diff --git a/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/F8Menu.java b/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/F8Menu.java
index ee7ae87..9ef0c38 100644
--- a/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/F8Menu.java
+++ b/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/F8Menu.java
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
     } else if (actionMatch(ev, clipboard)) {
       cc.clipboardDialog.showDialog(cc.viewport);
     } else if (actionMatch(ev, f8)) {
-      cc.writeKeyEvent(cc.menuKeyCode, true);
-      cc.writeKeyEvent(cc.menuKeyCode, false);
+      cc.writeKeyEvent(MenuKey.getMenuKeySym(), true);
+      cc.writeKeyEvent(MenuKey.getMenuKeySym(), false);
     } else if (actionMatch(ev, ctrlAltDel)) {
       cc.writeKeyEvent(Keysyms.Control_L, true);
       cc.writeKeyEvent(Keysyms.Alt_L, true);
diff --git a/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/MenuKey.java b/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/MenuKey.java
index 4967708..5fdd037 100644
--- a/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/MenuKey.java
+++ b/java/com/tigervnc/vncviewer/MenuKey.java
@@ -27,36 +27,39 @@
 public class MenuKey 
 {
   static class MenuKeySymbol {
-    public MenuKeySymbol(String name_, int keycode_) {
+    public MenuKeySymbol(String name_, int keycode_, int keysym_) {
       name = name_;
       keycode = keycode_;
+      keysym = keysym_;
     }
     String name;
     int keycode;
+    int keysym;
   }
 
   private static final MenuKeySymbol[] menuSymbols = {
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F1", KeyEvent.VK_F1),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F2", KeyEvent.VK_F2),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F3", KeyEvent.VK_F3),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F4", KeyEvent.VK_F4),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F5", KeyEvent.VK_F5),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F6", KeyEvent.VK_F6),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F7", KeyEvent.VK_F7),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F8", KeyEvent.VK_F8),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F9", KeyEvent.VK_F9),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F10", KeyEvent.VK_F10),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F11", KeyEvent.VK_F11),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("F12", KeyEvent.VK_F12),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Pause", KeyEvent.VK_PAUSE),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Print", KeyEvent.VK_PRINTSCREEN),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Scroll_Lock", KeyEvent.VK_SCROLL_LOCK),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Escape", KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Insert", KeyEvent.VK_INSERT),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Delete", KeyEvent.VK_DELETE),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Home", KeyEvent.VK_HOME),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Page_Up", KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_UP),
-    new MenuKeySymbol("Page_Down", KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_DOWN)
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F1", KeyEvent.VK_F1, Keysyms.F1),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F2", KeyEvent.VK_F2, Keysyms.F2),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F3", KeyEvent.VK_F3, Keysyms.F3),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F4", KeyEvent.VK_F4, Keysyms.F4),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F5", KeyEvent.VK_F5, Keysyms.F5),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F6", KeyEvent.VK_F6, Keysyms.F6),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F7", KeyEvent.VK_F7, Keysyms.F7),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F8", KeyEvent.VK_F8, Keysyms.F8),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F9", KeyEvent.VK_F9, Keysyms.F9),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F10", KeyEvent.VK_F10, Keysyms.F10),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F11", KeyEvent.VK_F11, Keysyms.F11),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("F12", KeyEvent.VK_F12, Keysyms.F12),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Pause", KeyEvent.VK_PAUSE, Keysyms.Pause),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Print", KeyEvent.VK_PRINTSCREEN, Keysyms.Print),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Scroll_Lock", KeyEvent.VK_SCROLL_LOCK, 
+                      Keysyms.Scroll_Lock),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Escape", KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, Keysyms.Escape),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Insert", KeyEvent.VK_INSERT, Keysyms.Insert),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Delete", KeyEvent.VK_DELETE, Keysyms.Delete),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Home", KeyEvent.VK_HOME, Keysyms.Home),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Page_Up", KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_UP, Keysyms.Page_Up),
+    new MenuKeySymbol("Page_Down", KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_DOWN, Keysyms.Page_Down)
   };
   
   static int getMenuKeySymbolCount() {
@@ -90,4 +93,17 @@
     return menuKeyCode;
   }
 
+  static int getMenuKeySym() {
+    int menuKeySym = Keysyms.F8;
+  
+    @SuppressWarnings({"static"})
+    String menuKeyStr = 
+      Configuration.global().getParam("menuKey").getValueStr();
+    for(int i = 0; i < getMenuKeySymbolCount(); i++)
+      if (menuSymbols[i].name.equals(menuKeyStr))
+        menuKeySym = menuSymbols[i].keysym;
+  
+    return menuKeySym;
+  }
+
 }