diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-divider.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-divider.ts
index 8464307bbd1..48acd0ae672 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-divider.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-divider.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { prefix } from '../../globals/settings';
 import styles from './menu-item.scss?lit';
 import { carbonElement as customElement } from '../../globals/decorators/carbon-element';
-import { classMap } from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
-
 /**
  * Menu Item.
  *
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-group.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-group.ts
index 0879b7b266e..5b59549c34e 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-group.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-group.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { prefix } from '../../globals/settings';
 import styles from './menu-item.scss?lit';
 import { carbonElement as customElement } from '../../globals/decorators/carbon-element';
-import { classMap } from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
-
 /**
  * Menu Item.
  *
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-radio-group.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-radio-group.ts
index b9a1909bad1..0a36a078259 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-radio-group.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-radio-group.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { prefix } from '../../globals/settings';
 import styles from './menu-item.scss?lit';
 import { carbonElement as customElement } from '../../globals/decorators/carbon-element';
-import { classMap } from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
-import { EventHandler } from 'react';
+import Checkmark16 from '@carbon/icons/lib/checkmark/16';
+import { ChangeEventHandler, EventHandler } from 'react';
 
 /**
  * Menu Item.
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ class CDSmenuItemRadioGroup extends LitElement {
   /**
    * List of items in the radio group.
    */
+  @property()
   itemToString?: (item: Array<String | number>) => String;
   /**
    * Provide an optional function to be called when the selection state changes.
    */
-  onChange?;
+  @property()
+  onChange?: ChangeEventHandler;
 
   _handleClick = (item, e) => {
     this.selectedItem = item;
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class CDSmenuItemRadioGroup extends LitElement {
     } = this;
     return html`
       <li class="${prefix}--menu-item-radio-group" role="none">
-        <ul role="group" label="${label}">
+        <ul role="group" aria-label="${label}">
           ${items.map(
             (item) =>
               html`
@@ -73,10 +75,8 @@ class CDSmenuItemRadioGroup extends LitElement {
                   label="${itemToString(item)}"
                   role="menuitemradio"
                   aria-checked="${item === selectedItem}"
-                  renderIcon="${item === selectedItem
-                    ? 'checkMark'
-                    : undefined}"
-                  @click="${(e) => {
+                  .renderIcon="${item === selectedItem ? Checkmark16 : ''}"
+                  .onClick="${(e) => {
                     handleClick(item, e);
                   }}"></cds-menu-item>
               `
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-selectable.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-selectable.ts
index 5ba0e51c4dd..09e0df0cc74 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-selectable.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item-selectable.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { prefix } from '../../globals/settings';
 import styles from './menu-item.scss?lit';
 import { carbonElement as customElement } from '../../globals/decorators/carbon-element';
+import Checkmark16 from '@carbon/icons/lib/checkmark/16';
 import { classMap } from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
 /**
  * Menu Item.
@@ -48,9 +49,11 @@ class CDSmenuItemSelectable extends LitElement {
     return html`
       <cds-menu-item
         label="${label}"
+        class="${prefix}--menu-item-selectable--selected"
+        role="menuitemcheckbox"
         aria-checked="${selected}"
-        renderIcon="${selected ? 'checkMark' : undefined}"
-        @click="${handleClick}"></cds-menu-item>
+        .renderIcon="${selected ? Checkmark16 : undefined}"
+        .onClick="${handleClick}"></cds-menu-item>
     `;
   }
   static styles = styles; // `styles` here is a `CSSResult` generated by custom Vite loader
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item.ts
index 24b3f3bd649..1be3f7052d3 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu-item.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
   /**
    * ICON type to be rendered for the menu item.
    */
-  @property({ type: String })
-  renderIcon;
+  @property()
+  renderIcon?: () => void;
   /**
    * Disabled property for the menu item.
    */
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
    * Whether the menu submen for an item is open or not.
    */
   @property({ type: Array })
-  submenuList: HTMLLIElement[] = [];
+  submenuList;
+  /**
+   * Entrypoint.
+   */
+  @property()
+  submenuEntry;
   /**
    * Document direction.
    */
@@ -114,6 +119,18 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
     x: number | [number, number];
     y: number | [number, number];
   } = { x: -1, y: -1 };
+  /**
+   * Checks if document direction is rtl.
+   */
+  @property()
+  onKeyDown?: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
+
+  /**
+   * Provide an optional function to be called when the MenuItem is clicked.
+   */
+  @property()
+  onClick?: (event: KeyboardEvent | MouseEvent) => void;
+
   firstUpdated() {
     this.hasChildren = this.childNodes.length > 0;
     this.isDisabled = this.disabled && !this.hasChildren;
@@ -130,7 +147,6 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
       label,
       shortcut,
       renderIcon,
-      _iconRender: iconRender,
       isDisabled,
       hasChildren,
       submenuOpen,
@@ -142,6 +158,7 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
       isDanger,
       boundaries,
       childElements,
+      isRtl,
     } = this;
     const menuItemClasses = classMap({
       [`${prefix}--menu-item`]: true,
@@ -161,17 +178,17 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
         @mouseleave="${hasChildren ? handleMouseLeave : undefined}"
         @keydown="${handleKeyDown}">
         <div class="${prefix}--menu-item__icon">
-          ${renderIcon ? iconRender() : undefined}
+          ${renderIcon ? renderIcon() : html``}
         </div>
         <div class="${prefix}--menu-item__label">${label}</div>
-        ${shortcut && !hasChildren && html `
-        <div class="${prefix}--menu-item__shortcut">${shortcut}</div>
-        `}
+        ${shortcut &&
+        !hasChildren &&
+        html` <div class="${prefix}--menu-item__shortcut">${shortcut}</div> `}
         ${hasChildren
           ? html`
-          <div class="{${prefix}--menu-item__shortcut">
-              ${this.isRtl ? CaretLeft16() : CaretRight16()}
-            </div>
+              <div class="{${prefix}--menu-item__shortcut">
+                ${isRtl ? CaretLeft16() : CaretRight16()}
+              </div>
               <cds-menu
                 .isChild="${hasChildren}"
                 label="${label}"
@@ -187,24 +204,13 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
     `;
   }
 
