diff --git a/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemStandardView.j b/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemStandardView.j
index f7112befb..abfd1fead 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemStandardView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemStandardView.j
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
             @"menu-item-selection-color": [CPNull null],
             @"menu-item-text-shadow-color": [CPNull null],
             @"menu-item-text-color": [CPNull null],
+            @"menu-item-disabled-text-color": [CPColor lightGrayColor],
             @"menu-item-default-off-state-image": [CPNull null],
             @"menu-item-default-off-state-highlighted-image": [CPNull null],
             @"menu-item-default-on-state-image": [CPNull null],
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@
 - (CPColor)textColor
 {
     if (![_menuItem isEnabled])
-        return [CPColor lightGrayColor];
+        return [self valueForThemeAttribute:@"menu-item-disabled-text-color"];
 
     if (_highlighted)
         return [CPColor whiteColor];