diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
index 955af8888b..ed3526cc68 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
@@ -433,7 +433,14 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Don't handle here: let event bubble up to menu.
+            // HACK: Fix for #7777 - Menu keyboard focus incorrect when handling menu mnemonics.
+            // If we implement something like UWP's access key scopes then this code should be removed.
+            if (IsSubMenuOpen &&
+                _popup?.Host is IInputRoot popupRoot &&
+                popupRoot.AccessKeyHandler is MenuItemAccessKeyHandler handler)
+            {
+                handler.OnTextInput(this, new TextInputEventArgs { Text = e.Key.ToString() });
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItemAccessKeyHandler.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItemAccessKeyHandler.cs
index 4cc6a20082..964daa23fe 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItemAccessKeyHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItemAccessKeyHandler.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sender">The event sender.</param>
         /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
-        protected virtual void OnTextInput(object? sender, TextInputEventArgs e)
+        protected internal virtual void OnTextInput(object? sender, TextInputEventArgs e)
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Text))
             {