diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/menu/menu.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/menu/menu.ts
index f3044f2dfc6fc46eed307add98ebcedcf96c7564..c4768989d249782d0657aeecf8f51d6208b983f3 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/menu/menu.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class Menu extends ActionBar {
 			}
 		}));
 
-		this._register(addDisposableListener(this.actionsList, EventType.MOUSE_OUT, e => {
+		this._register(addDisposableListener(this.actionsList, EventType.MOUSE_OVER, e => {
 			let target = e.target as HTMLElement;
 			if (!target || !isAncestor(target, this.actionsList) || target === this.actionsList) {
 				return;