diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui.Gallery/Views/Pages/Navigation/MenuPage.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui.Gallery/Views/Pages/Navigation/MenuPage.xaml
index b8f034456..44743a9c0 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui.Gallery/Views/Pages/Navigation/MenuPage.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui.Gallery/Views/Pages/Navigation/MenuPage.xaml
@@ -21,36 +21,61 @@
     <Grid Margin="0,0,0,24">
         <controls:ControlExample Margin="0" HeaderText="Standard Menu.">
             <controls:ControlExample.XamlCode>
-                &lt;Menu&gt;\n
-                \t&lt;MenuItem Header=&quot;File&quot; /&gt;\n
-                \t&lt;MenuItem Header=&quot;Edit&quot; /&gt;\n
-                \t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header=&quot;Icon&quot; SymbolIcon=&quot;Fluent24&quot; /&gt;\n
-                \t&lt;ui:MenuItem SymbolIcon=&quot;Fluent24&quot; /&gt;\n
+                &lt;Menu FontSize="14"&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="File" Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon Symbol=Document24}"&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="New" InputGestureText="CTRL+N" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Open..." InputGestureText="CTRL+O" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Save" InputGestureText="CTRL+S" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Save As..." InputGestureText="CTRL+SHIFT+S" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;Separator /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Exit" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;/ui:MenuItem&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Edit" Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon DocumentEdit20}"&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Undo" InputGestureText="CTRL+Z" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;Separator /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Cut" InputGestureText="CTRL+X" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t &lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Copy" InputGestureText="CTRL+C" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Paste" InputGestureText="CTRL+V" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem IsEnabled="False" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;Separator /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Word wrap" InputGestureText="CTRL+SHIFT+W" IsCheckable="True"IsChecked="True" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Find..." InputGestureText="CTRL+F" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Find next" InputGestureText="F3" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;Separator /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Header="Select All" InputGestureText="CTRL+A" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;/ui:MenuItem&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;Separator /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon TextBold20}" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon TextItalic20}" /&gt;\n
+                \t\t\t&lt;ui:MenuItem Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon TextUnderline20}" /&gt;\n
                 &lt;/Menu&gt;
             </controls:ControlExample.XamlCode>
             <Menu FontSize="14">
-                <ui:MenuItem Header="File" Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon DocumentSplitHint20}">
-                    <MenuItem Header="New" />
-                    <MenuItem Header="New window" />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Open..." />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Save" />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Save As..." />
+                <ui:MenuItem Header="File" Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon Symbol=Document24}">
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="New" InputGestureText="CTRL+N" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Open..." InputGestureText="CTRL+O" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Save" InputGestureText="CTRL+S" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Save As..." InputGestureText="CTRL+SHIFT+S" />
                     <Separator />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Exit" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Exit" />
                 </ui:MenuItem>
                 <ui:MenuItem Header="Edit" Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon DocumentEdit20}">
-                    <MenuItem Header="Undo" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Undo" InputGestureText="CTRL+Z" />
                     <Separator />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Cut" />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Copy" />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Paste" />
-                    <MenuItem IsEnabled="False" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Cut" InputGestureText="CTRL+X" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Copy" InputGestureText="CTRL+C" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Paste" InputGestureText="CTRL+V" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem IsEnabled="False" />
                     <Separator />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Search with browser" />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Find..." />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Find next" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem
+                        Header="Word wrap"
+                        InputGestureText="CTRL+SHIFT+W"
+                        IsCheckable="True"
+                        IsChecked="True" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Find..." InputGestureText="CTRL+F" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Find next" InputGestureText="F3" />
                     <Separator />
-                    <MenuItem Header="Select All" />
+                    <ui:MenuItem Header="Select All" InputGestureText="CTRL+A" />
                 </ui:MenuItem>
                 <Separator />
                 <ui:MenuItem Icon="{ui:SymbolIcon TextBold20}" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Controls/Menu/MenuItem.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Controls/Menu/MenuItem.xaml
index 61a176453..8b770dfc7 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Controls/Menu/MenuItem.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Controls/Menu/MenuItem.xaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         Content="{TemplateBinding Icon}" />
                     <ContentPresenter
-                        x:Name="HeaderPresenter"
+                        x:Name="Header"
                         Grid.Column="1"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         ContentSource="Header"
@@ -117,12 +117,28 @@
             </Grid>
         </Border>
         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
                 <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="Header" Value="{x:Null}">
                 <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
-                <Setter TargetName="HeaderPresenter" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
@@ -175,7 +191,7 @@
                     Content="{TemplateBinding Icon}"
                     KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
                 <ContentPresenter
-                    x:Name="HeaderPresenter"
+                    x:Name="Header"
                     Grid.Column="1"
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                     ContentSource="Header"
@@ -187,12 +203,28 @@
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
                 <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="Header" Value="{x:Null}">
                 <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
-                <Setter TargetName="HeaderPresenter" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
                 <Setter Property="Foreground">
@@ -218,7 +250,6 @@
                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="Shortcut" />
                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-
                 <Border
                     x:Name="CheckBoxIconBorder"
                     Grid.Column="0"
@@ -250,13 +281,14 @@
                     KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
 
