diff --git a/engines/wage/design.cpp b/engines/wage/design.cpp
index abed29bee5eb..621da1e331d4 100644
--- a/engines/wage/design.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/design.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,20 @@ void Design::drawBitmap(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::ReadStream &in) {
 	tmp.free();
 }
 
+void Design::drawRect(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::Rect &rect, int thickness, int color, Patterns &patterns, byte fillType) {
+	plotData pd(surface, &patterns, fillType, thickness);
+	int x1 = rect.left;
+	int y1 = rect.top;
+	int x2 = rect.right;
+	int y2 = rect.bottom;
+
+	Graphics::drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y1, kColorBlack, drawPixel, &pd);
+	Graphics::drawLine(x2, y1, x2, y2, kColorBlack, drawPixel, &pd);
+	Graphics::drawLine(x2, y2, x1, y2, kColorBlack, drawPixel, &pd);
+	Graphics::drawLine(x1, y2, x1, y1, kColorBlack, drawPixel, &pd);
+}
+
+
 void Design::drawFilledRect(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::Rect &rect, int color, Patterns &patterns, byte fillType) {
 	plotData pd(surface, &patterns, fillType, 1);
 
diff --git a/engines/wage/design.h b/engines/wage/design.h
index 300d6fadf3b7..459862ed383f 100644
--- a/engines/wage/design.h
+++ b/engines/wage/design.h
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ class Design {
 
     void paint(Graphics::Surface *canvas, Patterns &patterns, int x, int y);
 	bool isPointOpaque(int x, int y);
+	static void drawRect(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::Rect &rect, int thickness, int color, Patterns &patterns, byte fillType);
 	static void drawFilledRect(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::Rect &rect, int color, Patterns &patterns, byte fillType);
 	static void drawFilledRoundRect(Graphics::Surface *surface, Common::Rect &rect, int arc, int color, Patterns &patterns, byte fillType);
 
+
 private:
 	byte *_data;
     int _len;
diff --git a/engines/wage/menu.cpp b/engines/wage/menu.cpp
index c63c39b8463f..09846cf66223 100644
--- a/engines/wage/menu.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/menu.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ struct MenuData {
 };
 
 Menu::Menu(Gui *gui) : _gui(gui) {
+	_patterns.push_back(fillPattern);
+
 	MenuItem *about = new MenuItem(_gui->_builtInFonts ? "\xa9" : "\xf0"); // (c) Symbol as the most resembling apple
 	_items.push_back(about);
 	_items[0]->subitems.push_back(new MenuSubItem(_gui->_engine->_world->getAboutMenuItemName(), kMenuActionAbout));
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ int Menu::calculateMenuWidth(MenuItem *menu) {
 	int maxWidth = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < menu->subitems.size(); i++) {
 		MenuSubItem *item = menu->subitems[i];
-		if (item->text != NULL) {
+		if (item->text.size()) {
 			Common::String text(item->text);
 			Common::String acceleratorText(getAcceleratorString(item));
 			if (acceleratorText.size()) {
@@ -237,22 +239,22 @@ void Menu::calcMenuBounds(MenuItem *menu) {
 
 void Menu::render() {
 	Common::Rect r(_bbox);
-	Patterns p;
-	p.push_back(fillPattern);
 
-	Design::drawFilledRoundRect(&_gui->_screen, r, kDesktopArc, kColorWhite, p, 1);
+	Design::drawFilledRoundRect(&_gui->_screen, r, kDesktopArc, kColorWhite, _patterns, 1);
 	r.top = 7;
-	Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, r, kColorWhite, p, 1);
+	Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, r, kColorWhite, _patterns, 1);
 	r.top = kMenuHeight - 1;
-	Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, r, kColorBlack, p, 1);
+	Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, r, kColorBlack, _patterns, 1);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < _items.size(); i++) {
 		int color = kColorBlack;
 		MenuItem *it = _items[i];
 
 		if (_activeItem == i) {
-			Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, it->bbox, kColorBlack, p, 1);
+			Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, it->bbox, kColorBlack, _patterns, 1);
 			color = kColorWhite;
+
+			renderSubmenu(it);
 		}
 
 		_font->drawString(&_gui->_screen, it->name, it->bbox.left + kMenuLeftMargin, it->bbox.top, it->bbox.width(), color);
@@ -261,6 +263,11 @@ void Menu::render() {
 	g_system->copyRectToScreen(_gui->_screen.getPixels(), _gui->_screen.pitch, 0, 0, _gui->_screen.w, kMenuHeight);
 }
 
+void Menu::renderSubmenu(MenuItem *menu) {
+	Design::drawFilledRect(&_gui->_screen, menu->subbbox, kColorWhite, _patterns, 1);
+	Design::drawRect(&_gui->_screen, menu->subbbox, 1, kColorBlack, _patterns, 1);
+}
+
 bool Menu::mouseClick(int x, int y) {
 	if (_bbox.contains(x, y)) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < _items.size(); i++)
diff --git a/engines/wage/menu.h b/engines/wage/menu.h
index a6b5db24057a..bfcb7301c134 100644
--- a/engines/wage/menu.h
+++ b/engines/wage/menu.h
@@ -68,12 +68,14 @@ class Menu {
 
 private:
 	Gui *_gui;
+	Patterns _patterns;
 
 private:
 	const Graphics::Font *getMenuFont();
 	const char *getAcceleratorString(MenuSubItem *item);
 	int calculateMenuWidth(MenuItem *menu);
 	void calcMenuBounds(MenuItem *menu);
+	void renderSubmenu(MenuItem *menu);
 
 	Common::Array<MenuItem *> _items;