--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/ToolTipManager.java	Mon Aug 19 12:13:47 2019 +0530
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/ToolTipManager.java	Fri Aug 23 14:25:20 2019 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2019, 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
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import java.awt.event.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import javax.swing.event.MenuKeyEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.MenuKeyListener;
 
 /**
  * Manages all the <code>ToolTips</code> in the system.
@@ -415,8 +417,14 @@
         component.addMouseListener(this);
         component.removeMouseMotionListener(moveBeforeEnterListener);
         component.addMouseMotionListener(moveBeforeEnterListener);
-        component.removeKeyListener(accessibilityKeyListener);
-        component.addKeyListener(accessibilityKeyListener);
+        // use MenuKeyListener for menu items/elements
+        if (component instanceof JMenuItem) {
+            ((JMenuItem) component).removeMenuKeyListener((MenuKeyListener) accessibilityKeyListener);
+            ((JMenuItem) component).addMenuKeyListener((MenuKeyListener) accessibilityKeyListener);
+        } else {
+            component.removeKeyListener(accessibilityKeyListener);
+            component.addKeyListener(accessibilityKeyListener);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -427,7 +435,11 @@
     public void unregisterComponent(JComponent component) {
         component.removeMouseListener(this);
         component.removeMouseMotionListener(moveBeforeEnterListener);
-        component.removeKeyListener(accessibilityKeyListener);
+        if (component instanceof JMenuItem) {
+            ((JMenuItem) component).removeMenuKeyListener((MenuKeyListener) accessibilityKeyListener);
+        } else {
+            component.removeKeyListener(accessibilityKeyListener);
+        }
     }
 
     // implements java.awt.event.MouseListener
@@ -867,7 +879,7 @@
      * Post Tip: Ctrl+F1
      * Unpost Tip: Esc and Ctrl+F1
      */
-    private class AccessibilityKeyListener extends KeyAdapter {
+    private class AccessibilityKeyListener extends KeyAdapter implements MenuKeyListener {
         public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
             if (!e.isConsumed()) {
                 JComponent source = (JComponent) e.getComponent();
@@ -884,5 +896,32 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void menuKeyTyped(MenuKeyEvent e) {}
+
+        @Override
+        public void menuKeyPressed(MenuKeyEvent e) {
+            if (postTip.equals(KeyStroke.getKeyStrokeForEvent(e))) {
+                // get element for the event
+                MenuElement path[] = e.getPath();
+                MenuElement element = path[path.length - 1];
+
+                // retrieve currently highlighted element
+                MenuSelectionManager msm = e.getMenuSelectionManager();
+                MenuElement selectedPath[] = msm.getSelectedPath();
+                MenuElement selectedElement = selectedPath[selectedPath.length - 1];
+
+                if (element.equals(selectedElement)) {
+                    // show/hide tooltip message
+                    JComponent source = (JComponent) element.getComponent();
+                    ToolTipManager.this.show(source);
+                    e.consume();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void menuKeyReleased(MenuKeyEvent e) {}
     }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/swing/ToolTipManager/JMenuItemToolTipKeyBindingsTest/JMenuItemToolTipKeyBindingsTest.java	Fri Aug 23 14:25:20 2019 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 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
+ * @key headful
+ * @bug 8225505
+ * @summary CTRL + 1 does not show tooltip message for menu items
+ * @run main/manual JMenuItemToolTipKeyBindingsTest
+ */
+
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JMenu;
+import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
+import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import java.awt.Button;
+import java.awt.Dialog;
+import java.awt.Panel;
+import java.awt.TextArea;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
+public class JMenuItemToolTipKeyBindingsTest {
+    private static final long TIMEOUT = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+    private static final AtomicBoolean testCompleted = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    private static volatile boolean testResult = false;
+
+    private static Dialog controlDialog;
+    private static JFrame testFrame;
+
+    private static final String instructions =
+            "Verify that \"CTRL\" + \"F1\" key sequence shows/hides tool tip message" +
+            "\nfor menu items.\n" +
+            "\n1. Open pop-up menu \"Menu\", (i.e. press \"F10\")." +
+            "\n2. Navigate to some menu element using keyboard." +
+            "\n3. Press \"CTRL\" + \"F1\" once menu item is selected." +
+            "\nIf tooltip message is displayed for the item then press \"Pass\"," +
+            "\n otherwise press \"Fail\".";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        try {
+            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> createAndShowGUI());
+
+            waitForCompleting();
+            if (!testResult) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Test FAILED!");
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (controlDialog != null) {
+                controlDialog.dispose();
+            }
+            if (testFrame != null) {
+                testFrame.dispose();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
+        controlDialog = new Dialog((JFrame)null, "JMenuItemToolTipKeyBindingsTest");
+
+        TextArea messageArea = new TextArea(instructions, 15, 80, TextArea.SCROLLBARS_BOTH);
+        controlDialog.add("North", messageArea);
+
+        Button passedButton = new Button("Pass");
+        passedButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                testResult = true;
+                completeTest();
+            }
+        });
+
+        Button failedButton = new Button("Fail");
+        failedButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                testResult = false;
+                completeTest();
+            }
+        });
+
+        Panel buttonPanel = new Panel();
+        buttonPanel.add("West",passedButton);
+        buttonPanel.add("East", failedButton);
+        controlDialog.add("South", buttonPanel);
+
+        controlDialog.setBounds(250, 0, 500, 500);
+        controlDialog.setVisible(true);
+
+        testFrame = new JFrame("JMenuItemToolTipKeyBindingsTest");
+        testFrame.setSize(200, 200);
+        JMenuBar jMenuBar = new JMenuBar();
+        JMenu jMenu = new JMenu("Menu");
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            JMenuItem jMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Item " + i);
+            jMenuItem.setToolTipText("Tooltip " + i);
+            jMenu.add(jMenuItem);
+        }
+        jMenuBar.add(jMenu);
+        testFrame.setJMenuBar(jMenuBar);
+        testFrame.setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+    private static void completeTest() {
+        testCompleted.set(true);
+        synchronized (testCompleted) {
+            testCompleted.notifyAll();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void waitForCompleting() throws Exception {
+        synchronized (testCompleted) {
+            long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            while (!testCompleted.get()) {
+                testCompleted.wait(TIMEOUT);
+                if (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime >= TIMEOUT) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+