diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.cc
index d0d7ee57e04..afe07a4511f 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.cc
@@ -11347,6 +11347,10 @@ static int ui_handle_menus_recursive(bContext *C,
     }
   }
 
+  if (!menu->retvalue) {
+    ui_handle_viewlist_items_hover(event, menu->region);
+  }
+
   if (do_towards_reinit) {
     ui_mouse_motion_towards_reinit(menu, event->xy);
   }