diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/MenuPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/MenuPage.xaml
index e9d2301e89..45564f3e41 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/MenuPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/MenuPage.xaml
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
                 <Menu>
                     <MenuItem Header="_First">
                         <MenuItem Header="Standard _Menu Item" InputGesture="Ctrl+A"/>
+                        <MenuItem Header="_Disabled Menu Item" IsEnabled="False" />
                         <Separator/>
                         <MenuItem Header="Menu with _Submenu">
                             <MenuItem Header="Submenu _1"/>
                             <MenuItem Header="Submenu _2 with Submenu">
                                 <MenuItem Header="Submenu Level 2" />
                             </MenuItem>
+                            <MenuItem Header="Submenu _3 with Submenu Disabled" IsEnabled="False">
+                                <MenuItem Header="Submenu Level 2" />
+                            </MenuItem>                          
                         </MenuItem>
                         <MenuItem Header="Menu Item with _Icon" InputGesture="Ctrl+Shift+B">
                             <MenuItem.Icon>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/MenuItem.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/MenuItem.xaml
index 2115319c3c..3a03ec1acf 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/MenuItem.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/MenuItem.xaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
             Height="200">
       <Menu VerticalAlignment="Top">
         <MenuItem Header="File">
+          <MenuItem Header="Disabled"
+                    IsEnabled="False" />
           <MenuItem Header="New"
                     InputGesture="Ctrl+N">
             <MenuItem Header="XML" />
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@
                                 Content="{TemplateBinding Header}"
                                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                 HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                                TextBlock.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
                                 Grid.Column="1">
                 <ContentPresenter.DataTemplates>
                   <DataTemplate DataType="sys:String">
@@ -213,6 +214,9 @@
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:selected /template/ Border#PART_LayoutRoot">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemBackgroundPointerOver}" />
   </Style>
+  <Style Selector="MenuItem:selected /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_HeaderPresenter">
+    <Setter Property="TextBlock.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemForegroundPointerOver}" />
+  </Style>
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:selected /template/ TextBlock#PART_InputGestureText">
     <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemKeyboardAcceleratorTextForegroundPointerOver}" />
   </Style>
@@ -224,6 +228,9 @@
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:pressed /template/ Border#PART_LayoutRoot:pointerover">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemBackgroundPressed}" />
   </Style>
+  <Style Selector="MenuItem:pressed /template/ Border#PART_LayoutRoot:pointerover ContentPresenter#PART_HeaderPresenter">
+    <Setter Property="TextBlock.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemForegroundPressed}" />
+  </Style>
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:pressed /template/ Border#PART_LayoutRoot:pointerover TextBlock#PART_InputGestureText">
     <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemKeyboardAcceleratorTextForegroundPressed}" />
   </Style>
@@ -231,9 +238,12 @@
     <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutSubItemChevronPressed}" />
   </Style>
 
-  <Style Selector="MenuItem:disabled">
+  <Style Selector="MenuItem:disabled /template/ Border#PART_LayoutRoot">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemBackgroundDisabled}" />
   </Style>
+  <Style Selector="MenuItem:disabled /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_HeaderPresenter">
+    <Setter Property="TextBlock.Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemForegroundDisabled}" />
+  </Style>
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:disabled /template/ TextBlock#PART_InputGestureText">
     <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource MenuFlyoutItemKeyboardAcceleratorTextForegroundDisabled}" />
   </Style>