diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/MenuItem.cs b/Perspex.Controls/MenuItem.cs
index 12572ae751..d9b9ef686f 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/MenuItem.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/MenuItem.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             ClickEvent.AddClassHandler<MenuItem>(x => x.OnClick);
             SubmenuOpenedEvent.AddClassHandler<MenuItem>(x => x.OnSubmenuOpened);
             IsSubMenuOpenProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<MenuItem>(x => x.SubMenuOpenChanged);
+            AccessKeyHandler.AccessKeyPressedEvent.AddClassHandler<MenuItem>(x => x.AccessKeyPressed);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -419,6 +420,23 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             this.popup.Closed += this.PopupClosed;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the menu item's access key is pressed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
+        private void AccessKeyPressed(RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (this.HasSubMenu)
+            {
+                this.SelectedIndex = 0;
+                this.IsSubMenuOpen = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(ClickEvent));
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Closes all submenus of the menu item.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/AccessText.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/AccessText.cs
index 4bc06853a4..6bcf6f6714 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/AccessText.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/AccessText.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
 {
     using System;
     using Perspex.Media;
+    using Perspex.Input;
+    using Perspex.Rendering;
+
+
 
     /// <summary>
     /// A text block that displays a character prefixed with an underscore as an access key.
@@ -20,6 +24,11 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
         public static readonly PerspexProperty<bool> ShowAccessKeyProperty =
             PerspexProperty.RegisterAttached<AccessText, Control, bool>("ShowAccessKey", inherits: true);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The access key handler for the current window.
+        /// </summary>
+        private IAccessKeyHandler accessKeys;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes static members of the <see cref="AccessText"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -104,6 +113,36 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
             return result.WithHeight(result.Height + 1);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the control is attached to a visual tree.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="root">The root of the visual tree.</param>
+        protected override void OnAttachedToVisualTree(IRenderRoot root)
+        {
+            base.OnAttachedToVisualTree(root);
+            this.accessKeys = (root as IInputRoot)?.AccessKeyHandler;
+
+            if (this.accessKeys != null && this.AccessKey != 0)
+            {
+                this.accessKeys.Register(this.AccessKey, this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the control is detached from a visual tree.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="root">The root of the visual tree.</param>
+        protected override void OnDetachedFromVisualTree(IRenderRoot root)
+        {
+            base.OnDetachedFromVisualTree(root);
+
+            if (this.accessKeys != null && this.AccessKey != 0)
+            {
+                this.accessKeys.Unregister(this);
+                this.accessKeys = null;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a string with the first underscore stripped.
         /// </summary>
@@ -129,18 +168,24 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
         /// <param name="text">The new text.</param>
         private void TextChanged(string text)
         {
+            var key = (char)0;
+
             if (text != null)
             {
                 int underscore = text.IndexOf('_');
 
                 if (underscore != -1 && underscore < text.Length - 1)
                 {
-                    this.AccessKey = text[underscore + 1];
-                    return;
+                    key = text[underscore + 1];
                 }
             }
 
