diff --git a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
index 316edcd7..7cae6bc6 100644
--- a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
@@ -359,12 +359,13 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     using A = QskAspect;
     using Q = QskMenu;
 
+    setFlagHint( Q::Overlay | A::Style, false );
+    setGradient( Q::Overlay, stateLayerColor( m_pal.outline, 0.8 ) );
+
     setBoxShape( Q::Panel, 4_dp );
     setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel, 0 );
     setPadding( Q::Panel, 0 );
 
-    setGradient( Q::Overlay, Qt::transparent );
-
     // The color here is primary with an opacity of 8% - we blend that
     // with the background, because we don't want the menu to have transparency:
     const auto panel = flattenedColor( m_pal.primary, m_pal.background, 0.08 );
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index 0a14e8bd..4f764338 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     using A = QskAspect;
     using Q = QskMenu;
 
+    setFlagHint( Q::Overlay | A::Style, true );
+    setGradient( Q::Overlay, QColor( 220, 220, 220, 100 ) );
+
     setBoxShape( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 4 ) );
     setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 1 ) );
     setBoxBorderColors( Q::Panel, m_pal.darker125 );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
index 10d6c479..3b4a98b2 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenu.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ QskMenu::QskMenu( QQuickItem* parent )
     , m_data( new PrivateData )
 {
     setModal( true );
-    setOverlay( true );
-
     setFaderAspect( QskMenu::Panel | QskAspect::Position | QskAspect::Metric );
 
     setPopupFlag( QskPopup::CloseOnPressOutside, true );