diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthMenuItemLayoutHelper.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthMenuItemLayoutHelper.java
index 6b890c786fd..4ca139a709d 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthMenuItemLayoutHelper.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthMenuItemLayoutHelper.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class SynthMenuItemLayoutHelper extends MenuItemLayoutHelper {
 
         // accRect
         if (!getAccText().equals("")) {
-            getAccSize().setWidth(accGu.computeStringWidth(getAccContext(),
+             getAccSize().setWidth(accGu.computeStringWidth(getAccContext(),
                     getAccFontMetrics().getFont(), getAccFontMetrics(),
                     getAccText()));
             getAccSize().setHeight(getAccFontMetrics().getHeight());
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class SynthMenuItemLayoutHelper extends MenuItemLayoutHelper {
                     getHorizontalAlignment(), getVerticalAlignment(),
                     getHorizontalTextPosition(), getVerticalTextPosition(),
                     getViewRect(), iconRect, textRect, getGap());
+            textRect.width += getLeftTextExtraWidth() + getRightTextExtraWidth();
             Rectangle labelRect = iconRect.union(textRect);
             getLabelSize().setHeight(labelRect.height);
             getLabelSize().setWidth(labelRect.width);
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/swing/MenuItemLayoutHelper.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/swing/MenuItemLayoutHelper.java
index b1313e43125..109d0c4022c 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/swing/MenuItemLayoutHelper.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/swing/MenuItemLayoutHelper.java
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public class MenuItemLayoutHelper {
     private int afterCheckIconGap;
     private int minTextOffset;
 
+    private int leftTextExtraWidth;
+    private int rightTextExtraWidth;
+
     private Rectangle viewRect;
 
     private RectSize iconSize;
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ public class MenuItemLayoutHelper {
         this.checkSize = new RectSize();
         this.arrowSize = new RectSize();
         this.labelSize = new RectSize();
+        calcExtraWidths();
         calcWidthsAndHeights();
         setOriginalWidths();
         calcMaxWidths();
@@ -151,6 +155,29 @@ public class MenuItemLayoutHelper {
         calcMaxTextOffset(viewRect);
     }
 
+    private void calcExtraWidths() {
+        leftTextExtraWidth = getLeftExtraWidth(text);
+        rightTextExtraWidth = getRightExtraWidth(text);
+    }
+
+    private int getLeftExtraWidth(String str) {
+        int lsb = SwingUtilities2.getLeftSideBearing(mi, fm, str);
+        if (lsb < 0) {
+            return -lsb;
+        } else {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private int getRightExtraWidth(String str) {
+        int rsb = SwingUtilities2.getRightSideBearing(mi, fm, str);
+        if (rsb > 0) {
+            return rsb;
+        } else {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setOriginalWidths() {
         iconSize.origWidth = iconSize.width;
         textSize.origWidth = textSize.width;
@@ -286,6 +313,7 @@ public class MenuItemLayoutHelper {
                     verticalAlignment, horizontalAlignment,
                     verticalTextPosition, horizontalTextPosition,
                     viewRect, iconRect, textRect, gap);
+            textRect.width += leftTextExtraWidth + rightTextExtraWidth;
             Rectangle labelRect = iconRect.union(textRect);
             labelSize.height = labelRect.height;
             labelSize.width = labelRect.width;
@@ -727,7 +755,7 @@ public class MenuItemLayoutHelper {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
+   /**
      * Sets Y coordinates of text and icon
      * taking into account the vertical alignment
      */
@@ -1089,6 +1117,14 @@ public class MenuItemLayoutHelper {
         this.labelSize = labelSize;
     }
 
+    public int getLeftTextExtraWidth() {
+        return leftTextExtraWidth;
+    }
+
+    public int getRightTextExtraWidth() {
+        return rightTextExtraWidth;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns false if the component is a JMenu and it is a top
      * level menu (on the menubar).