diff --git a/src/dlangui/core/events.d b/src/dlangui/core/events.d
index 68388783..8e9a0ff3 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/core/events.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/core/events.d
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class MouseEvent {
 	protected ButtonDetails _lbutton;
 	protected ButtonDetails _mbutton;
 	protected ButtonDetails _rbutton;
+	protected bool _doNotTrackButtonDown;
     @property ref ButtonDetails lbutton() { return _lbutton; }
     @property ref ButtonDetails rbutton() { return _rbutton; }
     @property ref ButtonDetails mbutton() { return _mbutton; }
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ class MouseEvent {
 	@property short y() { return _y; }
     /// get event tracking widget to override
 	@property Widget trackingWidget() { return _trackingWidget; }
+	@property bool doNotTrackButtonDown() { return _doNotTrackButtonDown; }
+	@property void doNotTrackButtonDown(bool flg) { _doNotTrackButtonDown = flg; }
     /// override mouse tracking widget
     void track(Widget w) {
         _trackingWidget = w;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/platforms/common/platform.d b/src/dlangui/platforms/common/platform.d
index 9390401d..e43b8a56 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/platforms/common/platform.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/platforms/common/platform.d
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Window {
         // if not processed by children, offer event to root
         if (sendAndCheckOverride(root, event)) {
             Log.d("MouseEvent is processed");
-            if (event.action == MouseAction.ButtonDown && _mouseCaptureWidget is null) {
+            if (event.action == MouseAction.ButtonDown && _mouseCaptureWidget is null && !event.doNotTrackButtonDown) {
                 Log.d("Setting active widget");
                 setCaptureWidget(root, event);
             } else if (event.action == MouseAction.Move) {
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ class Window {
 	}
 	
     protected bool sendAndCheckOverride(Widget widget, MouseEvent event) {
+		if (!isChild(widget))
+			return false;
         bool res = widget.onMouseEvent(event);
         if (event.trackingWidget !is null && _mouseCaptureWidget !is event.trackingWidget) {
             setCaptureWidget(event.trackingWidget, event);
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/lists.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/lists.d
index 57e19236..7788e892 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/lists.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/lists.d
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class ListWidget : WidgetGroup, OnScrollHandler {
 	/// when true, mouse hover selects underlying item
 	@property ListWidget selectOnHover(bool select) { _selectOnHover = select; return this; }
 
+	/// if true, generate itemClicked on mouse down instead mouse up event
+	protected bool _clickOnButtonDown;
+
     /// returns rectangle for item (not scrolled, first item starts at 0,0)
     Rect itemRectNoScroll(int index) {
         Rect res;
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ class ListWidget : WidgetGroup, OnScrollHandler {
 	/// override to handle change of selection
 	protected void selectionChanged(int index, int previouslySelectedItem = -1, MouseEvent event = null) {
 	}
+	/// override to handle mouse up on item
+	protected void itemClicked(int index) {
+	}
 
 	protected void selectItem(int index) {
 		if (_selectedItemIndex == index)
@@ -487,14 +493,22 @@ class ListWidget : WidgetGroup, OnScrollHandler {
             itemrc.bottom += rc.top - scrollOffset.y;
             if (itemrc.isPointInside(Point(event.x, event.y))) {
 				if ((event.flags & (MouseFlag.LButton || MouseFlag.RButton)) || _selectOnHover) {
-					if (_selectedItemIndex == i)
-						return true;
-					int prevSelection = _selectedItemIndex;
-					selectItem(i);
-					setHoverItem(-1);
-					selectionChanged(_selectedItemIndex, prevSelection, event);
+					if (_selectedItemIndex != i) {
+						int prevSelection = _selectedItemIndex;
+						selectItem(i);
+						setHoverItem(-1);
+						selectionChanged(_selectedItemIndex, prevSelection, event);
+					}
 				} else
 					setHoverItem(i);
+				if ((event.button == MouseFlag.LButton || event.button == MouseFlag.RButton)) {
+					if ((_clickOnButtonDown && event.action == MouseAction.ButtonDown) || (!_clickOnButtonDown && event.action == MouseAction.ButtonUp)) {
+						itemClicked(i);
+						if (_clickOnButtonDown)
+							event.doNotTrackButtonDown = true;
+					}
+				}
+				return true;
             }
 		}
         return true;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
index 4eb42b9f..28cc9354 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/menu.d
@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@ class MenuItemWidget : HorizontalLayout {
 }
 
 class MenuWidgetBase : ListWidget {
+	protected MenuWidgetBase _parentMenu;
     protected MenuItem _item;
 	protected PopupMenu _openedMenu;
 	protected PopupWidget _openedPopup;
 
