diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
index f99fceba5c..ed9bb4e177 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 namespace WindowServer {
 
-static u32 find_ampersand_shortcut_character(const String& string)
+u32 find_ampersand_shortcut_character(const StringView& string)
 {
     Utf8View utf8_view { string };
     for (auto it = utf8_view.begin(); it != utf8_view.end(); ++it) {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void Menu::draw()
             auto& previous_font = painter.font();
             if (item.is_default())
                 painter.set_font(Gfx::FontDatabase::default_bold_font());
-            painter.draw_text(text_rect, item.text(), Gfx::TextAlignment::CenterLeft, text_color);
+            painter.draw_ui_text(text_rect, item.text(), painter.font(), Gfx::TextAlignment::CenterLeft, text_color);
             if (!item.shortcut_text().is_empty()) {
                 painter.draw_text(item.rect().translated(-right_padding(), 0), item.shortcut_text(), Gfx::TextAlignment::CenterRight, text_color);
             }
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.h b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.h
index 42f5400ac1..40521a3135 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.h
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Menu.h
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ namespace WindowServer {
 
 class ClientConnection;
 class MenuBar;
-class Event;
 
 class Menu final : public Core::Object {
-    C_OBJECT(Menu)
+    C_OBJECT(Menu);
+
 public:
     Menu(ClientConnection*, int menu_id, String name);
     virtual ~Menu() override;
@@ -160,4 +160,6 @@ private:
     int m_max_scroll_offset { 0 };
 };
 
+u32 find_ampersand_shortcut_character(const StringView&);
+
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp
index cdff3a0460..34ec07a70f 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 #include <WindowServer/MenuManager.h>
 #include <WindowServer/Screen.h>
 #include <WindowServer/WindowManager.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 namespace WindowServer {
 
 static MenuManager* s_the;
-static constexpr int s_search_timeout = 3000;
 
 MenuManager& MenuManager::the()
 {
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ MenuManager& MenuManager::the()
 MenuManager::MenuManager()
 {
     s_the = this;
-
-    m_search_timer = Core::Timer::create_single_shot(0, [this] {
-        m_current_search.clear();
-    });
 }
 
 MenuManager::~MenuManager()
@@ -91,23 +87,33 @@ void MenuManager::event(Core::Event& event)
             return;
         }
 
-        if (key_event.key() == Key_Backspace) {
-            m_current_search.clear();
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (m_current_menu && event.type() == Event::KeyDown
             && ((key_event.key() >= Key_A && key_event.key() <= Key_Z)
                 || (key_event.key() >= Key_0 && key_event.key() <= Key_9))) {
-            m_current_search.append_code_point(key_event.code_point());
-            m_search_timer->restart(s_search_timeout);
+
+            // FIXME: Maybe cache this on the menu instead of recomputing it on every alphanumeric menu keystroke?
+            HashMap<u32, size_t> alt_shortcut_to_item_index;
             for (int i = 0; i < m_current_menu->item_count(); ++i) {
-                auto text = m_current_menu->item(i).text();
-                if (text.to_lowercase().starts_with(m_current_search.to_string().to_lowercase())) {
-                    m_current_menu->set_hovered_item(i);
-                    return;
-                }
+                auto& item = m_current_menu->item(i);
+                if (!item.is_enabled())
+                    continue;
+                auto alt_shortcut = find_ampersand_shortcut_character(item.text());
+                if (!alt_shortcut)
+                    continue;
+                alt_shortcut_to_item_index.set(tolower(alt_shortcut), i);
             }
+
+            auto it = alt_shortcut_to_item_index.find(tolower(key_event.code_point()));
+
+            if (it != alt_shortcut_to_item_index.end()) {
+                auto& item = m_current_menu->item(it->value);
+                m_current_menu->set_hovered_item(it->value);
+                if (item.is_submenu())
+                    m_current_menu->descend_into_submenu_at_hovered_item();
+                else
+                    m_current_menu->open_hovered_item(false);
+            }
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -246,7 +252,6 @@ void MenuManager::close_everyone()
         menu->clear_hovered_item();
     }
     m_open_menu_stack.clear();
-    m_current_search.clear();
     clear_current_menu();
     refresh();
 }
@@ -372,8 +377,6 @@ void MenuManager::set_current_menu(Menu* menu)
         return;
     }
 
-    m_current_search.clear();
-
     Menu* previous_current_menu = m_current_menu;
     m_current_menu = menu;
 
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.h b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.h
index bdf7f076ba..5d034c66a2 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.h
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2020, Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2021, Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -31,13 +31,12 @@
 #include "Window.h"
 #include <AK/HashMap.h>
 #include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
-#include <LibCore/Object.h>
-#include <LibCore/Timer.h>
 
 namespace WindowServer {
 
 class MenuManager final : public Core::Object {
-    C_OBJECT(MenuManager)
+    C_OBJECT(MenuManager);
+
 public:
     static MenuManager& the();
 
@@ -80,9 +79,6 @@ private:
     WeakPtr<Window> m_previous_input_window;
     Vector<WeakPtr<Menu>> m_open_menu_stack;
 
-    RefPtr<Core::Timer> m_search_timer;
-    StringBuilder m_current_search;
-
     int m_theme_index { 0 };
 
     WeakPtr<Menu> m_hovered_menu;