--- a/src/hbcore/gui/hbmenuitem_p.cpp	Fri Sep 17 08:32:10 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbcore/gui/hbmenuitem_p.cpp	Mon Oct 04 00:38:12 2010 +0300
@@ -270,28 +270,27 @@
 #ifdef HB_GESTURE_FW
 void HbMenuItem::gestureEvent(QGestureEvent *event)
 {
-    //Q_D(HbMenuItem);
     if(HbTapGesture *gesture = qobject_cast<HbTapGesture *>(event->gesture(Qt::TapGesture))) {
         if (gesture->state() == Qt::GestureStarted) {
-            if (scene())
+            if (scene()) {
                 scene()->setProperty(HbPrivate::OverridingGesture.latin1(),Qt::TapGesture);
+            }
             gesture->setProperty(HbPrivate::ThresholdRect.latin1(), mapRectToScene(boundingRect()).toRect());
-
-            // Tactile feedback                        
             HbWidgetFeedback::triggered(this, Hb::InstantPressed);
-
             pressStateChanged(true);
             event->accept();
         } else if (gesture->state() == Qt::GestureFinished) {
-            if (scene())
+            if (scene()) {
                 scene()->setProperty(HbPrivate::OverridingGesture.latin1(),QVariant());
+            }
             HbWidgetFeedback::triggered(this, Hb::InstantReleased);
             pressStateChanged(false);
             event->accept();            
             HbMenuPrivate::d_ptr(menu())->_q_triggerAction(this);
         } else if (gesture->state() == Qt::GestureCanceled) {
-            if (scene())
+            if (scene()) {
                 scene()->setProperty(HbPrivate::OverridingGesture.latin1(),QVariant());
+            }
             pressStateChanged(false);
         }
     }
@@ -389,6 +388,10 @@
             focusItem->setGeometry(boundingRect());
         }
     }  else if (d->mFocusItem){
+        // hide() is required below in case there is a gesture
+        // cancellation going on. Without hide() the highlight is not
+        // removed.
+        d->mFocusItem->hide();
         delete d->mFocusItem;
         d->mFocusItem = 0;
     }