I used FilterMenu-OnClientShown event in rad grid and in the client function I set focus on the current selected li element and the issue resolved . The code : FilterMenu-OnClientShown="FilterMenu_OnClientShown" function FilterMenu_OnClientShown(sender, eventArgs) { //$('.rmFocused').focus(); $(sender._childListElement).find('.rmFocused').focus();//to maker get the selected li }