diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 69a1a34887b08..99fede3664618 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -1885,6 +1885,28 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="actionMenuTextAppearance"
+ type="int"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="16843616"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="actionMenuTextColor"
+ type="int"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="16843617"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="actionModeBackground"
  type="int"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/action_menu_item_layout.xml b/core/res/res/layout/action_menu_item_layout.xml
index 4477df7aaf3e1..15dfea36ca6db 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/action_menu_item_layout.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/action_menu_item_layout.xml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="center"
             android:visibility="gone"
-            android:textAppearance="?attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+            android:textAppearance="?attr/actionMenuTextAppearance"
             style="?attr/buttonStyleSmall"
-            android:textColor="?attr/textColorPrimary"
+            android:textColor="?attr/actionMenuTextColor"
             android:background="@null"
             android:paddingLeft="4dip"
             android:paddingRight="4dip" />
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 4a5653212ce19..f9809709fa559 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -587,7 +587,11 @@
         <attr name="actionBarSize" format="dimension" >
             <enum name="wrap_content" value="0" />
         </attr>
-
+        <!-- TextAppearance style that will be applied to text that
+             appears within action menu items. -->
+        <attr name="actionMenuTextAppearance" format="reference" />
+        <!-- Color for text that appears within action menu items. -->
+        <attr name="actionMenuTextColor" format="color|reference" />
 
         <!-- =================== -->
         <!-- Action mode styles  -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 957707d49a685..02b42d0614050 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -1430,6 +1430,8 @@
   <public type="attr" name="calendarViewStyle" />
   <public type="attr" name="textEditSidePasteWindowLayout" />
   <public type="attr" name="textEditSideNoPasteWindowLayout" />
+  <public type="attr" name="actionMenuTextAppearance" />
+  <public type="attr" name="actionMenuTextColor" />
 
   <!-- A simple fade-in animation. -->
   <public type="animator" name="fade_in" id="0x010b0000" />
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
index c5ae77fbd5cfb..38b068e25c953 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@
         <item name="actionBarStyle">@android:style/Widget.ActionBar</item>
         <item name="actionBarSize">56dip</item>
         <item name="actionModePopupWindowStyle">?android:attr/popupWindowStyle</item>
+        <item name="actionMenuTextAppearance">?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium</item>
+        <item name="actionMenuTextColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
 
         <item name="dividerVertical">@drawable/divider_vertical_dark</item>
         <item name="dividerHorizontal">@drawable/divider_vertical_dark</item>