--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthStyle.java	Fri Apr 01 09:52:13 2016 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthStyle.java	Mon Apr 04 11:26:14 2016 +0530
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
                 if (disabledColor == null || disabledColor instanceof UIResource) {
                     return getColorForState(context, type);
                 }
-            } else if (c instanceof JLabel &&
+            } else if ((c instanceof JLabel || c instanceof JMenuItem) &&
                             (type == ColorType.FOREGROUND ||
                              type == ColorType.TEXT_FOREGROUND)) {
                 return getColorForState(context, type);

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/javax/swing/LookAndFeel/6897701/JMenuItemsTest.java	Mon Apr 04 11:26:14 2016 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+ /*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6897701
+ * @summary Verify JMenu and JMenuItem Disabled state for Nimbus LAF
+ * @run main JMenuItemsTest
+ */
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Rectangle;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JMenu;
+import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
+import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
+
+public class JMenuItemsTest {
+
+    private static JFrame mainFrame;
+    private static JMenu disabledMenu;
+    private static JMenuItem disabledMenuItem;
+
+    public JMenuItemsTest() {
+        createUI();
+    }
+
+    private void createUI() {
+
+        mainFrame = new JFrame("Test");
+
+        disabledMenu = new JMenu("Disabled Menu");
+        disabledMenu.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
+        disabledMenu.setEnabled(false);
+
+        disabledMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Disabled MenuItem");
+        disabledMenuItem.setForeground(Color.BLUE);
+        disabledMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
+
+        JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
+        menuBar = new JMenuBar();
+        menuBar.add(disabledMenu);
+        menuBar.add(disabledMenuItem);
+
+        mainFrame.add(menuBar);
+        mainFrame.pack();
+        mainFrame.setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+    private void dispose() {
+        mainFrame.dispose();
+    }
+
+    private void testDisabledStateOfJMenu() {
+
+        // Test disabled JMenu state
+        Rectangle rect = disabledMenu.getBounds();
+        BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(rect.width, rect.height,
+                BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+        disabledMenu.paint(image.getGraphics());
+        int y = image.getHeight() / 2;
+        for (int x = 0; x < image.getWidth(); x++) {
+            Color c = new Color(image.getRGB(x, y));
+            if (c.equals(Color.BLUE)) {
+                dispose();
+                throw new RuntimeException("JMenu Disabled"
+                        + " State not Valid.");
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private void testDisabledStateOfJMenuItem() {
+
+        // Test disabled JMenuItem state
+        Rectangle rect = disabledMenuItem.getBounds();
+        BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(rect.width, rect.height,
+                BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+        disabledMenuItem.paint(image.getGraphics());
+        int y = image.getHeight() / 2;
+        for (int x = 0; x < image.getWidth(); x++) {
+            Color c = new Color(image.getRGB(x, y));
+            if (c.equals(Color.BLUE)) {
+                dispose();
+                throw new RuntimeException("JMenuItem Disabled"
+                        + " State not Valid.");
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel");
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> {
+
+            try {
+                JMenuItemsTest obj = new JMenuItemsTest();
+                obj.testDisabledStateOfJMenu();
+                obj.testDisabledStateOfJMenuItem();
+                obj.dispose();
+
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                throw ex;
+            }
+
+        });
+    }
+}