diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index 3ea2406f..bbf79f31 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ void Editor::setupPopup()
 
 void Editor::setupMenu()
 {
+    using A = QskAspect;
     using Q = QskMenu;
 
     const QColor c1( 78, 158, 38 );
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     setVGradient( Q::Panel, c1, c2 );
 
     const bool isCascading = qskMaybeDesktopPlatform();
-    setFlagHint( Q::Panel | QskAspect::Style, isCascading );
+    setFlagHint( Q::Panel | A::Style, isCascading );
 
 #if 0
     setPadding( Q::Separator, QMarginsF( 10, 0, 10, 0 ) );
@@ -329,10 +330,11 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     setColor( Q::Text, QColor( 255, 255, 255 ) );
     setFontRole( Q::Text, QskSkin::SmallFont );
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | QskAspect::Position, 0 );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | QskAspect::Position | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
+    setMetric( Q::Panel | A::Position, 0 );
+    setMetric( Q::Panel | A::Position | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
 
-    setAnimation( Q::Panel | QskAspect::Metric, 200 );
+    setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Metric, 150 );
+    setAnimation( Q::Cursor | A::Metric, 50, QEasingCurve::OutCubic );
 }
 
 void Editor::setupTextLabel()
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
index c013e646..f73c1a06 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class QskMenu::PrivateData
     QskTextOptions textOptions;
     QPointF origin;
 
-    int currentIndex = 0;
+    int currentIndex = -1;
     bool isPressed = false;
 };
 
@@ -157,9 +157,13 @@ QskTextOptions QskMenu::textOptions() const
 
 void QskMenu::setCurrentIndex( int index )
 {
-    if( index >= 0 && index < count()
-        && ( index != m_data->currentIndex ) )
+    if( index < 0 || index >= count() )
+        index = -1;
+
+    if( index != m_data->currentIndex )
     {
+        setPositionHint( Cursor, index );
+
         m_data->currentIndex = index;
         update();
 
@@ -239,14 +243,29 @@ void QskMenu::wheelEvent( QWheelEvent* event )
 
 void QskMenu::traverse( int steps )
 {
-    auto& index = m_data->currentIndex;
+    if ( count() == 0 || ( steps % count() == 0 ) )
+        return;
 
-    index = ( index + steps ) % count();
-    if ( index < 0 )
-        index += count();
+    auto index = m_data->currentIndex + steps;
 
-    update();
-    Q_EMIT currentIndexChanged( index );
+    auto newIndex = index % count();
+    if ( newIndex < 0 )
+        newIndex += count();
+
+    if ( hasAnimationHint( Cursor | QskAspect::Metric ) )
+    {
+        // when cycling we want slide in 
+
+        if ( index < 0 )
+            setPositionHint( Cursor, count() );
+
+        if ( index >= count() )
+            setPositionHint( Cursor, -1 );
+    
+        movePositionHint( Cursor, newIndex );
+    }
+
+    setCurrentIndex( newIndex );
 }
 
 QskColorFilter QskMenu::graphicFilterAt( int index ) const
@@ -288,6 +307,10 @@ void QskMenu::mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 void QskMenu::aboutToShow()
 {
     setGeometry( QRectF( m_data->origin, sizeConstraint() ) );
+
+    if ( m_data->currentIndex < 0 )
+        setCurrentIndex( 0 );
+
     Inherited::aboutToShow();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
index c66a8dfb..90e945ba 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <QskFunctions.h>
 #include <QskSkinStateChanger.h>
 #include <QskMargins.h>
+#include <QskFunctions.h>
 
 #include <qfontmetrics.h>
 
@@ -222,20 +223,57 @@ QskMenuSkinlet::QskMenuSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     appendNodeRoles( { PanelRole } );
 }
 
+QRectF QskMenuSkinlet::cursorRect(
+    const QskSkinnable* skinnable, const QRectF& contentsRect, int index ) const
+{
+    const auto count = sampleCount( skinnable, QskMenu::Cell );
+
+    auto rect = sampleRect( skinnable, contentsRect,
+        QskMenu::Cell, qBound( 0, index, count ) );
+
+    if ( index < 0 )
+        rect.setBottom( rect.top() );
+
+    if ( index >= count )
+        rect.setTop( rect.bottom() );
+
+    return rect;
+}
+
 QRectF QskMenuSkinlet::subControlRect(
     const QskSkinnable* skinnable, const QRectF& contentsRect,
     QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
 {
+    using Q = QskMenu;
+
     const auto menu = static_cast< const QskMenu* >( skinnable );
 
-    if( subControl == QskMenu::Panel )
+    if( subControl == Q::Panel )
     {
         return contentsRect;
     }
 
-    if( subControl == QskMenu::Cursor )
+    if( subControl == Q::Cursor )
     {
-        return menu->cellRect( menu->currentIndex() );
+        if ( menu->currentIndex() < 0 )
+            return QRectF();
+
+        const qreal pos = menu->positionHint( Q::Cursor );
+
+        const int pos1 = qFloor( pos );
+        const int pos2 = qCeil( pos );
+
+        auto rect = cursorRect( skinnable, contentsRect, pos1 );
+
+        if ( pos1 != pos2 )
+        {
+            const auto r = cursorRect( skinnable, contentsRect, pos2 );
+
+            const qreal ratio = ( pos - pos1 ) / ( pos2 - pos1 );
+            rect = qskInterpolatedRect( rect, r, ratio );
+        }
+
+        return rect;
     }
 
     return Inherited::subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, subControl );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.h b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.h
index 500f93a1..2738654a 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskMenuSkinlet : public QskPopupSkinlet
         QskAspect::Subcontrol, int index, QSGNode* ) const override;
 
   private:
+    QRectF cursorRect( const QskSkinnable*, const QRectF&, int index ) const;
+
     class PrivateData;
     std::unique_ptr< PrivateData > m_data;
 };