diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f5984073..4069ffb04 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 2010-01-27 Eric Wasylishen <ewasylishen@gmail.com>
 
+	* Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h:
+	* Source/NSMenuView.m:
+	* Source/GSThemeDrawing.m: 
+	Create a new GSTheme method for drawing the background of NSMenuView,
+	-drawBackgroundForMenuView:withFrame:dirtyRect:horizontal:
+
+10-01-27 Eric Wasylishen <ewasylishen@gmail.com>
+
 	* Source/GSThemeDrawing.m: Undo an accidental commit of some testing
 	code in r29416
 
diff --git a/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h b/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h
index 02718d4ca..5bc098b07 100644
--- a/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h
+++ b/Headers/Additions/GNUstepGUI/GSTheme.h
@@ -832,6 +832,10 @@ APPKIT_EXPORT	NSString	*GSThemeWillDeactivateNotification;
 	 withFrame: (NSRect) aRect
           position: (NSPoint) position;
 
+- (void) drawBackgroundForMenuView: (NSMenuView*)menuView
+                         withFrame: (NSRect)bounds
+                         dirtyRect: (NSRect)dirtyRect
+                        horizontal: (BOOL)horizontal;
 
 // menu item cell drawing method
 - (void) drawBorderAndBackgroundForMenuItemCell: (NSMenuItemCell *)cell
diff --git a/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m b/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m
index 0ee521309..61e1886c8 100644
--- a/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m
+++ b/Source/GSThemeDrawing.m
@@ -679,6 +679,29 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (void) drawBackgroundForMenuView: (NSMenuView*)menuView
+                         withFrame: (NSRect)bounds
+                         dirtyRect: (NSRect)dirtyRect
+                        horizontal: (BOOL)horizontal 
+{
+  NSRectEdge sides[2]; 
+  float      grays[] = {NSDarkGray, NSDarkGray};
+
+  if (horizontal == YES)
+    {
+      sides[0] = NSMinYEdge;
+      sides[1] = NSMinYEdge;
+      NSDrawTiledRects(bounds, dirtyRect, sides, grays, 2);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      sides[0] = NSMinXEdge;
+      sides[1] = NSMaxYEdge;
+      // Draw the dark gray upper left lines.
+      NSDrawTiledRects(bounds, dirtyRect, sides, grays, 2);
+    }
+}
+
 - (void) drawBorderAndBackgroundForMenuItemCell: (NSMenuItemCell *)cell
                                       withFrame: (NSRect)cellFrame
                                          inView: (NSView *)controlView
diff --git a/Source/NSMenuView.m b/Source/NSMenuView.m
index b57250c20..c1cea99cf 100644
--- a/Source/NSMenuView.m
+++ b/Source/NSMenuView.m
@@ -1223,23 +1223,12 @@ static NSMapTable *viewInfo = 0;
 {
   int        i;
   int        howMany = [_itemCells count];
-  NSRectEdge sides[2]; 
-  float      grays[] = {NSDarkGray, NSDarkGray};
 
-  if (_horizontal == YES)
-    {
-      sides[0] = NSMinYEdge;
-      sides[1] = NSMinYEdge;
-      NSDrawTiledRects(_bounds, rect, sides, grays, 2);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      sides[0] = NSMinXEdge;
-      sides[1] = NSMaxYEdge;
-      // Draw the dark gray upper left lines.
-      NSDrawTiledRects(_bounds, rect, sides, grays, 2);
-    }
-  
+  [[GSTheme theme] drawBackgroundForMenuView: self
+                                   withFrame: _bounds
+                                   dirtyRect: rect
+                                  horizontal: _horizontal];
+ 
   // Draw the menu cells.
   for (i = 0; i < howMany; i++)
     {