diff --git a/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTesterTest.java b/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTesterTest.java
index 401cab98..d966ab37 100644
--- a/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTesterTest.java
+++ b/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTesterTest.java
@@ -470,4 +470,67 @@ void openAndFind_ContextMenuItemsCanBeAccessed() {
         Assertions.assertFalse(div.isAttached());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_hiddenItemIgnored_componentItemHasNoText() {
+        ContextMenuTester<ContextMenu> menu_ = test(view.menu);
+        menu_.open();
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(
+                List.of("Foo", "Bar", "Text", "Duplicated", "Duplicated", "",
+                        "Checkable", "Disabled", "Hierarchical",
+                        "Duplicated Hidden"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts(),
+                "texts should be the visible items, in the order the browser shows them");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_positionsMatchClickItemPositions() {
+        ContextMenuTester<ContextMenu> menu_ = test(view.menu);
+        menu_.open();
+
+        // Hidden is filtered out of both, so Hierarchical is at position 8
+        // although it is the tenth item that was added
+        menu_.clickItem(menu_.getItemTexts().indexOf("Hierarchical"), 0);
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(List.of("Hierarchical / Level2"),
+                view.clickedItems);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_subMenuByPath_hiddenItemIgnored() {
+        ContextMenuTester<ContextMenu> menu_ = test(view.menu);
+        menu_.open();
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(
+                List.of("Level2", "NestedSubMenu", "Nested Checkable",
+                        "NestedDisabled"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts("Hierarchical"),
+                "NestedInvisible should not be reported");
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(List.of("Level3"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts("Hierarchical", "NestedSubMenu"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_itemWithoutSubMenu_throws() {
+        ContextMenuTester<ContextMenu> menu_ = test(view.menu);
+        menu_.open();
+
+        IllegalArgumentException exception = Assertions.assertThrows(
+                IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> menu_.getItemTexts("Foo"));
+        Assertions.assertTrue(
+                exception.getMessage().contains("has no children"),
+                "expected the missing sub menu to be reported, but got: "
+                        + exception.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_menuNotOpened_throws() {
+        ContextMenuTester<ContextMenu> menu_ = test(view.menu);
+
+        Assertions.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class,
+                menu_::getItemTexts);
+        Assertions.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class,
+                () -> menu_.getItemTexts("Hierarchical"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTesterTest.java b/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTesterTest.java
index df72501f..51b61733 100644
--- a/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTesterTest.java
+++ b/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTesterTest.java
@@ -335,4 +335,50 @@ void contextMenuFromGridTester_gridWithSeveralContextMenus_throws() {
                 "expected the ambiguity to be reported, but got: "
                         + exception.getMessage());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_openMenu_hiddenItemIgnored_subMenuByPath() {
+        GridContextMenuTester<GridContextMenu<String>, String> menu_ = test(
+                view.menu);
+        menu_.open(0);
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(
+                List.of("Edit", "", "Checkable", "Disabled", "Share"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts(),
+                "texts should be the visible items, with no text for the checkbox item");
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(List.of("Copy link", "Email"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts("Share"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_menuNotOpened_throws() {
+        GridContextMenuTester<GridContextMenu<String>, String> menu_ = test(
+                view.menu);
+
+        Assertions.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class,
+                menu_::getItemTexts);
+        Assertions.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class,
+                () -> menu_.getItemTexts("Share"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_dynamicContentHandler_reportsItemsForTheOpenedRow() {
+        GridMenuItem<String> edit = view.menu.getItems().get(0);
+        view.menu.setDynamicContentHandler(item -> {
+            edit.setVisible(GridContextMenuView.BOB.equals(item));
+            return true;
+        });
+        GridContextMenuTester<GridContextMenu<String>, String> menu_ = test(
+                view.menu);
+
+        menu_.open(1);
+        Assertions.assertTrue(menu_.getItemTexts().contains("Edit"),
+                "Edit should be reported for the row the handler shows it for");
+
+        menu_.close();
+        menu_.open(0);
+        Assertions.assertFalse(menu_.getItemTexts().contains("Edit"),
+                "Edit should not be reported for a row the handler hides it for");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTesterTest.java b/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTesterTest.java
