diff --git a/tests/unit/menu/menu_events.js b/tests/unit/menu/menu_events.js
index a03bec3f640..2f713acf851 100644
--- a/tests/unit/menu/menu_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/menu/menu_events.js
@@ -21,4 +21,25 @@ test("handle click on menu", function() {
 	equals( $("#log").html(), "1,3,2,afterclick,1,click,", "Click order not valid.");
 });
 
+test( "handle blur: click", function() {
+	expect( 4 );
+	var $menu = $( "#menu1" ).menu({
+		focus: function( event, ui ) {
+			equal( event.originalEvent.type, "click", "focus triggered 'click'" );
+			equal( event.type, "menufocus", "focus event.type is 'menufocus'" );
+
+		},
+		blur: function( event, ui ) {
+			console.log( event, ui );
+			equal( event.originalEvent.type, "click", "blur triggered 'click'" );
+			equal( event.type, "menublur", "blur event.type is 'menublur'" );
+		}
+	});
+
+	$menu.find( "li a:first" ).trigger( "click" );
+	$( "<a/>", { id: "remove"} ).appendTo("body").trigger( "click" );
+
+	$("#remove").remove();
+});
+
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
index f6012de4f38..4717946f10b 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 		this._bind( document, {
 			click: function( event ) {
 				if ( !$( event.target ).closest( ".ui-menu" ).length ) {
-					this.collapseAll();
+					this.collapseAll( event );
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 		var nested,
 			self = this;
 
-		this.blur();
+		this.blur( event );
 
 		if ( this._hasScroll() ) {
 			var borderTop = parseFloat( $.curCSS( this.element[0], "borderTopWidth", true ) ) || 0,
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 
 		this.active.children( "a" ).removeClass( "ui-state-focus" );
 		this.active = null;
+
+		this._trigger( "blur", event, { item: this.active } );
 	},
 
 	_startOpening: function( submenu ) {
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 			.position( position );
 	},
 
-	collapseAll: function() {
+	collapseAll: function( event ) {
 		this.element
 			.find( "ul" )
 				.hide()
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 			.find( "a.ui-state-active" )
 			.removeClass( "ui-state-active" );
 
-		this.blur();
+		this.blur( event );
 		this.activeMenu = this.element;
 	},
 
@@ -470,7 +472,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.menu", {
 		var ui = {
 			item: this.active
 		};
-		this.collapseAll();
+		this.collapseAll( event );
 		this._trigger( "select", event, ui );
 	}
 });