diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 0d0c820b0..b1f444578 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - **Menu** - Menu now uses flexbox. This is a *significant* change which means
 
 **Enhancements**
+- **Menu** - Horizontal menus now set a default image size when none specified
 - **Segment** - Added `padded` and `very padded` segment variations
 - **Grid** - `equal height` and `equal width` now work without `row` wrappers
 - **Visibility/Sticky** - Visibility now uses pub/sub pattern to greatly improve scroll performance when attaching multiple events
diff --git a/src/definitions/collections/menu.less b/src/definitions/collections/menu.less
index 0a97cf441..0d2492fdf 100755
--- a/src/definitions/collections/menu.less
+++ b/src/definitions/collections/menu.less
@@ -105,15 +105,6 @@
   background: @dividerBackground;
 }
 
-/*--------------
-    Sub-Item
----------------*/
-
-.ui.menu .item .menu a.item:hover,
-.ui.menu .item .menu .link.item:hover {
-  color: @darkTextColor;
-}
-
 /*--------------
   Text Content
 ---------------*/
@@ -230,7 +221,6 @@
   margin: 0px !important;
 }
 
-
 /*--------------
      Labels
 ---------------*/
@@ -242,6 +232,9 @@
   padding: @labelVerticalPadding @labelHorizontalPadding;
   vertical-align: baseline;
 }
+.ui.menu .item > .label:before {
+  background-color: @labelBackground;
+}
 .ui.menu .item > .floating.label {
   padding: @labelVerticalPadding @labelHorizontalPadding;
 }
@@ -250,10 +243,15 @@
      Images
 ---------------*/
 
-.ui.menu .item > img:only-child {
-  display: block;
+.ui.menu .item > img:not(.ui) {
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: middle;
   max-width: 100%;
-  margin: 0em auto;
+  width: @imageWidth;
+}
+.ui.vertical.menu .item > img:only-child {
+  display: block;
+  width: @verticalImageWidth;
 }
 
 
@@ -441,6 +439,12 @@ Floated Menu / Item
   font-size: @subMenuFontSize;
   color: @subMenuTextColor;
 }
+
+.ui.vertical.menu .item:not(.dropdown) .menu a.item:hover,
+.ui.vertical.menu .item:not(.dropdown) .menu .link.item:hover {
+  color: @darkTextColor;
+}
+
 .ui.vertical.menu .item > .menu > .item:before {
   display: none;
 }
@@ -1148,10 +1152,12 @@ Floated Menu / Item
   background: @invertedSubMenuBackground;
 }
 
-.ui.inverted.menu .item .item,
-.ui.inverted.menu .item .item > a:not(.ui) {
+.ui.vertical.inverted.menu .item:not(.dropdown) > .menu > .item,
+.ui.vertical.inverted.menu .item:not(.dropdown) > .menu > .item a:not(.ui) {
   color: @invertedSubMenuColor;
 }
+
+/* Inverted Dropdown */
 .ui.inverted.menu .dropdown .menu .item {
   background: @dropdownItemBackground !important;
   color: @dropdownItemColor !important;
diff --git a/src/themes/default/collections/menu.variables b/src/themes/default/collections/menu.variables
index 8dadb5da5..58b596bd1 100644
--- a/src/themes/default/collections/menu.variables
+++ b/src/themes/default/collections/menu.variables
@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@
 @largeInputOffset: -0.125em;
 @largeInputVerticalPadding: 0.6em;
 
+/* Image */
+@imageWidth: 2.5em;
+@verticalImageWidth: auto;
+
 /* Label */
 @labelOffset: -0.15em;
-@labelBackground: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
-@labelTextColor: #FFFFFF;
+@labelBackground: #999999;
+@labelTextColor: @white;
 
 @labelTextMargin: 0.5em;
 @labelVerticalPadding: 0.3em;