diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4d89ce4..c9fa12b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mintmenu (4.8.8) helena; urgency=low
+
+  * Reinstated calls to mouse grabs (needed to hide the menu when desktop is clicked) and added a call to hide_window (found in USP)
+
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Thu,  19 Nov 2009 09:44:00 +0000
+
 mintmenu (4.8.7) helena; urgency=low
 
   * Replaced xdg with gmenu (Fixes broken Games category)
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py
index e7127ab..b8015d7 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py
@@ -484,13 +484,14 @@ class MainWindow( object ):
 			self.plugins["applications"].focusSearchEntry()
 
 	def grab( self ):
-		#gtk.gdk.pointer_grab( self.window.window, True, gtk.gdk.BUTTON_PRESS_MASK )
+		gtk.gdk.pointer_grab( self.window.window, True, gtk.gdk.BUTTON_PRESS_MASK )
 		gtk.gdk.keyboard_grab( self.window.window, False )
 		self.window.grab_add()
 
 	def ungrab( self ):
 		self.window.grab_remove()
-		#gtk.gdk.pointer_ungrab()
+		self.window.hide() 
+		gtk.gdk.pointer_ungrab()
 		gtk.gdk.keyboard_ungrab()
 
 	def onMap( self, widget, event ):