diff --git a/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h b/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h
index 3a4a563e46..14e464df10 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2009, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2003-2015, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef _MENU_BAR_H
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
 										| B_FRAME_EVENTS);
 								BMenuBar(BMessage* archive);
 	virtual						~BMenuBar();
-		
+
 	static	BArchivable*		Instantiate(BMessage* archive);
 	virtual	status_t			Archive(BMessage* archive,
 									bool deep = true) const;
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	void				SetBorder(menu_bar_border border);
 			menu_bar_border		Border() const;
-	
+			void				SetBorders(uint32 borders);
+			uint32				Borders() const;
+
 	virtual status_t			Perform(perform_code code, void* data);
 
 private:
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ private:
 			void				StartMenuBar(int32 menuIndex,
 									bool sticky = true, bool showMenu = false,
 									BRect* special_rect = NULL);
-			
+
 	static	int32				_TrackTask(void *arg);
 			BMenuItem*			_Track(int32 *action, int32 startIndex = -1,
 									bool showMenu = false);
@@ -107,7 +109,8 @@ private:
 			int32				fPrevFocusToken;
 			sem_id				fMenuSem;
 			BRect*				fLastBounds;
-			uint32				_reserved[2];
+			uint32				fBorders;
+			uint32				_reserved[1];
 
 			bool				fTracking;
 };
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp
index 194cfcf19c..4351e73a3f 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2001-2009, Haiku Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2001-2015, Haiku Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
  *
  * Authors:
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ BMenuBar::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 	be_control_look->DrawBorder(this, rect, updateRect, base,
 		B_PLAIN_BORDER, flags, BControlLook::B_BOTTOM_BORDER);
 
-	be_control_look->DrawMenuBarBackground(this, rect, updateRect, base);
+	be_control_look->DrawMenuBarBackground(this, rect, updateRect, base,
+		0, fBorders);
 
 	_DrawItems(updateRect);
 }
@@ -369,6 +370,20 @@ BMenuBar::Border() const
 }
 
 
+void
+BMenuBar::SetBorders(uint32 borders)
+{
+	fBorders = borders;
+}
+
+
+uint32
+BMenuBar::Borders() const
+{
+	return fBorders;
+}
+
+
 // #pragma mark -
 
 
@@ -726,6 +741,7 @@ BMenuBar::_RestoreFocus()
 void
 BMenuBar::_InitData(menu_layout layout)
 {
+	fBorders = BControlLook::B_ALL_BORDERS;
 	fLastBounds = new BRect(Bounds());
 	SetItemMargins(8, 2, 8, 2);
 	_SetIgnoreHidden(true);