diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/builtin/MacTheme.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/builtin/MacTheme.java
index e6b41b15db..b052ec6233 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/builtin/MacTheme.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/builtin/MacTheme.java
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ import generic.theme.LafType;
 public class MacTheme extends DiscoverableGTheme {
 
 	public MacTheme() {
-		super("Mac OS X Theme", LafType.MAC);
+		super("Mac Theme", LafType.MAC);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/laf/MacLookAndFeelManager.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/laf/MacLookAndFeelManager.java
index 0807eb1264..e79d69538c 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/laf/MacLookAndFeelManager.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/src/main/java/generic/theme/laf/MacLookAndFeelManager.java
@@ -15,11 +15,18 @@
  */
 package generic.theme.laf;
 
+import java.awt.*;
+
+import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
 import javax.swing.UIDefaults;
+import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
 
-import generic.theme.ApplicationThemeManager;
-import generic.theme.LafType;
+import generic.theme.*;
 
+/**
+ * Manages installing and updating the Mac Aqua look and feel.  This is where we make look and
+ * feel changes specific to the Mac Aqua look and feel, so that it works with the theming feature.
+ */
 public class MacLookAndFeelManager extends LookAndFeelManager {
 
 	public MacLookAndFeelManager(ApplicationThemeManager themeManager) {
@@ -28,6 +35,77 @@ public class MacLookAndFeelManager extends LookAndFeelManager {
 
 	@Override
 	protected UiDefaultsMapper getUiDefaultsMapper(UIDefaults defaults) {
-		return new UiDefaultsMapper(defaults);
+		return new MacUiDefaultsMapper(defaults);
+	}
+
+	private static class MacUiDefaultsMapper extends UiDefaultsMapper {
+
+		protected MacUiDefaultsMapper(UIDefaults defaults) {
+			super(defaults);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Fix incorrectly defined default color values. These colors were not used before, but 
+		 * they are now that we override the Mac Aqua Look and Feel painters.
+		 * @return the extracted resource properties from the Mac Aqua Look and Feel with overridden
+		 * values for the menu selection colors
+		 */
+		@Override
+		protected GThemeValueMap extractColorFontAndIconValuesFromDefaults() {
+
+			// This is the default menu selection color used by Mac Aqua Look and Feel menu
+			// painters. This color is different than the color defined in the UI manager.  To 
+			// keep the colors consistent with the default behavior, we need to override the value  
+			// in the UI manager with this color.
+			Color menuSelectionColor = new Color(0, 103, 214);
+
+			GThemeValueMap map = super.extractColorFontAndIconValuesFromDefaults();
+			map.addColor(new ColorValue("Menu.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+			map.addColor(new ColorValue("MenuBar.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+			map.addColor(new ColorValue("MenuItem.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+			map.addColor(new ColorValue("PopupMenu.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+			map.addColor(new ColorValue("ComboBox.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+			map.addColor(
+				new ColorValue("RadioButtonMenuItem.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+			map.addColor(
+				new ColorValue("CheckBoxMenuItem.selectionBackground", menuSelectionColor));
+
+			return map;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Overridden to change the Mac menu painters.  The default painters do not honor 
+		 * the color values set by the Look and Feel. We override the painters by using
+		 * either a Java border or our own painters that will use the theme colors.
+		 * @param currentValues the values to install into the LookAndFeel UiDefaults map
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public void installValuesIntoUIDefaults(GThemeValueMap currentValues) {
+			super.installValuesIntoUIDefaults(currentValues);
+
+			defaults.put("MenuBar.backgroundPainter", BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());
+
+			defaults.put("MenuBar.selectedBackgroundPainter",
+				new BackgroundBorder(new GColor("laf.color.MenuBar.selectionBackground")));
+			defaults.put("MenuItem.selectedBackgroundPainter",
+				new BackgroundBorder(new GColor("laf.color.MenuItem.selectionBackground")));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Background painter for selected menu items. 
+	 */
+	private static class BackgroundBorder extends EmptyBorder {
+		private GColor selectedMenuBacgroundColor;
+
+		public BackgroundBorder(GColor color) {
+			super(0, 0, 0, 0);
+			this.selectedMenuBacgroundColor = color;
+		}
+
+		public void paintBorder(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
+			g.setColor(selectedMenuBacgroundColor);
+			g.fillRect(x, y, width, height);
+		}
 	}
 }