bf..2c2e262 100644
--- a/menuitem.go
+++ b/menuitem.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func NewIconMenuItem (icon tomo.Icon, text string) *MenuItem {
 	box.Add(box.label)
 	
 	box.SetInputMask(true)
+	box.OnMouseEnter(box.handleMouseEnter)
+	box.OnMouseLeave(box.handleMouseLeave)
 	box.OnButtonDown(box.handleButtonDown)
 	box.OnButtonUp(box.handleButtonUp)
 	box.OnKeyDown(box.handleKeyDown)
@@ -62,6 +64,14 @@ func (this *MenuItem) OnClick (callback func ()) event.Cookie {
 	return this.on.click.Connect(callback)
 }
 
+func (this *MenuItem) handleMouseEnter () {
+	this.SetFocused(true)
+}
+
+func (this *MenuItem) handleMouseLeave () {
+	this.SetFocused(false)
+}
+
 func (this *MenuItem) handleKeyDown (key input.Key, numberPad bool) bool {
 	if key != input.KeyEnter && key != input.Key(' ') { return false }
 	return true