diff --git a/src/js/menu/menu-button.js b/src/js/menu/menu-button.js
index 7b8ad9aa3..274b48626 100644
--- a/src/js/menu/menu-button.js
+++ b/src/js/menu/menu-button.js
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ class MenuButton extends Component {
     this.on(this.menuButton_, 'tap', handleClick);
     this.on(this.menuButton_, 'click', handleClick);
     this.on(this.menuButton_, 'keydown', (e) => this.handleKeyDown(e));
-    this.on(this.menuButton_, 'mouseenter', () => {
-      this.addClass('vjs-hover');
-      this.menu.show();
-      Events.on(document, 'keyup', this.handleMenuKeyUp_);
-    });
+    this.on('mouseenter', (e) => this.handleMouseEnter(e));
     this.on('mouseleave', (e) => this.handleMouseLeave(e));
     this.on('keydown', (e) => this.handleSubmenuKeyDown(e));
   }
@@ -263,6 +259,20 @@ class MenuButton extends Component {
     Events.off(document, 'keyup', this.handleMenuKeyUp_);
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {Event} event
+   *        The `mouseenter` event that caused this function to be called.
+   *
+   * @listens mouseenter
+   */
+  handleMouseEnter(event) {
+    this.addClass('vjs-hover');
+    this.buttonPressed_ = true;
+    this.menu.show();
+    Events.on(document, 'keyup', this.handleMenuKeyUp_);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set the focus to the actual button, not to this element
    */
diff --git a/test/unit/menu/menu-button.test.js b/test/unit/menu/menu-button.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b40fd9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/menu/menu-button.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* eslint-env qunit */
+import TestHelpers from '../test-helpers.js';
+
+QUnit.module('MenuButton', {
+  beforeEach(assert) {
+    this.player = TestHelpers.makePlayer({
+
+    });
+  },
+  afterEach(assert) {
+    this.player.dispose();
+  }
+});