diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py
index 1121fd5..5b2f215 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ class MenuWin( object ):
         self.mainwin = MainWindow( self.button_box, self.settings, self.keybinder )
         self.mainwin.window.connect( "map-event", self.onWindowMap )
         self.mainwin.window.connect( "unmap-event", self.onWindowUnmap )
+        self.mainwin.window.connect( "enter-notify-event", self.onWindowEnter )
+        self.mainwin.window.connect( "leave-notify-event", self.onWindowLeave )
         self.mainwin.window.connect( "realize", self.onRealize )
         self.mainwin.window.connect( "size-allocate", lambda *args: self.positionMenu() )
 
@@ -534,6 +536,14 @@ class MenuWin( object ):
         self.pointerMonitor.ungrabPointer()
         return False
         
+    def onWindowEnter(self, applet, event):
+        self.pointerMonitor.ungrabPointer()
+        return False
+
+    def onWindowLeave(self, applet, event):
+        self.pointerMonitor.grabPointer()
+        return False
+        
     def onRealize( self, *args):
         self.pointerMonitor.addWindowToMonitor( self.mainwin.window.window )
         self.pointerMonitor.addWindowToMonitor( self.applet.window )