                 <ContentPresenter
+                    x:Name="Header"
                     Grid.Column="2"
                     ContentSource="Header"
                     RecognizesAccessKey="True"
                     TextElement.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" />
 
                 <TextBlock
-                    x:Name="InputGestureText"
+                    x:Name="InputGesture"
                     Grid.Column="3"
                     Margin="25,0,0,0"
                     VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
@@ -267,6 +299,23 @@
             </Grid>
         </Border>
         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="InputGesture" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
@@ -287,7 +336,7 @@
                 </Setter>
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="InputGestureText" Value="">
-                <Setter TargetName="InputGestureText" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="InputGesture" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
         </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
     </ControlTemplate>
@@ -321,7 +370,7 @@
                         KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
 
                     <ContentPresenter
-                        x:Name="HeaderHost"
+                        x:Name="Header"
                         Grid.Column="1"
                         ContentSource="Header"
                         RecognizesAccessKey="True" />
@@ -382,6 +431,22 @@
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <!--<Trigger SourceName="Popup" Property="AllowsTransparency" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="SubmenuBorder" Property="CornerRadius" Value="4" />
                 <Setter TargetName="SubmenuBorder" Property="Padding" Value="0,3,0,3" />
@@ -470,16 +535,15 @@
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                     <ContentControl
-                        x:Name="IconElement"
+                        x:Name="Icon"
                         Grid.Column="0"
                         Margin="0,0,6,0"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         Content="{TemplateBinding Icon}"
                         FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
                         KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
-
                     <ContentPresenter
-                        x:Name="HeaderPresenter"
+                        x:Name="Header"
                         Grid.Column="2"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         ContentSource="Header"
@@ -530,16 +594,32 @@
         </Border>
         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
             <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="Header" Value="{x:Null}">
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
-                <Setter TargetName="HeaderPresenter" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
                 <Setter Property="Foreground">
                     <Setter.Value>
@@ -583,7 +663,7 @@
                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
                 <ContentControl
-                    x:Name="IconElement"
+                    x:Name="Icon"
                     Grid.Column="0"
                     Margin="0,0,6,0"
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
@@ -592,7 +672,7 @@
                     KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
 
                 <ContentPresenter
-                    x:Name="HeaderPresenter"
+                    x:Name="Header"
                     Grid.Column="2"
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                     ContentSource="Header"
@@ -604,13 +684,29 @@
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="Header" Value="{x:Null}">
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
-                <Setter TargetName="HeaderPresenter" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
                 <Setter Property="Foreground">
@@ -661,7 +757,7 @@
                 </Border>
 
                 <ContentControl
-                    x:Name="IconElement"
+                    x:Name="Icon"
                     Grid.Column="1"
                     Margin="0,0,6,0"
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
@@ -670,13 +766,14 @@
                     KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
 
                 <ContentPresenter
+                    x:Name="Header"
                     Grid.Column="3"
                     ContentSource="Header"
                     RecognizesAccessKey="True"
                     TextElement.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" />
 
                 <TextBlock
-                    x:Name="InputGestureText"
+                    x:Name="InputGesture"
                     Grid.Column="4"
                     Margin="25,0,0,0"
                     VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
@@ -690,9 +787,26 @@
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="False" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="InputGesture" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsCheckable" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="CheckBoxIconBorder" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
@@ -709,7 +823,7 @@
                 </Setter>
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="InputGestureText" Value="">
-                <Setter TargetName="InputGestureText" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="InputGesture" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
             </Trigger>
         </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
     </ControlTemplate>
@@ -737,7 +851,7 @@
                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
                     <ContentControl
-                        x:Name="IconElement"
+                        x:Name="Icon"
                         Grid.Column="0"
                         Margin="0,0,6,0"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
@@ -746,7 +860,7 @@
                         KeyboardNavigation.IsTabStop="False" />
 