-  _iconRender = () => {
-    if (this.renderIcon) {
-      let iconRendered;
-      switch (this.renderIcon) {
-        case 'checkMark':
-          iconRendered = Checkmark16();
-          break;
-      }
-      return iconRendered;
-    }
-  };
   _handleClick = (e: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent): void => {
     if (!this.isDisabled) {
       if (this.hasChildren) {
         this._openSubmenu();
       } else {
-        if (this.onclick) {
-          this.onclick(e);
+        if (this.onClick) {
+          this.onClick(e);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -235,14 +241,40 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
       };
     }
     this.submenuOpen = true;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.submenuEntry.focus();
+    });
   };
   _registerSubMenuItems = () => {
     const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList) => {
       for (const mutation of mutationsList) {
         if (mutation.type === 'childList') {
-          this.submenuList = this.childElements?.map((item) => {
-            return item.shadowRoot?.querySelector('li');
-          });
+          const item = this.childElements?.length && this.childElements[0];
+          if (item) {
+            switch (item.tagName) {
+              case 'CDS-MENU-ITEM-RADIO-GROUP':
+                this.submenuEntry = item.shadowRoot
+                  ?.querySelector('cds-menu-item')
+                  ?.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.cds--menu-item');
+                break;
+              case 'CDS-MENU-ITEM-GROUP': {
+                const slotElements = item.shadowRoot
+                  ?.querySelector('slot')
+                  ?.assignedElements();
+                const firstElement =
+                  slotElements?.length &&
+                  slotElements[0].shadowRoot?.querySelector('cds-menu-item');
+                this.submenuEntry =
+                  firstElement &&
+                  firstElement.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.cds--menu-item');
+                break;
+              }
+              case 'CDS-MENU-ITEM':
+                this.submenuEntry =
+                  item.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.cds--menu-item');
+                break;
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     });
@@ -264,14 +296,14 @@ class CDSmenuItem extends LitElement {
   _handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
     if (this.hasChildren && e.key === 'ArrowRight') {
       this._openSubmenu();
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.submenuList[0].focus();
-      });
       e.stopPropagation();
     }
     if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === 'Space') {
       this._handleClick(e);
     }
+    if (this.onKeyDown) {
+      this.onKeyDown(e);
+    }
   };
 
   static styles = styles; // `styles` here is a `CSSResult` generated by custom Vite loader
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.stories.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.stories.ts
index 554ef326c3f..e1326498fca 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.stories.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import './index';
 export const Default = {
   render: () => {
     const itemlist = ['None', 'Overline', 'Line-through', 'Underline'];
+    const subitemlist = ['None', 'Product team', 'Organization', 'Company'];
     return html`
       <cds-menu>
         <cds-menu-item label="Share with">
-          <cds-menu-item label="None"></cds-menu-item>
-          <cds-menu-item label="Product team"></cds-menu-item>
-          <cds-menu-item label="Organization"></cds-menu-item>
-          <cds-menu-item label="Company"></cds-menu-item>
+          <cds-menu-item-radio-group
+            label="Share with list"
+            .items="${subitemlist}"
+            selectedItem="None"></cds-menu-item-radio-group>
         </cds-menu-item>
         <cds-menu-item-divider></cds-menu-item-divider>
         <cds-menu-item label="Cut" shortcut="⌘X"></cds-menu-item>
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ export const Default = {
         <cds-menu-item label="Paste" shortcut="⌘V" disabled></cds-menu-item>
         <cds-menu-item-divider></cds-menu-item-divider>
         <cds-menu-item-group>
-          <cds-menu-item-selectable label="Bold" selected></cds-menu-item-selectable>
+          <cds-menu-item-selectable
+            label="Bold"
+            selected></cds-menu-item-selectable>
           <cds-menu-item-selectable label="Italic"></cds-menu-item-selectable>
         </cds-menu-item-group>
         <cds-menu-item-divider></cds-menu-item-divider>
@@ -36,7 +39,10 @@ export const Default = {
           .items="${itemlist}"
           selectedItem="None"></cds-menu-item-radio-group>
         <cds-menu-item-divider></cds-menu-item-divider>
-        <cds-menu-item label="Delete" shortcut="⌫" kind="danger"></cds-menu-item>
+        <cds-menu-item
+          label="Delete"
+          shortcut="⌫"
+          kind="danger"></cds-menu-item>
       </cds-menu>
     `;
   },
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index 0e965cb000b..2a12f78c6f3 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,16 @@ class CDSMenu extends HostListenerMixin(LitElement) {
             activeItem.item.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.cds--menu-item')
           );
         } else {
-          return activeItem.parent.contains(document.activeElement);
+          let shadowRootActiveEl =
+            this._findActiveElementInShadowRoot(document);
+          if (activeItem.parent.tagName === 'CDS-MENU-ITEM-SELECTABLE') {
+            return (
+              shadowRootActiveEl ===
+              activeItem.item.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.cds--menu-item')
+            );
+          } else {
+            return activeItem.parent.contains(document.activeElement);
+          }
         }
       });
     } else {