diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcffb291..27aeb6db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
 
 - Hide menu mnemonics by default and show them only when <kbd>Alt</kbd> key is
   pressed. (issue #43)
+- Menu: Fixed vertical alignment of sub-menus. (issue #42)
 - TabbedPane: In scroll-tab-layout, the cropped line is now hidden. (issue #40)
 - Tree: UI default value `Tree.textBackground` now has a valid color and is no
   longer `null`.
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/resources/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatLaf.properties b/flatlaf-core/src/main/resources/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatLaf.properties
index 8dc57f3f..e7505ba1 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/resources/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatLaf.properties
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/resources/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatLaf.properties
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ List.dropLineColor=@dropLineColor
 Menu.border=com.formdev.flatlaf.ui.FlatMarginBorder
 Menu.arrowIcon=com.formdev.flatlaf.icons.FlatMenuArrowIcon
 Menu.margin=2,2,2,2
+Menu.submenuPopupOffsetX={scaledInteger}-4
+Menu.submenuPopupOffsetY={scaledInteger}-1
 
 
 #---- MenuBar ----