diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
index 7b06d3c868..0bead04982 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/MenuItem.cs
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 parent = parent.Parent;
             }
 
-            _isEmbeddedInMenu = parent is IMenu;
+            _isEmbeddedInMenu = parent.FindLogicalAncestorOfType<IMenu>(true) != null;
         }
 
         protected override void OnDetachedFromLogicalTree(LogicalTreeAttachmentEventArgs e)