index 6c04c01f..6275264a 100644
--- a/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTesterTest.java
+++ b/junit6/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTesterTest.java
@@ -306,4 +306,29 @@ void getItemTooltipText_notExisting_throws() {
                 () -> menu_.getItemTooltipText(22));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_hiddenItemIgnored_subMenuByPath() {
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(
+                List.of("Foo", "Bar", "Text", "Duplicated", "Duplicated",
+                        "Checkables", "Disabled", "Hierarchical"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts(),
+                "texts should be the visible items, in the order the browser shows them");
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(
+                List.of("Level2", "NestedSubMenu", "Nested Checkable",
+                        "NestedDisabled"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts("Hierarchical"),
+                "NestedInvisible should not be reported");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getItemTexts_disabledMenuBar_itemsAreStillReported() {
+        view.menu.setEnabled(false);
+
+        Assertions.assertIterableEquals(
+                List.of("Foo", "Bar", "Text", "Duplicated", "Duplicated",
+                        "Checkables", "Disabled", "Hierarchical"),
+                menu_.getItemTexts(),
+                "a user can read the items of a disabled menu bar");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/browserless/internal/MenuItemNavigation.java b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/browserless/internal/MenuItemNavigation.java
index 6959e3bd..b6164bb1 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/browserless/internal/MenuItemNavigation.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/browserless/internal/MenuItemNavigation.java
@@ -116,6 +116,55 @@ public static <C extends ContextMenuBase<C, I, S>, I extends MenuItemBase<C, I,
         return menuItem;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the given menu items as the browser shows them, i.e.
+     * only the visible ones, in their order.
+     * <p>
+     * An item created from a component has no text of its own, so it is
+     * reported as an empty string.
+     *
+     * @param items
+     *            the items of a menu level
+     * @return the texts of the visible items
+     */
+    public static List<String> visibleTexts(
+            List<? extends MenuItemBase<?, ?, ?>> items) {
+        return items.stream().filter(Component::isVisible)
+                .map(MenuItemBase::getText).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the visible items of the sub menu of the item addressed
+     * by the given text path.
+     *
+     * @param rootItems
+     *            the items of the top level menu
+     * @param topLevelText
+     *            the text content of the top level menu item, not
+     *            {@literal null}
+     * @param nestedItemsText
+     *            text content of the nested menu items
+     * @param <C>
+     *            menu type
+     * @param <I>
+     *            menu item type
+     * @param <S>
+     *            sub menu type
+     * @return the texts of the visible items of the sub menu
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the provided text does not identify a menu item, or if the
+     *             item at the given path has no sub menu
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if there are multiple matching items at any level, or if the
+     *             item at the given path is disabled or not visible
+     */
+    public static <C extends ContextMenuBase<C, I, S>, I extends MenuItemBase<C, I, S>, S extends SubMenuBase<C, I, S>> List<String> visibleSubMenuTexts(
+            List<I> rootItems, String topLevelText, String... nestedItemsText) {
+        I menuItem = findByPath(rootItems, topLevelText, nestedItemsText);
+        ensureParentItem(menuItem, pathToString(topLevelText, nestedItemsText));
+        return visibleTexts(menuItem.getSubMenu().getItems());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Ensures that the given menu item is checkable, as only a checkable item
      * has a checked state to read.
diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTester.java b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTester.java
index 72ef3ddb..04a724eb 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTester.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/contextmenu/ContextMenuTester.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.vaadin.flow.component.contextmenu;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import com.vaadin.browserless.ComponentQuery;
 import com.vaadin.browserless.ComponentTester;
 import com.vaadin.browserless.Tests;
@@ -383,6 +385,94 @@ public String getItemTooltipText(int topLevelPosition,
         return menuItem.getElement().getProperty("tooltip");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the menu items, as the browser shows them.
+     * <p>
+     * Hidden items are ignored, so the returned texts are aligned with the
+     * positions used by {@link #clickItem(int, int...)}. A text can also be
+     * given to {@link #clickItem(String, String...)}, as long as it identifies
+     * a single enabled item: a text that several visible items share is
+     * ambiguous, and a disabled item cannot be clicked.
+     * <p>
+     * An item created from a component has no text of its own, and is reported
+     * as an empty string. Use {@link #find(Class)} to reach such an item.
