diff --git a/tests/unit/index.html b/tests/unit/index.html
index f45499c2b..a677023dc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/index.html
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
 	<li><a href="button/button.html">Button</a></li>
 	<li><a href="datepicker/datepicker.html">Datepicker</a></li>
 	<li><a href="dialog/dialog.html">Dialog</a></li>
+	<li><a href="menu/menu.html">Menu</a></li>
 	<li><a href="progressbar/progressbar.html">Progressbar</a></li>
 	<li><a href="slider/slider.html">Slider</a></li>
+	<li><a href="spinner/spinner.html">Spinner</a></li>
 	<li><a href="tabs/tabs.html">Tabs</a></li>
 	<li><a href="tooltip/tooltip.html">Tooltip</a></li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/tests/unit/menu/menu_core.js b/tests/unit/menu/menu_core.js
index a1cf11b7f..42a661d05 100644
--- a/tests/unit/menu/menu_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/menu/menu_core.js
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@
 module("menu: core");
 
 test("accessibility", function () {
-	expect(3);
+	expect(5);
 	var ac = $('#menu1').menu();
 	var item0 = $("li:eq(0) a");
 
 	ok( ac.hasClass("ui-menu ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all"), "menu class");
 	equals( ac.attr("role"), "listbox", "main role");
-	equals( ac.attr("aria-activedescendant"), "ui-active-menuitem", "aria attribute");
+	equals( ac.attr("aria-activedescendant"), undefined, "aria attribute not yet active");
+	var item = ac.find( "li:first" ).find( "a" ).attr( "id", "xid" ).end();
+	ac.menu( "activate", $.Event(), item );
+	equals( ac.attr("aria-activedescendant"), "xid", "aria attribute, id from dom");
+	var item = ac.find( "li:last" );
+	ac.menu( "activate", $.Event(), item );
+	equals( ac.attr("aria-activedescendant"), "menu1-activedescendant", "aria attribute, generated id");
 });
 
 test("items class and role", function () {
diff --git a/tests/unit/menu/menu_defaults.js b/tests/unit/menu/menu_defaults.js
index c3f741d2a..331020959 100644
--- a/tests/unit/menu/menu_defaults.js
+++ b/tests/unit/menu/menu_defaults.js
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 var menu_defaults = {
-	disabled: false,
-	navigationFilter: function() {}
-	
+	disabled: false
 };
 
 commonWidgetTests('menu', { defaults: menu_defaults });
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
index 84ea84384..b2e9e6157 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 			.end();
 		// need to remove the attribute before adding it for the screenreader to pick up the change
 		// see http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-a11y/msg/929e0c1e8c5efc8f
-		this.element.removeAttr("aria-activedescenant").attr("aria-activedescenant", self.itemId);
+		this.element.removeAttr("aria-activedescendant").attr("aria-activedescendant", self.itemId);
 		this._trigger( "focus", event, { item: item } );
 	},