diff --git a/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp b/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp
index fdb93bf1..725fa4c9 100644
--- a/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp
+++ b/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ void Editor::setupMenuColors(
     setShadowColor( Q::Panel, theme.shadow.flyout.color );
 
     setGradient( Q::Segment | Q::Hovered, pal.fillColor.subtle.secondary );
+    setGradient( Q::Segment | Q::Selected | Q::Pressed, pal.fillColor.subtle.tertiary );
 
     setGradient( Q::Segment | Q::Selected, pal.fillColor.subtle.secondary );
 
@@ -739,9 +740,14 @@ void Editor::setupMenuColors(
     setBoxBorderColors( Q::Segment | Q::Selected,
         QskGradient( { { 0.25, c1 }, { 0.25, c2 }, { 0.75, c2 }, { 0.75, c1 } } ) );
 
+    setBoxBorderColors( Q::Segment | Q::Selected | Q::Pressed,
+        QskGradient( { { 0.33, c1 }, { 0.33, c2 }, { 0.67, c2 }, { 0.67, c1 } } ) );
+
     setColor( Q::Text, pal.fillColor.text.primary );
+    setColor( Q::Text | Q::Selected | Q::Pressed, pal.fillColor.text.secondary );
 
     setGraphicRole( Q::Icon, QskFluent2Skin::GraphicRoleFillColorTextPrimary );
+    setGraphicRole( Q::Icon | Q::Selected | Q::Pressed, QskFluent2Skin::GraphicRoleFillColorTextSecondary );
 }
 
 void Editor::setupPageIndicatorMetrics()
diff --git a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
index 8728a0ee..4ebd9606 100644
--- a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     setGradient( Q::Segment | Q::Selected, m_pal.primary12 );
     const auto hoverSelectedColor = flattenedColor( m_pal.onSurface, m_pal.primary12, m_pal.hoverOpacity );
     setGradient( Q::Segment | Q::Selected | Q::Hovered, hoverSelectedColor );
+    const auto pressedSelectedColor = flattenedColor( m_pal.onSurface, m_pal.primary12, m_pal.pressedOpacity );
+    setGradient( Q::Segment | Q::Pressed | Q::Selected, pressedSelectedColor );
 
     setPadding( Q::Icon, 7_dp );
     setStrutSize( Q::Icon, 24_dp, 24_dp );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
index b72877e8..7390e317 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskMenu, Icon )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskMenu, Separator )
 
 QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskMenu, Selected, QskAspect::FirstSystemState << 2 )
+QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskMenu, Pressed, QskAspect::FirstSystemState << 3 )
 
 static inline int qskActionIndex( const QVector< int >& actions, int index )
 {
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ void QskMenu::keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* event )
 
 void QskMenu::keyReleaseEvent( QKeyEvent* )
 {
-    if( m_data->isPressed )
+    if( isPressed() )
     {
         m_data->isPressed = false;
 
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ void QskMenu::mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 {
     if ( event->button() == Qt::LeftButton )
     {
-        if( m_data->isPressed )
+        if( isPressed() )
         {
             m_data->isPressed = false;
 
@@ -481,6 +482,11 @@ int QskMenu::indexAtPosition( const QPointF& pos ) const
     return m_data->actions.value( index, -1 );
 }
 
+bool QskMenu::isPressed() const
+{
+    return m_data->isPressed;
+}
+
 void QskMenu::trigger( int index )
 {
     if ( index >= 0 && index < m_data->options.count() )
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.h b/src/controls/QskMenu.h
index ce4da4fc..bc4cb2ca 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskMenu : public QskPopup
 
   public:
     QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Overlay, Panel, Segment, Cursor, Text, Icon, Separator )
-    QSK_STATES( Selected )
+    QSK_STATES( Selected, Pressed )
 
     QskMenu( QQuickItem* parentItem = nullptr );
     ~QskMenu() override;
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskMenu : public QskPopup
     QRectF cellRect( int index ) const;
     int indexAtPosition( const QPointF& ) const;
 
+    bool isPressed() const;
+
     Q_INVOKABLE int exec();
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
index c99e94e1..0629b137 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,18 @@ QskAspect::States QskMenuSkinlet::sampleStates(
         const auto menu = static_cast< const QskMenu* >( skinnable );
 
         if ( menu->currentIndex() == menu->actions()[ index ] )
-            states |= QskMenu::Selected;
+        {
+            states |= Q::Selected;
+
+            if( menu->isPressed() )
+            {
+                states |= Q::Pressed;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                states &= ~Q::Pressed;
+            }
+        }
 
         const auto cursorPos = menu->effectiveSkinHint( Q::Segment | Q::Hovered | A::Metric | A::Position ).toPointF();