+     * <p>
+     * The menu has to be open, since its items are not part of the UI before
+     * that.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *
+     * menu.addItem("Preview", event -> {
+     * });
+     * menu.addItem("Hidden", event -> {
+     * }).setVisible(false);
+     * menu.addItem("Share");
+     *
+     * // ["Preview", "Share"]
+     * tester.getItemTexts();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @return the texts of the visible top level menu items, in the order they
+     *         are shown in
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if the menu is not open, or is not visible
+     */
+    public List<String> getItemTexts() {
+        ensureVisible();
+        return MenuItemNavigation.visibleTexts(getComponent().getItems());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the items of the sub menu of the item matching the
+     * given text, as the browser shows them.
+     * <p>
+     * For a nested sub menu, provide the text of each menu item in the
+     * hierarchy, the same way as in {@link #clickItem(String, String...)}.
+     * <p>
+     * Hidden items are ignored at every level, both when following the path and
+     * in the returned texts.
+     * <p>
+     * The menu has to be open, since its items are not part of the UI before
+     * that.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *
+     * var subMenu = menu.addItem("Share").getSubMenu();
+     * subMenu.addItem("Copy link", event -> {
+     * });
+     * subMenu.addItem("Email", event -> {
+     * });
+     *
+     * // ["Copy link", "Email"]
+     * tester.getItemTexts("Share");
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @param topLevelText
+     *            the text content of the top level menu item, not
+     *            {@literal null}.
+     * @param nestedItemsText
+     *            text content of the nested menu items
+     * @return the texts of the visible items of the sub menu, in the order they
+     *         are shown in
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the provided text does not identify a menu item, or if the
+     *             item at the given path has no sub menu.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if the menu is not open or not visible, if there are multiple
+     *             matching items at any level, or if the item at the given path
+     *             is disabled or not visible.
+     */
+    public List<String> getItemTexts(String topLevelText,
+            String... nestedItemsText) {
+        ensureVisible();
+        return MenuItemNavigation.visibleSubMenuTexts(getComponent().getItems(),
+                topLevelText, nestedItemsText);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      * <p>
diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTester.java b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTester.java
index b1b42f25..a89af38e 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTester.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/grid/contextmenu/GridContextMenuTester.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.vaadin.flow.component.grid.contextmenu;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import tools.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 
 import com.vaadin.browserless.ComponentQuery;
@@ -363,6 +365,99 @@ public String getItemTooltipText(int topLevelPosition,
                 .getElement().getProperty("tooltip");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the menu items, as the browser shows them.
+     * <p/>
+     * Hidden items are ignored, so the returned texts are aligned with the
+     * positions used by {@link #clickItem(int, int...)}. A text can also be
+     * given to {@link #clickItem(String, String...)}, as long as it identifies
+     * a single enabled item: a text that several visible items share is
+     * ambiguous, and a disabled item cannot be clicked.
+     * <p/>
+     * An item created from a component has no text of its own, and is reported
+     * as an empty string. Use {@link #find(Class)} to reach such an item.
+     * <p/>
+     * The menu has to be open, since its items are not part of the UI before
+     * that. The items are the ones the menu offers for the row it was opened
+     * on, so a dynamic content handler has run by then.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *
+     * menu.addItem("Edit", event -> {
+     * });
+     * menu.addItem("Hidden", event -> {
+     * }).setVisible(false);
+     * menu.addItem("Share");
+     *
+     * tester.open(0);
+     *
+     * // ["Edit", "Share"]
+     * tester.getItemTexts();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @return the texts of the visible top level menu items, in the order they
+     *         are shown in
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if the menu is not open, or is not visible
+     */
+    public List<String> getItemTexts() {
+        ensureVisible();
+        return MenuItemNavigation.visibleTexts(getComponent().getItems());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the items of the sub menu of the item matching the
+     * given text, as the browser shows them.
+     * <p/>
+     * For a nested sub menu, provide the text of each menu item in the
+     * hierarchy, the same way as in {@link #clickItem(String, String...)}.
+     * <p/>
+     * Hidden items are ignored at every level, both when following the path and
+     * in the returned texts.
