diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index c5151d38..ce120651 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -206,8 +206,12 @@ keybinding.new({ modkey }, "space", function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, 1) end
 keybinding.new({ modkey, "Shift" }, "space", function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, -1) end):add()
 
 -- Menu
-keybinding.new({ modkey }, "F1", function () awful.menu("Run: ", mymenubox, fg_focus, bg_focus, awful.spawn) end):add()
-keybinding.new({ modkey }, "F4", function () awful.menu("Run Lua code: ", mymenubox, fg_focus, bg_focus, awful.eval) end):add()
+keybinding.new({ modkey }, "F1", function ()
+                                     awful.menu({ prompt = "Run: ", cursor_fg = fg_focus, cursor_bg = bg_focus }, mymenubox, awful.spawn)
+                                 end):add()
+keybinding.new({ modkey }, "F4", function ()
+                                     awful.menu({ prompt = "Run Lua code: ", cursor_fg = fg_focus, cursor_bg = bg_focus }, mymenubox, awful.eval)
+                                 end):add()
 
 --- Tabulous, tab manipulation
 keybinding.new({ modkey, "Control" }, "y", function ()
diff --git a/awful.lua b/awful.lua
index 1b48c89d..3d9cba31 100644
--- a/awful.lua
+++ b/awful.lua
@@ -461,9 +461,12 @@ local function menu_text_with_cursor(text, text_color, cursor_color, cursor_pos)
     return text_start .. "<span background=\"" .. cursor_color .. "\" foreground=\"" .. text_color .. "\">" .. char .. "</span>" .. text_end
 end
 
-local function menu(p, textbox, inv_col, cur_col, exe_callback)
+local function menu(args, textbox, exe_callback)
+    if not args then return end
     local command = ""
-    local prompt = p or ""
+    local prompt = args.prompt or ""
+    local inv_col = args.cursor_fg or "black"
+    local cur_col = args.cursor_bg or "white"
     local cur_pos = 1
     if not textbox or not exe_callback then
         return