diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 916824f6d7..2dec057820 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Add wxTextEntryDialog::SetMaxLength() (derEine).
 - Fix maximum width support in wxGridCellTextEditor (derEine).
 - Add more convenient wxFont(wxFontInfo) ctor.
+- Pass menu events to the handler in the associated wxMenuBar.
 
 wxGTK:
 
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 55daa81c38..7230bb103d 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ bool wxMenuBase::SendEvent(int itemid, int checked)
     event.SetEventObject(this);
     event.SetInt(checked);
 
-    wxWindow * const win = GetWindow();
+    wxWindow* const win = GetWindow();
+    wxMenuBar* const mb = GetMenuBar();
 
     // Try the menu's event handler first
     wxEvtHandler *handler = GetEventHandler();
@@ -653,16 +654,21 @@ bool wxMenuBase::SendEvent(int itemid, int checked)
         // event to another handler if it's not processed here to prevent it
         // from passing the event to wxTheApp: this will be done below if we do
         // have the associated window.
-        if ( win )
+        if ( win || mb )
             event.SetWillBeProcessedAgain();
 
         if ( handler->SafelyProcessEvent(event) )
             return true;
     }
 
-    // Try the window the menu was popped up from or its menu bar belongs to
-    if ( win && win->HandleWindowEvent(event) )
-        return true;
+    // If this menu is part of the menu bar, process the event there: this will
+    // also propagate it upwards to the window containing the menu bar.
+    if ( mb )
+        return mb->HandleWindowEvent(event);
+
+    // Try the window the menu was popped up from.
+    if ( win )
+        return win->HandleWindowEvent(event);
 
     // Not processed.
     return false;
diff --git a/tests/events/propagation.cpp b/tests/events/propagation.cpp
index d0d2230dda..14457f7464 100644
--- a/tests/events/propagation.cpp
+++ b/tests/events/propagation.cpp
@@ -400,10 +400,18 @@ void EventPropagationTestCase::MenuEvent()
     CheckMenuEvent( menu, "aomA" );
 
 
+    // Test that the event handler associated with the menu bar gets the event.
+    TestMenuEvtHandler hb('b'); // 'b' for "menu Bar"
+    mb->PushEventHandler(&hb);
+    wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_OBJ1( *mb, wxWindow::PopEventHandler, false );
+
+    CheckMenuEvent( menu, "aomobA" );
+
+
     // Also test that the window to which the menu belongs gets the event.
     TestMenuEvtHandler hw('w'); // 'w' for "Window"
     frame->PushEventHandler(&hw);
     wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_OBJ1( *frame, wxWindow::PopEventHandler, false );
 
-    CheckMenuEvent( menu, "aomowA" );
+    CheckMenuEvent( menu, "aomobowA" );
 }