+     * <p/>
+     * The menu has to be open, since its items are not part of the UI before
+     * that.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *
+     * var subMenu = menu.addItem("Share").getSubMenu();
+     * subMenu.addItem("Copy link", event -> {
+     * });
+     * subMenu.addItem("Email", event -> {
+     * });
+     *
+     * tester.open(0);
+     *
+     * // ["Copy link", "Email"]
+     * tester.getItemTexts("Share");
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @param topLevelText
+     *            the text content of the top level menu item, not
+     *            {@literal null}.
+     * @param nestedItemsText
+     *            text content of the nested menu items
+     * @return the texts of the visible items of the sub menu, in the order they
+     *         are shown in
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the provided text does not identify a menu item, or if the
+     *             item at the given path has no sub menu.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if the menu is not open or not visible, if there are multiple
+     *             matching items at any level, or if the item at the given path
+     *             is disabled or not visible.
+     */
+    public List<String> getItemTexts(String topLevelText,
+            String... nestedItemsText) {
+        ensureVisible();
+        return MenuItemNavigation.visibleSubMenuTexts(getComponent().getItems(),
+                topLevelText, nestedItemsText);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      * <p>
diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTester.java b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTester.java
index 1eb809d8..1cba462e 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTester.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/menubar/MenuBarTester.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.vaadin.flow.component.menubar;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import com.vaadin.browserless.ComponentTester;
 import com.vaadin.browserless.Tests;
 import com.vaadin.browserless.internal.MenuItemNavigation;
@@ -321,6 +323,92 @@ public String getItemTooltipText(int topLevelPosition,
         return menuItem.getElement().getProperty("tooltip");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the menu items, as the browser shows them.
+     * <p>
+     * Hidden items are ignored, so the returned texts are aligned with the
+     * positions used by {@link #clickItem(int, int...)}. A text can also be
+     * given to {@link #clickItem(String, String...)}, as long as it identifies
+     * a single enabled item: a text that several visible items share is
+     * ambiguous, and a disabled item cannot be clicked.
+     * <p>
+     * An item created from a component has no text of its own, and is reported
+     * as an empty string. Use {@link #find(Class)} to reach such an item.
+     * <p>
+     * All items of the menu bar are reported. A browser collapses the items
+     * that do not fit into an overflow menu, which cannot be simulated without
+     * a layout.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *
+     * menu.addItem("Preview", event -> {
+     * });
+     * menu.addItem("Hidden", event -> {
+     * }).setVisible(false);
+     * menu.addItem("Share");
+     *
+     * // ["Preview", "Share"]
+     * wrapper.getItemTexts();
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @return the texts of the visible top level menu items, in the order they
+     *         are shown in
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if the menu bar is not visible
+     */
+    public List<String> getItemTexts() {
+        ensureVisible();
+        return MenuItemNavigation.visibleTexts(getComponent().getItems());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the texts of the items of the sub menu of the item matching the
+     * given text, as the browser shows them.
+     * <p>
+     * For a nested sub menu, provide the text of each menu item in the
+     * hierarchy, the same way as in {@link #clickItem(String, String...)}.
+     * <p>
+     * Hidden items are ignored at every level, both when following the path and
+     * in the returned texts.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *
+     * var subMenu = menu.addItem("Share").getSubMenu();
+     * subMenu.addItem("Copy link", event -> {
+     * });
+     * subMenu.addItem("Email", event -> {
+     * });
+     *
+     * // ["Copy link", "Email"]
+     * wrapper.getItemTexts("Share");
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @param topLevelText
+     *            the text content of the top level menu item, not
+     *            {@literal null}.
+     * @param nestedItemsText
+     *            text content of the nested menu items
+     * @return the texts of the visible items of the sub menu, in the order they
+     *         are shown in
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the provided text does not identify a menu item, or if the
+     *             item at the given path has no sub menu.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if the menu bar is not visible, if there are multiple
+     *             matching items at any level, or if the item at the given path
+     *             is disabled or not visible.
+     */
+    public List<String> getItemTexts(String topLevelText,
+            String... nestedItemsText) {
+        ensureVisible();
+        return MenuItemNavigation.visibleSubMenuTexts(getComponent().getItems(),
+                topLevelText, nestedItemsText);
+    }
+
     private MenuItem findMenuItemByPath(String topLevelText,
             String... nestedItemsText) {
         return MenuItemNavigation.findByPath(getComponent().getItems(),