                     <ContentPresenter
-                        x:Name="HeaderHost"
+                        x:Name="Header"
                         Grid.Column="2"
                         ContentSource="Header"
                         RecognizesAccessKey="True" />
@@ -801,12 +915,28 @@
         </Grid>
         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
             <Trigger Property="Icon" Value="{x:Null}">
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
-                <Setter TargetName="IconElement" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="Margin" Value="0" />
             </Trigger>
             <Trigger Property="IsHighlighted" Value="true">
                 <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected}" />
             </Trigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Icon" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+                <Setter TargetName="Header" Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
+            <MultiTrigger>
+                <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                    <Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True" />
+                    <Condition Property="IsPressed" Value="True" />
+                </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
+                <Setter TargetName="Border" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed}" />
+            </MultiTrigger>
             <!--<Trigger SourceName="Popup" Property="AllowsTransparency" Value="True">
                 <Setter TargetName="SubmenuBorder" Property="CornerRadius" Value="4" />
                 <Setter TargetName="SubmenuBorder" Property="Padding" Value="0,3,0,3" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Dark.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Dark.xaml
index 9a0f1324b..f49a36f62 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Dark.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Dark.xaml
@@ -507,8 +507,10 @@
 
     <!--  Menu  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTransparent}" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorSecondary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource ControlAltFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondary}" />
 
     <!--  MessageDialog  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MessageBoxBackground" Color="{StaticResource SolidBackgroundFillColorBase}" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC1.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC1.xaml
index 06493c04f..7fa258835 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC1.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC1.xaml
@@ -391,9 +391,11 @@
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LoadingScreenForeground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowTextColor}" />
 
     <!--  Menu  -->
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="Transparent" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorButtonFaceColor}" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTransparent}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorSecondary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource ControlAltFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondary}" />
 
     <!--  MessageDialog  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MessageBoxBackground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC2.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC2.xaml
index dd9bf09bb..4710ee461 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC2.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HC2.xaml
@@ -390,9 +390,11 @@
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LoadingScreenForeground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowTextColor}" />
 
     <!--  Menu  -->
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="Transparent" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorButtonFaceColor}" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTransparent}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorSecondary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource ControlAltFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondary}" />
 
     <!--  MessageDialog  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MessageBoxBackground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCBlack.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCBlack.xaml
index f1c98689e..27ac80fb6 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCBlack.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCBlack.xaml
@@ -390,9 +390,11 @@
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LoadingScreenForeground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowTextColor}" />
 
     <!--  Menu  -->
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="Transparent" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorButtonFaceColor}" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTransparent}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorSecondary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource ControlAltFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondary}" />
 
     <!--  MessageDialog  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MessageBoxBackground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCWhite.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCWhite.xaml
index 60ef60dd7..c18c05062 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCWhite.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/HCWhite.xaml
@@ -390,9 +390,11 @@
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LoadingScreenForeground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowTextColor}" />
 
     <!--  Menu  -->
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="Transparent" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorButtonFaceColor}" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTransparent}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorSecondary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource ControlAltFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondary}" />
 
     <!--  MessageDialog  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MessageBoxBackground" Color="{StaticResource SystemColorWindowColor}" />
diff --git a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Light.xaml b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Light.xaml
index 6a087f540..106a5ea3a 100644
--- a/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Light.xaml
+++ b/src/Wpf.Ui/Resources/Theme/Light.xaml
@@ -508,8 +508,10 @@
 
     <!--  Menu  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarBackground" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTransparent}" />
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundSelected" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorSecondary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBackgroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource SubtleFillColorTertiary}" />
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemBorderBrush" Color="{StaticResource ControlAltFillColorTertiary}" />
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MenuBarItemTextForegroundPressed" Color="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondary}" />
 
     <!--  MessageDialog  -->
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MessageBoxBackground" Color="{StaticResource SolidBackgroundFillColorBase}" />