diff --git a/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.cpp b/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.cpp
index b4c6c77cb3..9c4137eb73 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.cpp
@@ -179,14 +179,31 @@ void CCMenu::onExit()
 {
     if (m_eState == kCCMenuStateTrackingTouch)
     {
-        m_pSelectedItem->unselected();
+        if (m_pSelectedItem)
+        {
+            m_pSelectedItem->unselected();
+            m_pSelectedItem = NULL;
+        }
+        
         m_eState = kCCMenuStateWaiting;
-        m_pSelectedItem = NULL;
     }
 
     CCLayer::onExit();
 }
 
+void CCMenu::removeChild(CCNode* child, bool cleanup)
+{
+    CCMenuItem *pMenuItem = dynamic_cast<CCMenuItem*>(child);
+    CCAssert(pMenuItem != NULL, "Menu only supports MenuItem objects as children");
+    
+    if (m_pSelectedItem == pMenuItem)
+    {
+        m_pSelectedItem = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    CCNode::removeChild(child, cleanup);
+}
+
 //Menu - Events
 
 void CCMenu::setHandlerPriority(int newPriority)
diff --git a/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.h b/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.h
index f74e37198a..bb9336b9b9 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/menu_nodes/CCMenu.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public:
     virtual void addChild(CCNode * child, int zOrder);
     virtual void addChild(CCNode * child, int zOrder, int tag);
     virtual void registerWithTouchDispatcher();
+    virtual void removeChild(CCNode* child, bool cleanup);
 
     /**
     @brief For phone event handle functions
diff --git a/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.cpp b/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.cpp
index 3ed005aafd..c03afd4771 100644
--- a/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.cpp
+++ b/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.cpp
@@ -68,12 +68,15 @@ MenuLayerMainMenu::MenuLayerMainMenu()
     // Font Item
     CCMenuItemFont* item8 = CCMenuItemFont::create("Quit", this, menu_selector(MenuLayerMainMenu::onQuit));
     
+    CCMenuItemFont* item9 = CCMenuItemFont::create("Remove menu item when moving", this,
+                                                   menu_selector(MenuLayerMainMenu::menuMovingCallback));
+    
     CCActionInterval* color_action = CCTintBy::create(0.5f, 0, -255, -255);
     CCActionInterval* color_back = color_action->reverse();
     CCSequence* seq = CCSequence::create(color_action, color_back, NULL);
     item8->runAction(CCRepeatForever::create(seq));
 
-    CCMenu* menu = CCMenu::create( item1, item2, item3, item4, item5, item6, item7, item8, NULL);
+    CCMenu* menu = CCMenu::create( item1, item2, item3, item4, item5, item6, item7, item8, item9, NULL);
     menu->alignItemsVertically();
     
     
@@ -185,6 +188,11 @@ void MenuLayerMainMenu::onQuit(CCObject* sender)
     //getCocosApp()->exit();
 }
 
+void MenuLayerMainMenu::menuMovingCallback(CCObject *pSender)
+{
+    ((CCLayerMultiplex*)m_pParent)->switchTo(6);
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // MenuLayer2
@@ -571,6 +579,58 @@ void BugsTest::backMenuCallback(cocos2d::CCObject *pSender)
     ((CCLayerMultiplex*)m_pParent)->switchTo(0);
 }
 
+RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::RemoveMenuItemWhenMove()
+{
+    CCSize s = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getWinSize();
+    
+    CCLabelTTF* label = CCLabelTTF::create("click item and move, should not crash", "Arial", 20);
+    label->setPosition(ccp(s.width/2, s.height - 30));
+    addChild(label);
+    
+    item = CCMenuItemFont::create("item 1");
+    item->retain();
+    
+    CCMenuItemFont *back = CCMenuItemFont::create("go back", this, menu_selector(RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::goBack));
+    
+    CCMenu *menu = CCMenu::create(item, back, NULL);
+    addChild(menu);
+    menu->alignItemsVertically();
+    
+    menu->setPosition(ccp(s.width/2, s.height/2));
+    
+    setTouchEnabled(true);
+}
+
+void RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::goBack(CCObject *pSender)
+{
+    ((CCLayerMultiplex*)m_pParent)->switchTo(0);
+}
+
+RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::~RemoveMenuItemWhenMove()
+{
+    CC_SAFE_RELEASE(item);
+}
+
+void RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::registerWithTouchDispatcher(void)
+{
+    CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getTouchDispatcher()->addTargetedDelegate(this, -129, false);
+}
+
+bool RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::ccTouchBegan(CCTouch *pTouch, CCEvent *pEvent)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+void RemoveMenuItemWhenMove::ccTouchMoved(CCTouch *pTouch, CCEvent *pEvent)
+{
+    if (item)
+    {
+        item->removeFromParentAndCleanup(true);
+        item->release();
+        item = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
 void MenuTestScene::runThisTest()
 {
     CCLayer* pLayer1 = new MenuLayerMainMenu();
@@ -579,8 +639,9 @@ void MenuTestScene::runThisTest()
     CCLayer* pLayer4 = new MenuLayer4();
     CCLayer* pLayer5 = new MenuLayerPriorityTest();
     CCLayer* pLayer6 = new BugsTest();
+    CCLayer* pLayer7 = new RemoveMenuItemWhenMove();
 
-    CCLayerMultiplex* layer = CCLayerMultiplex::create(pLayer1, pLayer2, pLayer3, pLayer4, pLayer5, pLayer6, NULL);
+    CCLayerMultiplex* layer = CCLayerMultiplex::create(pLayer1, pLayer2, pLayer3, pLayer4, pLayer5, pLayer6, pLayer7, NULL);
     addChild(layer, 0); 
 
     pLayer1->release();
@@ -589,6 +650,7 @@ void MenuTestScene::runThisTest()
     pLayer4->release();
     pLayer5->release();
     pLayer6->release();
+    pLayer7->release();
 
     CCDirector::sharedDirector()->replaceScene(this);
 }
diff --git a/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.h b/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.h
index ee39bfcf42..38833c86ca 100644
--- a/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.h
+++ b/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/MenuTest/MenuTest.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     void menuCallbackPriorityTest(CCObject* pSender);
     void menuCallbackBugsTest(CCObject *pSender);
     void onQuit(CCObject* pSender);
+    void menuMovingCallback(CCObject *pSender);
 
     //CREATE_NODE(MenuLayer1);
 };
@@ -109,6 +110,22 @@ public:
     void backMenuCallback(CCObject *pSender);
 };
 
+class RemoveMenuItemWhenMove : public CCLayer
+{
+public:
+    RemoveMenuItemWhenMove();
+    ~RemoveMenuItemWhenMove();
+    
+    virtual void registerWithTouchDispatcher(void);
+    virtual bool ccTouchBegan(CCTouch *pTouch, CCEvent *pEvent);
+    virtual void ccTouchMoved(CCTouch *pTouch, CCEvent *pEvent);
+    
+    void goBack(CCObject *pSender);
+    
+private:
+    CCMenuItemFont *item;
+};
+
 
 class MenuTestScene : public TestScene
 {