diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
index 8de1eb47a..d3c32e3a0 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
@@ -311,23 +311,10 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 	},
 
 	focus: function( event, item ) {
-		var nested, borderTop, paddingTop, offset, scroll, elementHeight, itemHeight, focused;
+		var nested, focused;
 		this.blur( event, event && event.type === "focus" );
 
-		if ( this._hasScroll() ) {
-			borderTop = parseFloat( $.css( this.activeMenu[0], "borderTopWidth" ) ) || 0;
-			paddingTop = parseFloat( $.css( this.activeMenu[0], "paddingTop" ) ) || 0;
-			offset = item.offset().top - this.activeMenu.offset().top - borderTop - paddingTop;
-			scroll = this.activeMenu.scrollTop();
-			elementHeight = this.activeMenu.height();
-			itemHeight = item.height();
-
-			if ( offset < 0 ) {
-				this.activeMenu.scrollTop( scroll + offset );
-			} else if ( offset + itemHeight > elementHeight ) {
-				this.activeMenu.scrollTop( scroll + offset - elementHeight + itemHeight );
-			}
-		}
+		this._scrollIntoView( item );
 
 		this.active = item.first();
 		focused = this.active.children( "a" ).addClass( "ui-state-focus" );
@@ -357,6 +344,24 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 		this._trigger( "focus", event, { item: item } );
 	},
 
+	_scrollIntoView: function( item ) {
+		var borderTop, paddingTop, offset, scroll, elementHeight, itemHeight;
+		if ( this._hasScroll() ) {
+			borderTop = parseFloat( $.css( this.activeMenu[0], "borderTopWidth" ) ) || 0;
+			paddingTop = parseFloat( $.css( this.activeMenu[0], "paddingTop" ) ) || 0;
+			offset = item.offset().top - this.activeMenu.offset().top - borderTop - paddingTop;
+			scroll = this.activeMenu.scrollTop();
+			elementHeight = this.activeMenu.height();
+			itemHeight = item.height();
+
+			if ( offset < 0 ) {
+				this.activeMenu.scrollTop( scroll + offset );
+			} else if ( offset + itemHeight > elementHeight ) {
+				this.activeMenu.scrollTop( scroll + offset - elementHeight + itemHeight );
+			}
+		}
+	},
+
 	blur: function( event, fromFocus ) {
 		if ( !fromFocus ) {
 			clearTimeout( this.timer );