-    this(MenuItem item, Orientation orientation) {
+    this(MenuWidgetBase parentMenu, MenuItem item, Orientation orientation) {
+		_parentMenu = parentMenu;
         _item = item;
 		this.orientation = orientation;
         id = "popup_menu";
@@ -99,39 +101,98 @@ class MenuWidgetBase : ListWidget {
         ownAdapter = adapter;
     }
 
+	protected void openSubmenu(MenuItemWidget itemWidget) {
+		if (_openedPopup !is null)
+			_openedPopup.close();
+		PopupMenu popupMenu = new PopupMenu(itemWidget.item, this);
+		PopupWidget popup = window.showPopup(popupMenu, itemWidget, PopupAlign.Below);
+		//if (event !is null && (event.flags & (MouseFlag.LButton || MouseFlag.RButton)))
+		//	event.track(popupMenu);
+		_openedPopup = popup;
+		_openedMenu = popupMenu;
+	}
+
 	/// override to handle change of selection
 	override protected void selectionChanged(int index, int previouslySelectedItem = -1, MouseEvent event = null) {
 		MenuItemWidget itemWidget = index >= 0 ? cast(MenuItemWidget)_adapter.itemWidget(index) : null;
-        if (itemWidget.item.isSubmenu()) {
-			if (_openedPopup !is null)
-				_openedPopup.close();
-            PopupMenu popupMenu = new PopupMenu(itemWidget.item);
-            PopupWidget popup = window.showPopup(popupMenu, itemWidget, PopupAlign.Below);
-			if (event !is null && (event.flags & (MouseFlag.LButton || MouseFlag.RButton)))
-				event.track(popupMenu);
-			_openedPopup = popup;
-			_openedMenu = popupMenu;
-			selectOnHover = true;
-        } else {
-            // normal item
-        }
+		if (itemWidget !is null) {
+			if (itemWidget.item.isSubmenu()) {
+				if (_selectOnHover) {
+					openSubmenu(itemWidget);
+				}
+
+			} else {
+				// normal item
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
+
+	protected bool delegate(MenuItem item) _onMenuItemClickListener;
+	@property bool delegate(MenuItem item) onMenuItemListener() { return  _onMenuItemClickListener; }
+	@property MenuWidgetBase onMenuItemListener(bool delegate(MenuItem item) listener) { _onMenuItemClickListener = listener; return this; }
+
+	protected void onMenuItem(MenuItem item) {
+		if (_openedPopup !is null) {
+			_openedPopup.close();
+			_openedPopup = null;
+		}
+		if (_parentMenu !is null)
+			_parentMenu.onMenuItem(item);
+		else {
+			// top level handling
+			Log.d("onMenuItem ", item.id);
+			selectItem(-1);
+			selectOnHover = false;
+			bool delegate(MenuItem item) listener = _onMenuItemClickListener;
+			PopupWidget popup = cast(PopupWidget)parent;
+			if (popup)
+				popup.close();
+			// this pointer now can be invalid - if popup removed
+			if (listener !is null)
+				listener(item);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// override to handle mouse up on item
+	override protected void itemClicked(int index) {
+		MenuItemWidget itemWidget = index >= 0 ? cast(MenuItemWidget)_adapter.itemWidget(index) : null;
+		if (itemWidget !is null) {
+			Log.d("Menu Item clicked ", itemWidget.item.action.id);
+			if (itemWidget.item.isSubmenu()) {
+				// submenu clicked
+				if (_clickOnButtonDown && _openedPopup !is null && _openedMenu._item is itemWidget.item) {
+					// second click on main menu opened item
+					_openedPopup.close();
+					_openedPopup = null;
+					selectItem(-1);
+					selectOnHover = false;
+				} else {
+					openSubmenu(itemWidget);
+					selectOnHover = true;
+				}
+			} else {
+				// normal item
+				onMenuItem(itemWidget.item);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 class MainMenu : MenuWidgetBase {
 
     this(MenuItem item) {
-		super(item, Orientation.Horizontal);
+		super(null, item, Orientation.Horizontal);
         id = "MAIN_MENU";
         styleId = "MAIN_MENU";
+		_clickOnButtonDown = true;
     }
 }
 
 class PopupMenu : MenuWidgetBase {
 
-    this(MenuItem item) {
-		super(item, Orientation.Vertical);
+    this(MenuItem item, MenuWidgetBase parentMenu = null) {
+		super(parentMenu, item, Orientation.Vertical);
         id = "POPUP_MENU";
         styleId = "POPUP_MENU";
 		selectOnHover = true;