diff --git a/include/wx/event.h b/include/wx/event.h
index a7670bd0f5..42060febb5 100644
--- a/include/wx/event.h
+++ b/include/wx/event.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxEventFilter;
 #if wxUSE_GUI
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxDC;
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMenu;
+    class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMenuItem;
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxReadOnlyDC;
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindow;
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindowBase;
@@ -2576,12 +2577,12 @@ private:
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMenuEvent : public wxEvent
 {
 public:
-    wxMenuEvent(wxEventType type = wxEVT_NULL, int winid = 0, wxMenu* menu = nullptr)
+    wxMenuEvent(wxEventType type = wxEVT_NULL, int winid = 0, wxMenu* menu = nullptr, wxMenuItem* menuItem = nullptr)
         : wxEvent(winid, type)
-        { m_menuId = winid; m_menu = menu; }
+        { m_menuId = winid; m_menu = menu; m_menuItem = menuItem; }
     wxMenuEvent(const wxMenuEvent& event)
         : wxEvent(event)
-    { m_menuId = event.m_menuId; m_menu = event.m_menu; }
+    { m_menuId = event.m_menuId; m_menu = event.m_menu; m_menuItem = event.m_menuItem; }
 
     // only for wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT
     int GetMenuId() const { return m_menuId; }
@@ -2592,11 +2593,14 @@ public:
     // only for wxEVT_MENU_OPEN/CLOSE
     wxMenu* GetMenu() const { return m_menu; }
 
+    wxMenuItem* GetMenuItem() const { return m_menuItem; }
+
     virtual wxEvent *Clone() const override { return new wxMenuEvent(*this); }
 
 private:
-    int     m_menuId;
-    wxMenu* m_menu;
+    int         m_menuId;
+    wxMenu*     m_menu;
+    wxMenuItem* m_menuItem;
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(wxMenuEvent);
 };
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/window.h b/include/wx/msw/window.h
index dcf558d559..e24d34a29d 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/window.h
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@ public:
 
     // Find the menu corresponding to the given handle.
     virtual wxMenu* MSWFindMenuFromHMENU(WXHMENU hMenu);
+
+    // Find the the current menu item using the given handle and the item id
+    virtual wxMenuItem* MSWFindMenuItemFromHMENU(WXHMENU hMenu, int nItem);
+
 #endif // wxUSE_MENUS && !__WXUNIVERSAL__
 
     // Return the default button for the TLW containing this window or nullptr if
diff --git a/src/common/framecmn.cpp b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
index 3a7c667c8d..d4bec2c5cd 100644
--- a/src/common/framecmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,14 @@ void wxFrameBase::OnMenuHighlight(wxMenuEvent& event)
 {
     event.Skip();
 
-    (void)ShowMenuHelp(event.GetMenuId());
+    if ( wxMenuItem* menuItem = event.GetMenuItem() )
+    {
+        DoGiveHelp(menuItem->GetHelp(), true);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        (void)ShowMenuHelp(event.GetMenuId());
+    }
 }
 
 void wxFrameBase::OnMenuClose(wxMenuEvent& event)
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index e882a5cdb7..971b182784 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -2524,11 +2524,13 @@ wxWindowMSW::HandleMenuSelect(WXWORD nItem, WXWORD flags, WXHMENU hMenu)
     // the top level menus of the menu bar, which can't be represented using
     // any valid identifier in wxMenuEvent so use an otherwise unused value for
     // them
-    if ( flags & (MF_POPUP | MF_SEPARATOR) )
+    if ( flags & MF_SEPARATOR )
         item = wxID_NONE;
 
     wxMenu* menu = MSWFindMenuFromHMENU(hMenu);
-    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item, menu);
+    wxMenuItem* menuItem = MSWFindMenuItemFromHMENU(hMenu, item);
+
+    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, item, menu, menuItem);
     if ( wxMenu::ProcessMenuEvent(menu, event, this) )
         return true;
 
@@ -2577,6 +2579,37 @@ wxMenu* wxWindowMSW::MSWFindMenuFromHMENU(WXHMENU hMenu)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+wxMenuItem* wxWindowMSW::MSWFindMenuItemFromHMENU(WXHMENU hMenu, int item)
+{
+    WinStruct<MENUITEMINFO> mii;
+    mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_DATA; // Include MIIM_DATA to access dwItemData
+
+    const int count = ::GetMenuItemCount(hMenu);
+    for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+    {
+        if ( ::GetMenuItemInfo(hMenu, i, TRUE, &mii) )
+        {
+            wxMenuItem* menuItem = (wxMenuItem*)mii.dwItemData;
+            if ( mii.wID == (unsigned int)item && menuItem )
+            {
+                return menuItem;
+            }
+
+            // Check for submenus
+            if ( mii.hSubMenu )
+            {
+                wxMenuItem* foundInSubmenu = MSWFindMenuItemFromHMENU(mii.hSubMenu, item);
+                if ( foundInSubmenu )
+                {
+                    return foundInSubmenu;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nullptr; // Not found
+}
+
 #endif // wxUSE_MENUS && !defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
 
 // ===========================================================================