diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ActionMenuView.java b/core/java/android/widget/ActionMenuView.java
index 6ca4a9e10db2f..7198e522f3aee 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ActionMenuView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ActionMenuView.java
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ public class ActionMenuView extends LinearLayout implements MenuBuilder.ItemInvo
             mMenu = new MenuBuilder(context);
             mMenu.setCallback(new MenuBuilderCallback());
             mPresenter = new ActionMenuPresenter(context);
+            mPresenter.setReserveOverflow(true);
             mPresenter.setCallback(mActionMenuPresenterCallback != null
                     ? mActionMenuPresenterCallback : new ActionMenuPresenterCallback());
             mMenu.addMenuPresenter(mPresenter, mPopupContext);