diff --git a/tests/visual/menu/menubar.html b/tests/visual/menu/menubar.html
index c5b63ae86..1b4b331f6 100644
--- a/tests/visual/menu/menubar.html
+++ b/tests/visual/menu/menubar.html
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@
 		.ui-menubar .ui-button { float: left; font-weight: normal; border-top-width: 0 !important; border-bottom-width: 0 !important; margin: 0; outline: none; }
 		.ui-menubar .ui-menubar-link { border-right: 1px dashed transparent; border-left: 1px dashed transparent; }
 		
-		ol.ui-menubar, ul.ui-menubar {
+		.ui-menubar, .ui-menubar {
 			list-style: none;
 			margin-left: 0;
 			padding-left: 0;	
 		}
 		
-		li.ui-menubar-item {
+		.ui-menubar-item {
 			float: left;  		
 		}
 		
diff --git a/tests/visual/menu/menubar.js b/tests/visual/menu/menubar.js
index 453f5fae7..e6f6ab069 100644
--- a/tests/visual/menu/menubar.js
+++ b/tests/visual/menu/menubar.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ $.widget("ui.menubar", {
 					return;
 				}
    				event.preventDefault();
-   				event.stopPropagation();
 			   	if (event.type == "click" && menu.is(":visible") && self.active && self.active[0] == menu[0]) {
 					self._close();
 					return;
@@ -111,8 +110,11 @@ $.widget("ui.menubar", {
 		});
 		self._bind(document, {
 			click: function(event) {
-				if (self.open && !$(event.target).closest(".ui-menubar").length) {
-					self._close();
+				if (self.open) {
+					var menubar = $(event.target).closest(".ui-menubar");
+					if (!menubar.length || menubar.get(0) !== self.element.get(0)) {
+						self._close();
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		})
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ $.widget("ui.menubar", {
 	},
 	
 	_close: function() {
+		if (!this.active || !this.active.length)
+			return;
 		this.active.menu("closeAll").hide().attr("aria-hidden", "true").attr("aria-expanded", "false");
 		this.active.prev().removeClass("ui-state-active").removeAttr("tabIndex");
 		this.active = null;
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
index 0b2852f06..0a06fe0b5 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 		if (newItem && newItem.length) {
 			this._open(newItem.parent());
 			var current = this.active;
+			//timeout so Firefox will not hide activedescendant change in expanding submenu from AT
 			setTimeout(function(){self.focus(event, newItem)}, 20);
 			return true;
 		}