diff --git a/js/widgets/forms/select.custom.js b/js/widgets/forms/select.custom.js
index adb2dc1a985..c9b40dad27c 100644
--- a/js/widgets/forms/select.custom.js
+++ b/js/widgets/forms/select.custom.js
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.selectmenu, {
 			"</div>"+
 			"<div data-" + $.mobile.ns + "role='content'></div>"+
 			"</div>" );
-		listbox = $( "<div id='" + popupId + "' class='ui-selectmenu'></div>" ).insertAfter( this.select ).popup({ theme: o.overlayTheme });
+		listbox = $( "<div" + themeAttr + overlayThemeAttr + " id='" + popupId +
+				"' class='ui-selectmenu'></div>" )
+			.insertAfter( this.select )
+			.popup();
 		list = $( "<ul class='ui-selectmenu-list' id='" + menuId + "' role='listbox' aria-labelledby='" + this.buttonId + "'" + themeAttr + dividerThemeAttr + "></ul>" ).appendTo( listbox );
 		header = $( "<div class='ui-header ui-bar-" + ( o.theme ? o.theme : "inherit" ) + "'></div>" ).prependTo( listbox );
 		headerTitle = $( "<h1 class='ui-title'></h1>" ).appendTo( header );
diff --git a/tests/unit/select/index.html b/tests/unit/select/index.html
index 0d7b2db7640..47901c725c6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/select/index.html
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 	<div data-nstest-role="page">
 		<div data-nstest-role="content">
 		<div data-role="fieldcontain">
-			<label for="role-test">Multiple:</label>
-			<select name="role-test" id="role-test" multiple="multiple" data-nstest-native-menu="false">
+			<label for="enhance-test">Multiple:</label>
+			<select name="enhance-test" id="enhance-test" multiple="multiple" data-nstest-native-menu="false" data-nstest-overlay-theme="b" data-nstest-theme="x">
 			<option>Choose options</option>
 			<option value="1">The 1st Option</option>
 			<option value="2" selected="selected">The 2nd Option</option>
diff --git a/tests/unit/select/select_core.js b/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
index 80c2b4af956..7a0b2306773 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 	module( "Custom select" );
 
 	test( "Custom select is enhanced correctly", function() {
-		deepEqual( $( "#role-test-listbox a:first" ).attr( "role" ), "button", "The close button for a multiple choice select popup has the " + '"' + "role='button'" + '"' + " set" );
+		var popup = $( "#enhance-test-listbox" );
+
+		deepEqual( $( "#enhance-test-listbox a:first" ).attr( "role" ), "button", "The close button for a multiple choice select popup has the " + '"' + "role='button'" + '"' + " set" );
+		deepEqual( popup.popup( "option", "overlayTheme" ), "b", "Popup has overlayTheme b" );
+		deepEqual( popup.popup( "option", "theme" ), "x", "Popup has theme x" );
 	});
 
 	module( "Native select" );
@@ -15,5 +19,4 @@
 	test( "Select menu ID", function() {
 		ok( $( ".no-id-test" ).closest( ".ui-btn" ).attr( "id" ) !== "undefined-button", "Select menu without an ID does not result in the button having name 'undefined-button'" );
 	});
-
 })(jQuery);