diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index e757e5b5..907d50a5 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
 
     setMetric( Q::Separator | A::Size, 2_dp );
     setSeparator( Q::Separator );
+    setMargin( Q::Separator, 2 );
 
     setPadding( Q::Segment, QskMargins( 2, 10, 2, 10 ) );
     setSpacing( Q::Segment, 5 );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
index 95e5b5ed..3e2c2cba 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
@@ -201,11 +201,6 @@ QskLabelData QskMenu::optionAt( int index ) const
     return m_data->options.value( index );
 }
 
-int QskMenu::optionsCount() const
-{
-    return m_data->options.count();
-}
-
 void QskMenu::addSeparator()
 {
     addOption( QskLabelData() );
@@ -420,7 +415,10 @@ void QskMenu::aboutToShow()
     setGeometry( QRectF( m_data->origin, sizeConstraint() ) );
 
     if ( m_data->currentIndex < 0 )
-        setCurrentIndex( 0 );
+    {
+        if ( !m_data->actions.isEmpty() )
+            setCurrentIndex( m_data->actions.first() );
+    }
 
     Inherited::aboutToShow();
 }
@@ -459,7 +457,7 @@ int QskMenu::indexAtPosition( const QPointF& pos ) const
 
 void QskMenu::trigger( int index )
 {
-    if ( index >= 0 && index < m_data->options.count()  )
+    if ( index >= 0 && index < m_data->options.count() )
     {
         m_data->triggeredIndex = index;
         Q_EMIT triggered( index );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.h b/src/controls/QskMenu.h
index f01dd1a0..9a4e6624 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskMenu : public QskPopup
     Q_PROPERTY( QVector< QskLabelData > options READ options
         WRITE setOptions NOTIFY optionsChanged )
 
-    Q_PROPERTY( int optionsCount READ optionsCount )
-
     Q_PROPERTY( int currentIndex READ currentIndex
         WRITE setCurrentIndex NOTIFY currentIndexChanged )
 
@@ -66,8 +64,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskMenu : public QskPopup
     QVector< QskLabelData > options() const;
     QskLabelData optionAt( int ) const;
 
-    int optionsCount() const;
-
     QVector< int > separators() const;
     QVector< int > actions() const;
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
index 4babe21e..b5e9b8e3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ static inline int qskActionIndex( const QskMenu* menu, int optionIndex )
     return it - actions.constBegin();
 }
 
+static inline qreal qskPaddedSeparatorHeight( const QskMenu* menu )
+{
+    using Q = QskMenu;
+
+    const auto margins = menu->marginHint( Q::Separator );
+
+    return menu->metric( Q::Separator | QskAspect::Size )
+        + margins.top() + margins.bottom();
+}
+
 class QskMenuSkinlet::PrivateData
 {
   public:
@@ -254,7 +264,6 @@ QRectF QskMenuSkinlet::subControlRect(
 
         const qreal pos = menu->positionHint( Q::Cursor );
 
-        // separators TODO ...
         const int pos1 = qFloor( pos );
         const int pos2 = qCeil( pos );
 
@@ -289,10 +298,7 @@ QRectF QskMenuSkinlet::sampleRect(
         auto dy = index * h;
 
         if ( const auto n = menu->actions()[ index ] - index )
-        {
-            // spacing ???
-            dy += n * menu->metric( Q::Separator | QskAspect::Size );
-        }
+            dy += n * qskPaddedSeparatorHeight( menu );
 
         const auto r = menu->subControlContentsRect( Q::Panel );
         return QRectF( r.x(), r.y() + dy, r.width(), h );
@@ -332,17 +338,15 @@ QRectF QskMenuSkinlet::sampleRect(
         if ( index >= separators.count() )
             return QRectF();
 
-        const int pos = separators[ index ];
+        const auto h = qskPaddedSeparatorHeight( menu );
 
-        auto r = menu->subControlContentsRect( Q::Panel );
+        auto y = index * h;
 
-        const auto segmentRect = sampleRect( skinnable, contentsRect, Q::Segment, pos );
-        r.setBottom( segmentRect.top() ); // spacing ???
+        if ( const auto n = qskActionIndex( menu, separators[ index ] ) )
+            y += n * m_data->segmentHeight( menu );
 
-        const qreal h = menu->metric( Q::Separator | QskAspect::Size );
-        r.setTop( r.bottom() - h );
-
-        return r;
+        const auto r = menu->subControlContentsRect( Q::Panel );
+        return QRectF( r.left(), y, r.width(), h );
     }
 
     return Inherited::sampleRect(
@@ -555,7 +559,7 @@ QSizeF QskMenuSkinlet::sizeHint( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
 
     if ( const auto count = sampleCount( skinnable, Q::Separator ) )
     {
-        h += count * menu->metric( Q::Separator | QskAspect::Size );
+        h += count * qskPaddedSeparatorHeight( menu );
     }
 
     auto hint = skinnable->outerBoxSize( QskMenu::Panel, QSizeF( w, h ) );