diff --git a/common/changes/phkuo-semanticMenus_2017-05-02-22-02.json b/common/changes/phkuo-semanticMenus_2017-05-02-22-02.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7639f1d1b7d41e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/phkuo-semanticMenus_2017-05-02-22-02.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "ContextMenu: fix a potential bug. All foreground colors need to be slots in the same category because the category has its own background color, in order to insure accessibility.",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "email": "phkuo@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/common/_semanticColorVariables.scss b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/common/_semanticColorVariables.scss
index 194e6e56ae6b2d..e27af68a39a7ac 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/common/_semanticColorVariables.scss
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/common/_semanticColorVariables.scss
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ $menuBackgroundSelectedColor: $ms-color-neutralQuaternaryAlt;
 
 $menuTextColor: $ms-color-neutralPrimary;
 $menuTextSelectedColor: $ms-color-black;
+$menuTextDisabledColor: $ms-color-neutralTertiaryAlt;
 
 $menuIconColor: $ms-color-themePrimary;
 
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.scss b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.scss
index ef961c9540aae5..a00613a3319edb 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.scss
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $ContextualMenu-header-color: $menuHeaderColor;
 
 $ContextualMenu-divider-color: $menuDividerColor;
 
-$ContextualMenu-text-disabled: $disabledTextColor;
+$ContextualMenu-text-disabled: $menuTextDisabledColor;
 
 .root {
   background-color: $ContextualMenu-background-color;