diff --git a/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background.xml b/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..005b6fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
+  <item
+    android:drawable="main_menu_item_background_selected"
+    android:state_selected="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="main_menu_item_background_hover"
+    android:state_hovered="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="@null" />
+</selector>
diff --git a/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background_hover.9.png b/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background_hover.9.png
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diff --git a/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background_normal.9.png b/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background_normal.9.png
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index 00000000..7f5c35ee
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diff --git a/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background_selected.9.png b/examples/example1/res/main_menu_item_background_selected.9.png
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diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
index 28cc9354..41758eda 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class MenuWidgetBase : ListWidget {
         for (int i=0; i < _item.subitemCount; i++) {
             MenuItem subitem = _item.subitem(i);
             MenuItemWidget widget = new MenuItemWidget(subitem);
+			if (orientation == Orientation.Horizontal)
+				widget.styleId = "MAIN_MENU_ITEM";
             //widget.handler = this;
             adapter.widgets.add(widget);
         }
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
index 38bc15b1..1bc2930a 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
@@ -664,7 +664,8 @@ Theme createDefaultTheme() {
     //tabWidget.backgroundImageId("frame_blue");
 	//res.dumpStats();
 
-    Style mainMenu = res.createSubstyle("MAIN_MENU").backgroundColor(0x00E7E8EC).layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT);
+    Style mainMenu = res.createSubstyle("MAIN_MENU").backgroundColor(0xEFEFF2).layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT);
+    Style mainMenuItem = res.createSubstyle("MAIN_MENU_ITEM").padding(Rect(4,2,4,2)).backgroundImageId("main_menu_item_background");
     Style menuItem = res.createSubstyle("MENU_ITEM").padding(Rect(4,2,4,2)); //.backgroundColor(0xE0E080)   ;
     menuItem.createState(State.Focused, State.Focused).backgroundColor(0x40C0C000);
     menuItem.createState(State.Pressed, State.Pressed).backgroundColor(0x4080C000);