diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8711323e6f..7275067921 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 =========
 
 ## HEAD (Unreleased)
-_(none)_
+* @llun fixed menus from throwing when focused when empty ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3218))
 
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/src/js/menu/menu.js b/src/js/menu/menu.js
index 91af1ef14f..688e44a11a 100644
--- a/src/js/menu/menu.js
+++ b/src/js/menu/menu.js
@@ -118,14 +118,13 @@ class Menu extends Component {
    */
   focus (item = 0) {
     let children = this.children().slice();
-    let haveTitle = children[0].className &&
+    let haveTitle = children.length && children[0].className &&
       /vjs-menu-title/.test(children[0].className);
 
     if (haveTitle) {
       children.shift();
     }
 
-
     if (children.length > 0) {
       if (item < 0) {
         item = 0;
diff --git a/test/unit/menu.test.js b/test/unit/menu.test.js
index 5fbde6afcc..e6880b3867 100644
--- a/test/unit/menu.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/menu.test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 import MenuButton from '../../src/js/menu/menu-button.js';
 import TestHelpers from './test-helpers.js';
+import * as Events from '../../src/js/utils/events.js';
 
 q.module('MenuButton');
 
-test('should place title list item into ul', function() {
-  var player, menuButton;
+q.test('should not throw an error when there is no children', function() {
+  expect(0);
+  let player = TestHelpers.makePlayer();
+
+  let menuButton = new MenuButton(player);
+  let el = menuButton.el();
+
+  try {
+    Events.trigger(el, 'click');
+  } catch (error) {
+    ok(!error, 'click should not throw anything');
+  }
 
+  player.dispose();
+});
+
+q.test('should place title list item into ul', function() {
+  var player, menuButton;
   player = TestHelpers.makePlayer();
 
   menuButton = new MenuButton(player, {
@@ -18,4 +34,4 @@ test('should place title list item into ul', function() {
   ok(titleElement.innerHTML === 'TestTitle', 'title element placed in ul');
 
   player.dispose();
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});