diff --git a/src/components/ui/menu/menu.component.tsx b/src/components/ui/menu/menu.component.tsx
index 4587e4595..69d3a4a0e 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/menu/menu.component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/menu/menu.component.tsx
@@ -136,13 +136,18 @@ export class Menu extends React.Component<MenuProps> {
 
   private cloneItemWithProps = (element: React.ReactElement, props: MenuItemProps): React.ReactElement => {
     const nestedElements = React.Children.map(element.props.children, (el: MenuItemElement, index: number) => {
-      const descriptor = this.service.createDescriptorForNestedElement(el, props.descriptor, index);
+      const descriptor = this.service.createDescriptorForNestedElement(props.descriptor, index);
       const selected: boolean = this.isItemSelected(descriptor);
 
       return this.cloneItemWithProps(el, { ...props, selected, descriptor });
     });
 
-    return React.cloneElement(element, { ...props, ...element.props }, nestedElements);
+    const onPress = (event, descriptor) => {
+      element.props.onPress && element.props.onPress();
+      props.onPress(event, descriptor);
+    };
+
+    return React.cloneElement(element, { ...element.props, ...props, onPress }, nestedElements);
   };
 
   private renderItem = (info: ListRenderItemInfo<MenuItemElement>): React.ReactElement => {
@@ -164,4 +169,4 @@ export class Menu extends React.Component<MenuProps> {
       />
     );
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/ui/menu/menu.service.ts b/src/components/ui/menu/menu.service.ts
index b225e2e4d..61a2a9414 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/menu/menu.service.ts
+++ b/src/components/ui/menu/menu.service.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ export class MenuService {
     return { groupIndices, index: new IndexPath(index) };
   };
 
-  public createDescriptorForNestedElement = (element: React.ReactElement,
-                                             groupDescriptor: MenuItemDescriptor,
-                                             index: number): MenuItemDescriptor => {
+  public createDescriptorForNestedElement = (groupDescriptor: MenuItemDescriptor, index: number): MenuItemDescriptor => {
 
     return {
       index: new IndexPath(index, groupDescriptor.index.row),
diff --git a/src/components/ui/menu/menu.spec.tsx b/src/components/ui/menu/menu.spec.tsx
index 8503fc676..00f666162 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/menu/menu.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/menu/menu.spec.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import {
 import { IndexPath } from '../../devsupport';
 import { MenuGroup } from './menuGroup.component';
 
+jest.useFakeTimers();
+
 describe('@menu-item: component checks', () => {
 
   const TestMenuItem = (props?: MenuItemProps) => (
@@ -180,6 +182,72 @@ describe('@menu: component checks', () => {
 
     fireEvent.press(component.queryByText('Option 2.1'));
   });
+
+  it('should fire onPress on group with row = 0, section = undefined', () => {
+    const onSelect = jest.fn((index: IndexPath) => {
+      expect(index.row).toEqual(0);
+      expect(index.section).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    const component = render(
+      <TestMenu onSelect={onSelect}>
+        <MenuGroup title='Group 1'>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 1.1'/>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 1.2'/>
+        </MenuGroup>
+        <MenuItem title='Option 1'/>
+      </TestMenu>
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.press(component.queryByText('Group 1'));
+  });
+
+  it('should fire onPress on group with row = 1, section = undefined', () => {
+    const onSelect = jest.fn((index: IndexPath) => {
+      expect(index.row).toEqual(1);
+      expect(index.section).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    const component = render(
+      <TestMenu onSelect={onSelect}>
+        <MenuItem title='Option 1'/>
+        <MenuGroup title='Group 2'>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 2.1'/>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 2.2'/>
+        </MenuGroup>
+        <MenuItem title='Option 3'/>
+      </TestMenu>
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.press(component.queryByText('Group 2'));
+  });
+
+  it('should fire onPress event for group & item separately', () => {
+    const onGroupPress = jest.fn();
+    const onItemPress = jest.fn();
+    const onSelect = jest.fn();
+
+    const component = render(
+      <TestMenu onSelect={onSelect}>
+        <MenuGroup onPress={onGroupPress} title='Group 1'>
+          <MenuItem onPress={onItemPress} title='Option 1.1'/>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 1.2'/>
+        </MenuGroup>
+        <MenuGroup title='Group 2'>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 2.1'/>
+          <MenuItem title='Option 2.2'/>
+        </MenuGroup>
+      </TestMenu>,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.press(component.queryByText('Group 1'));
+    expect(onGroupPress).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+
+    fireEvent.press(component.queryByText('Option 1.1'));
+    expect(onItemPress).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+
+    expect(onSelect).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+  });
 });
 
 
diff --git a/src/components/ui/menu/menuGroup.component.tsx b/src/components/ui/menu/menuGroup.component.tsx
index 2262f1119..807f1b2fd 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/menu/menuGroup.component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/menu/menuGroup.component.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   Animated,
+  GestureResponderEvent,
   ImageProps,
   StyleSheet,
   ViewProps,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   MenuItemElement,
   MenuItemProps,
 } from './menuItem.component';
+import { MenuItemDescriptor } from './menu.service';
 
 export interface MenuGroupProps extends MenuItemProps {
   children?: ChildrenWithProps<MenuItemProps>;
@@ -97,10 +99,11 @@ export class MenuGroup extends React.Component<MenuGroupProps, State> {
     return { appearance: 'grouped' };
   }
 
-  private onPress = (): void => {
+  private onPress = (descriptor: MenuItemDescriptor, event: GestureResponderEvent): void => {
     if (this.hasSubmenu) {
       const expandValue: number = this.expandAnimationValue > 0 ? 0 : this.state.submenuHeight;
       this.createExpandAnimation(expandValue).start();
+      this.props.onPress && this.props.onPress(descriptor, event);
     }
   };