diff --git a/dev/demo/menudemo.js b/dev/demo/menudemo.js
index 055963b..1df0f55 100644
--- a/dev/demo/menudemo.js
+++ b/dev/demo/menudemo.js
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@
 
   var OwnMenu = {
     create : function (params) {
-      return Object.create(menuClass)
+      var obj = Object.create(menuClass)
       .upgradeTo(this)
       ._init(OwnMenuItemClass, OwnPrefixClass, params);
+      obj._firstActive = true;
+      return obj;
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/dev/js/src/hint/menu.js b/dev/js/src/hint/menu.js
index bf965d7..4704bd2 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/hint/menu.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/hint/menu.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
       obj._element.classList.add('hint');
       obj._hint = hint;
 
+      // Make the top item always active
+      obj._firstActive = true;
+
       // This is only domspecific
       obj.element().addEventListener('blur', function (e) {
 	this.menu.hide();
diff --git a/dev/js/src/menu.js b/dev/js/src/menu.js
index cc42855..4b95ae9 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/menu.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/menu.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * @author Nils Diewald
  */
 /*
+ * TODO: First item shouldn't be automatically highlighted!
  * TODO: space is not a valid prefix!
  * TODO: Prefix should be case sensitive!
  */
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@
       this._limit    = menuLimit;
       this._position = 0;  // position in the active list
       this._active   = -1; // active item in the item list
+      this._firstActive = false; // Show the first item active always?
       this._reset();
       return this;
     },
@@ -285,7 +287,9 @@
 
       // Set the first element to active
       // Todo: Or the last element chosen
-      this.liveItem(0).active(true);
+      if (this._firstActive)
+	this.liveItem(0).active(true);
+
       this._prefix.active(false);
 
       this._active = this._list[0];