diff --git a/src/css/video-js.less b/src/css/video-js.less
index cd2be602d..5c349ac70 100644
--- a/src/css/video-js.less
+++ b/src/css/video-js.less
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ easily in the skin designer. http://designer.videojs.com/
 }
 
 .vjs-default-skin .vjs-menu {
-  display: none;
+  z-index: -1;
+  display: block;
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0em; /* (Width of vjs-menu - width of button) / 2 */
@@ -748,8 +749,9 @@ easily in the skin designer. http://designer.videojs.com/
   .box-shadow(-0.2em -0.2em 0.3em rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2));
 }
 
-.vjs-default-skin .vjs-menu-button:hover .vjs-menu {
-  display: block;
+.vjs-default-skin .vjs-menu-button:hover .vjs-menu,
+.vjs-default-skin .vjs-menu-button .vjs-visible-menu {
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 .vjs-default-skin .vjs-menu-button ul li {
   list-style: none;
diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js b/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js
index b3a634397..f50eb5b11 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ vjs.VolumeMenuButton.prototype.createMenu = function(){
     contentElType: 'div'
   });
   var vc = new vjs.VolumeBar(this.player_, vjs.obj.merge({'vertical': true}, this.options_.volumeBar));
+  vc.on('focus', function() {
+    menu.addClass('vjs-visible-menu');
+  });
+  vc.on('blur', function() {
+    menu.removeClass('vjs-visible-menu');
+  });
   menu.addChild(vc);
   return menu;
 };
diff --git a/src/js/menu.js b/src/js/menu.js
index 55558a9c0..a1b73b402 100644
--- a/src/js/menu.js
+++ b/src/js/menu.js
@@ -139,9 +139,17 @@ vjs.MenuButton.prototype.createMenu = function(){
   this.items = this['createItems']();
 
   if (this.items) {
+    var focusHandler = function(){
+      menu.addClass('vjs-visible-menu');
+    };
+    var blurHandler = function() {
+      menu.removeClass('vjs-visible-menu');
+    };
     // Add menu items to the menu
     for (var i = 0; i < this.items.length; i++) {
       menu.addItem(this.items[i]);
+      this.items[i].on('focus', focusHandler);
+      this.items[i].on('blur', blurHandler);
     }
   }
 
@@ -213,4 +221,3 @@ vjs.MenuButton.prototype.unpressButton = function(){
   this.menu.unlockShowing();
   this.el_.setAttribute('aria-pressed', false);
 };
-