-            this.AccessKey = (char)0;
+            this.AccessKey = key;
+
+            if (this.accessKeys != null && this.AccessKey != 0)
+            {
+                this.accessKeys.Register(this.AccessKey, this);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex.Input/AccessKeyHandler.cs b/Perspex.Input/AccessKeyHandler.cs
index 6697f3a101..55b47e1729 100644
--- a/Perspex.Input/AccessKeyHandler.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Input/AccessKeyHandler.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace Perspex.Input
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
     using Perspex.Interactivity;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -14,6 +16,20 @@ namespace Perspex.Input
     /// </summary>
     public class AccessKeyHandler : IAccessKeyHandler
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the AccessKeyPressed attached event.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly RoutedEvent<RoutedEventArgs> AccessKeyPressedEvent =
+            RoutedEvent.Register<RoutedEventArgs>(
+                "AccessKeyPressed",
+                RoutingStrategies.Bubble,
+                typeof(AccessKeyHandler));
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The registered access keys.
+        /// </summary>
+        private List<Tuple<string, IInputElement>> registered = new List<Tuple<string, IInputElement>>();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The window to which the handler belongs.
         /// </summary>
@@ -53,17 +69,58 @@ namespace Perspex.Input
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Handles the Alt/F10 keys being pressed in the window.
+        /// Registers an input element to be associated with an access key.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="accessKey">The access key.</param>
+        /// <param name="element">The input element.</param>
+        public void Register(char accessKey, IInputElement element)
+        {
+            var existing = this.registered.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Item2 == element);
+
+            if (existing != null)
+            {
+                this.registered.Remove(existing);
+            }
+
+            this.registered.Add(Tuple.Create(accessKey.ToString().ToUpper(), element));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unregisters the access keys associated with the input element.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="element">The input element.</param>
+        public void Unregister(IInputElement element)
+        {
+            foreach (var i in this.registered.Where(x => x.Item2 == element).ToList())
+            {
+                this.registered.Remove(i);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles the Alt key being pressed in the window.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sender">The event sender.</param>
         /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
         protected virtual void OnPreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (e.Key == Key.LeftAlt || e.Key == Key.F10)
+            if (e.Key == Key.LeftAlt)
             {
                 this.owner.ShowAccessKeys = this.showingAccessKeys = true;
                 e.Handled = true;
             }
+            else if ((KeyboardDevice.Instance.Modifiers & ModifierKeys.Alt) != 0)
+            {
+                var text = e.Text.ToUpper();
+                var focus = this.registered
+                    .Where(x => x.Item1 == text && x.Item2.IsEffectivelyVisible)
+                    .FirstOrDefault()?.Item2;
+
+                if (focus != null)
+                {
+                    focus.RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(AccessKeyPressedEvent));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -73,13 +130,22 @@ namespace Perspex.Input
         /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
         protected virtual void OnPreviewKeyUp(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (e.Key == Key.LeftAlt || e.Key == Key.F10)
+            switch (e.Key)
             {
-                if (this.showingAccessKeys && this.MainMenu != null)
-                {
+                case Key.LeftAlt:
+                    if (this.showingAccessKeys && this.MainMenu != null)
+                    {
+                        this.MainMenu.OpenMenu();
+                        e.Handled = true;
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+
+                case Key.F10:
+                    this.owner.ShowAccessKeys = this.showingAccessKeys = true;
                     this.MainMenu.OpenMenu();
                     e.Handled = true;
-                }
+                    break;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Perspex.Input/IAccessKeyHandler.cs b/Perspex.Input/IAccessKeyHandler.cs
index 8f42b10c09..1d6bcc3c26 100644
--- a/Perspex.Input/IAccessKeyHandler.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Input/IAccessKeyHandler.cs
@@ -24,5 +24,18 @@ namespace Perspex.Input
         /// This method can only be called once, typically by the owner itself on creation.
         /// </remarks>
         void SetOwner(IInputRoot owner);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Registers an input element to be associated with an access key.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="accessKey">The access key.</param>
+        /// <param name="element">The input element.</param>
+        void Register(char accessKey, IInputElement element);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unregisters the access keys associated with the input element.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="element">The input element.</param>
+        void Unregister(IInputElement element);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex.Interactivity/RoutedEvent.cs b/Perspex.Interactivity/RoutedEvent.cs
index 6441713280..a5e893c8b9 100644
--- a/Perspex.Interactivity/RoutedEvent.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Interactivity/RoutedEvent.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Interactivity
             Contract.Requires<NullReferenceException>(eventArgsType != null);
             Contract.Requires<NullReferenceException>(ownerType != null);
             Contract.Requires<InvalidCastException>(typeof(RoutedEventArgs).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(eventArgsType.GetTypeInfo()));
-            Contract.Requires<InvalidCastException>(typeof(IInteractive).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(ownerType.GetTypeInfo()));
 
             this.EventArgsType = eventArgsType;
             this.Name = name;
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Interactivity
         public static RoutedEvent<TEventArgs> Register<TOwner, TEventArgs>(
             string name,
             RoutingStrategies routingStrategy)
-                where TOwner : IInteractive
                 where TEventArgs : RoutedEventArgs
         {
             Contract.Requires<NullReferenceException>(name != null);
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Interactivity
         {
             Contract.Requires<NullReferenceException>(name != null);
             Contract.Requires<NullReferenceException>(ownerType != null);
-            Contract.Requires<InvalidCastException>(typeof(IInteractive).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(ownerType.GetTypeInfo()));
         }
 
         public void AddClassHandler<TTarget>(
diff --git a/Perspex.SceneGraph/IVisual.cs b/Perspex.SceneGraph/IVisual.cs
index c7bbf551c9..e4594e5e00 100644
--- a/Perspex.SceneGraph/IVisual.cs
+++ b/Perspex.SceneGraph/IVisual.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ namespace Perspex
         /// </summary>
         bool ClipToBounds { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this scene graph node and all its parents are visible.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool IsEffectivelyVisible { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether this scene graph node is visible.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Perspex.SceneGraph.csproj b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Perspex.SceneGraph.csproj
index 1e5c759905..064cbc5a20 100644
--- a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Perspex.SceneGraph.csproj
+++ b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Perspex.SceneGraph.csproj
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Animation\PageSlide.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Animation\CrossFade.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Animation\IPageTransition.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Media\Brush.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Media\Brushes.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Media\Color.cs" />
diff --git a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Visual.cs b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Visual.cs
index fb8a307765..a3cfb0024c 100644
--- a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Visual.cs
+++ b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Visual.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ namespace Perspex
             set { this.SetValue(ClipToBoundsProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this scene graph node and all its parents are visible.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsEffectivelyVisible
+        {
+            get { return this.GetSelfAndVisualAncestors().All(x => x.IsVisible); }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether this scene graph node is visible.
         /// </summary>