diff --git a/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h b/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h
index 609cdbd066..2c229be82b 100644
--- a/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h
+++ b/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	void				AttachedToWindow();
 	virtual	void				Draw(BRect updateRect);
+	virtual void				MouseMoved(BPoint where, uint32 code, const BMessage* dragMessage);
 	virtual	void				FrameResized(float width, float height);
 	virtual	void				MakeFocus(bool focused = true);
 	virtual	void				MessageReceived(BMessage* message);
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ private:
 			void				_Init();
 
 			BMenuField*			fMenuField;
-			bool				fFixedSize;	
+			bool				fFixedSize;
 			bool				fShowPopUpMarker;
+			bool				fIsInside;
 			float				fPreviousWidth;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp b/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
index 26209f1b7d..3ac4862f2b 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::_BMCMenuBar_(BRect frame, bool fixedSize, BMenuField* menuField)
 		!fixedSize),
 	fMenuField(menuField),
 	fFixedSize(fixedSize),
-	fShowPopUpMarker(true)
+	fShowPopUpMarker(true),
+	fIsInside(false)
 {
 	_Init();
 }
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::_BMCMenuBar_(BMenuField* menuField)
 	BMenuBar("_mc_mb_", B_ITEMS_IN_ROW),
 	fMenuField(menuField),
 	fFixedSize(true),
-	fShowPopUpMarker(true)
+	fShowPopUpMarker(true),
+	fIsInside(false)
 {
 	_Init();
 }
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::_BMCMenuBar_(BMessage* data)
 	BMenuBar(data),
 	fMenuField(NULL),
 	fFixedSize(true),
-	fShowPopUpMarker(true)
+	fShowPopUpMarker(true),
+	fIsInside(false)
 {
 	SetFlags(Flags() | B_FRAME_EVENTS);
 
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 		flags |= BControlLook::B_DISABLED;
 	if (IsFocus())
 		flags |= BControlLook::B_FOCUSED;
+	if (fIsInside)
+		flags |= BControlLook::B_HOVER;
 
 	be_control_look->DrawMenuFieldBackground(this, rect,
 		updateRect, LowColor(), fShowPopUpMarker, flags);
@@ -203,6 +208,17 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 }
 
 
+void
+_BMCMenuBar_::MouseMoved(BPoint where, uint32 code, const BMessage* dragMessage)
+{
+	bool inside = (code != B_EXITED_VIEW) && Bounds().Contains(where);
+	if (inside != fIsInside) {
+		fIsInside = inside;
+		Invalidate();
+	}
+}
+
+
 void
 _BMCMenuBar_::FrameResized(float width, float height)
 {