diff --git a/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js b/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js
index c5f9ec8f0..9d4780f92 100644
--- a/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js
+++ b/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@ provide(BEMDOM.decl(this.name, /** @lends menu-item.prototype */{
         }
     },
 
+    onSetMod : {
+        'js' : {
+            'inited' : function() {
+                this.bindTo('pointerleave', this._onPointerLeave);
+            }
+        },
+
+        'disabled' : {
+            'true' : function() {
+                this.__base.apply(this, arguments);
+                this.delMod('hovered');
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
     /**
      * Checks whether given value is equal to current value
      * @param {*} val
@@ -48,12 +63,23 @@ provide(BEMDOM.decl(this.name, /** @lends menu-item.prototype */{
         return this.params.text || this.domElem.text();
     },
 
+    _onPointerOver : function() {
+        this.setMod('hovered');
+    },
+
+    _onPointerLeave : function() {
+        this.delMod('hovered');
+    },
+
     _onPointerClick : function() {
         this.hasMod('disabled') || this.emit('click', { source : 'pointer' });
     }
 }, /** @lends menu-item */{
     live : function() {
-        this.liveBindTo('pointerclick', this.prototype._onPointerClick);
+        var ptp = this.prototype;
+        this
+            .liveBindTo('pointerover', ptp._onPointerOver)
+            .liveBindTo('pointerclick', ptp._onPointerClick);
     }
 }));
 
diff --git a/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js b/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js
index bc1ad4df9..c0ff70d84 100644
--- a/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js
+++ b/common.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,29 @@ describe('menu-item', function() {
         BEMDOM.destruct(menuItem.domElem);
     });
 
+    describe('hovered', function() {
+        it('should be hovered/unhovered on pointerover/pointerleave', function() {
+            menuItem.hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
+
+            menuItem.domElem.trigger('pointerover');
+            menuItem.hasMod('hovered').should.be.true;
+
+            menuItem.domElem.trigger('pointerleave');
+            menuItem.hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
+        });
+
+        it('should not set hovered state if disabled', function() {
+            menuItem
+                .setMod('hovered')
+                .setMod('disabled')
+                .hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
+
+            menuItem
+                .setMod('hovered')
+                .hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('events', function() {
         it('emit event on pointer click if it is not disabled', function() {
             var spy = sinon.spy();
diff --git a/desktop.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js b/desktop.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ed1a629f4..000000000
--- a/desktop.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-modules.define('menu-item', function(provide, MenuItem) {
-
-provide(MenuItem.decl({
-    onSetMod : {
-        'js' : {
-            'inited' : function() {
-                this.bindTo('mouseleave', this._onMouseLeave);
-            }
-        },
-
-        'disabled' : {
-            'true' : function() {
-                this.__base.apply(this, arguments);
-                this.delMod('hovered');
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
-    _onMouseOver : function() {
-        this.setMod('hovered');
-    },
-
-    _onMouseLeave : function() {
-        this.delMod('hovered');
-    }
-}, {
-    live : function() {
-        this.liveBindTo('mouseover', function() {
-            this._onMouseOver();
-        });
-
-        return this.__base.apply(this, arguments);
-    }
-}));
-
-});
diff --git a/desktop.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js b/desktop.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index daf756739..000000000
--- a/desktop.blocks/menu-item/menu-item.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-modules.define(
-    'spec',
-    ['menu-item', 'i-bem__dom', 'jquery', 'BEMHTML'],
-    function(provide, MenuItem, BEMDOM, $, BEMHTML) {
-
-describe('menu-item', function() {
-    var menuItem;
-
-    beforeEach(function() {
-        menuItem = BEMDOM
-            .init($(BEMHTML.apply({ block : 'menu-item', content : 'item' })).appendTo('body'))
-            .bem('menu-item');
-    });
-
-    afterEach(function() {
-        BEMDOM.destruct(menuItem.domElem);
-    });
-
-    describe('hovered', function() {
-        it('should be hovered/unhovered on mouseover/mouseleave', function() {
-            menuItem.hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
-
-            menuItem.domElem.trigger('mouseover');
-            menuItem.hasMod('hovered').should.be.true;
-
-            menuItem.domElem.trigger('mouseleave');
-            menuItem.hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
-        });
-
-        it('should not set hovered state if disabled', function() {
-            menuItem
-                .setMod('hovered')
-                .setMod('disabled')
-                .hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
-
-            menuItem
-                .setMod('hovered')
-                .hasMod('hovered').should.be.false;
-        });
-    });
-
-});
-
-provide();
-
-});