diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml
index 33e5b3f34c..120ad78f2e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuView.qml
@@ -108,12 +108,7 @@ FocusScope {
             }
             currentIndex = originalIndex;
         }
-
-        function previousItem() { currentIndex = (currentIndex + count - 1) % count; }
-        function nextItem() { currentIndex = (currentIndex + count + 1) % count; }
-        function selectCurrentItem() { if (currentIndex != -1) root.selected(currentItem.source); }
-        function previousPage() { root.parent.pop();  }
-
+        
         Keys.onUpPressed: previousItem();
         Keys.onDownPressed: nextItem();
         Keys.onSpacePressed: selectCurrentItem();
@@ -121,6 +116,13 @@ FocusScope {
         Keys.onReturnPressed: selectCurrentItem();
         Keys.onLeftPressed: previousPage();
     }
+
+    function previousItem() { listView.currentIndex = (listView.currentIndex + listView.count - 1) % listView.count; }
+    function nextItem() { listView.currentIndex = (listView.currentIndex + listView.count + 1) % listView.count; }
+    function selectCurrentItem() { if (listView.currentIndex != -1) root.selected(currentItem.source); }
+    function previousPage() { root.parent.pop();  }
+
+    
 }
 
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml
index 33cfb7a646..77c1ae0a39 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMouseHandler.qml
@@ -171,4 +171,9 @@ Item {
         return false;
     }
 
+    function previousItem() { d.topMenu.previousItem(); }
+    function nextItem() { d.topMenu.nextItem(); }
+    function selectCurrentItem() { d.topMenu.selectCurrentItem(); }
+    function previousPage() { d.topMenu.previousPage(); }
+
 }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index bb40dc33e2..c57389db2a 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ QQuickItem* TabletProxy::getQmlMenu() const {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    QQuickItem* menuList = VrMenu->findChild<QQuickItem*>("menuList");
+    QQuickItem* menuList = VrMenu->findChild<QQuickItem*>("tabletMenuHandlerItem");
     if (!menuList) {
         return nullptr;
     }