diff --git a/components/menu/src/Menu.tsx b/components/menu/src/Menu.tsx
index dbcc976b4..8e8be9fa3 100644
--- a/components/menu/src/Menu.tsx
+++ b/components/menu/src/Menu.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Key } from '../../_util/type';
 import type { ExtractPropTypes, PropType, VNode } from 'vue';
 import {
+  shallowRef,
   Teleport,
   computed,
   defineComponent,
@@ -38,10 +39,14 @@ import { cloneElement } from '../../_util/vnode';
 import { OVERFLOW_KEY, PathContext } from './hooks/useKeyPath';
 import type { FocusEventHandler, MouseEventHandler } from '../../_util/EventInterface';
 import collapseMotion from '../../_util/collapseMotion';
+import type { ItemType } from './hooks/useItems';
+import useItems from './hooks/useItems';
 
 export const menuProps = () => ({
   id: String,
   prefixCls: String,
+  // donot use items, now only support inner use
+  items: Array as PropType<ItemType[]>,
   disabled: Boolean,
   inlineCollapsed: Boolean,
   disabledOverflow: Boolean,
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
   slots: ['expandIcon', 'overflowedIndicator'],
   setup(props, { slots, emit, attrs }) {
     const { prefixCls, direction, getPrefixCls } = useConfigInject('menu', props);
-    const store = ref<Record<string, StoreMenuInfo>>({});
+    const store = shallowRef<Map<string, StoreMenuInfo>>(new Map());
     const siderCollapsed = inject(SiderCollapsedKey, ref(undefined));
     const inlineCollapsed = computed(() => {
       if (siderCollapsed.value !== undefined) {
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
       return props.inlineCollapsed;
     });
-
+    const { itemsNodes } = useItems(props);
     const isMounted = ref(false);
     onMounted(() => {
       isMounted.value = true;
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
         'Menu',
         '`inlineCollapsed` not control Menu under Sider. Should set `collapsed` on Sider instead.',
       );
+      // devWarning(
+      //   !!props.items && !slots.default,
+      //   'Menu',
+      //   '`children` will be removed in next major version. Please use `items` instead.',
+      // );
     });
 
     const activeKeys = ref([]);
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       store,
       () => {
         const newKeyMapStore = {};
-        for (const menuInfo of Object.values(store.value)) {
+        for (const menuInfo of store.value.values()) {
           newKeyMapStore[menuInfo.key] = menuInfo;
         }
         keyMapStore.value = newKeyMapStore;
@@ -322,8 +332,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
       const keys = [];
       const storeValue = store.value;
       eventKeys.forEach(eventKey => {
-        const { key, childrenEventKeys } = storeValue[eventKey];
-        keys.push(key, ...getChildrenKeys(childrenEventKeys));
+        const { key, childrenEventKeys } = storeValue.get(eventKey);
+        keys.push(key, ...getChildrenKeys(unref(childrenEventKeys)));
       });
       return keys;
     };
@@ -355,11 +365,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
     };
 
     const registerMenuInfo = (key: string, info: StoreMenuInfo) => {
-      store.value = { ...store.value, [key]: info as any };
+      store.value.set(key, info);
+      store.value = new Map(store.value);
     };
     const unRegisterMenuInfo = (key: string) => {
-      delete store.value[key];
-      store.value = { ...store.value };
+      store.value.delete(key);
+      store.value = new Map(store.value);
     };
 
     const lastVisibleIndex = ref(0);
@@ -379,7 +390,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
         : null,
     );
     useProvideMenu({
-      store,
       prefixCls,
       activeKeys,
       openKeys: mergedOpenKeys,
@@ -408,9 +418,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       isRootMenu: ref(true),
       expandIcon,
       forceSubMenuRender: computed(() => props.forceSubMenuRender),
+      rootClassName: computed(() => ''),
     });
     return () => {
-      const childList = flattenChildren(slots.default?.());
+      const childList = itemsNodes.value || flattenChildren(slots.default?.());
       const allVisible =
         lastVisibleIndex.value >= childList.length - 1 ||
         mergedMode.value !== 'horizontal' ||
diff --git a/components/menu/src/PopupTrigger.tsx b/components/menu/src/PopupTrigger.tsx
index 09996d427..661e9f11d 100644
--- a/components/menu/src/PopupTrigger.tsx
+++ b/components/menu/src/PopupTrigger.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       forceSubMenuRender,
       motion,
       defaultMotions,
+      rootClassName,
     } = useInjectMenu();
     const forceRender = useInjectForceRender();
     const placement = computed(() =>
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
               [`${prefixCls}-rtl`]: rtl.value,
             },
             popupClassName,
+            rootClassName.value,
           )}
           stretch={mode === 'horizontal' ? 'minWidth' : null}
           getPopupContainer={
diff --git a/components/menu/src/SubMenu.tsx b/components/menu/src/SubMenu.tsx
index 3eb4269f8..e0e332614 100644
--- a/components/menu/src/SubMenu.tsx
+++ b/components/menu/src/SubMenu.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import devWarning from '../../vc-util/devWarning';
 import isValid from '../../_util/isValid';
 import type { MouseEventHandler } from '../../_util/EventInterface';
 import type { Key } from 'ant-design-vue/es/_util/type';
+import type { MenuTheme } from './interface';
 
 let indexGuid = 0;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export const subMenuProps = () => ({
   internalPopupClose: Boolean,
   eventKey: String,
   expandIcon: Function as PropType<(p?: { isOpen: boolean; [key: string]: any }) => any>,
+  theme: String as PropType<MenuTheme>,
   onMouseenter: Function as PropType<MouseEventHandler>,
   onMouseleave: Function as PropType<MouseEventHandler>,
   onTitleClick: Function as PropType<(e: MouseEvent, key: Key) => void>,
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const popupClassName = computed(() =>
       classNames(
         prefixCls.value,
-        `${prefixCls.value}-${antdMenuTheme.value}`,
+        `${prefixCls.value}-${props.theme || antdMenuTheme.value}`,
         props.popupClassName,
       ),
     );
diff --git a/components/menu/src/hooks/useItems.tsx b/components/menu/src/hooks/useItems.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a140f1aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/menu/src/hooks/useItems.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import type {
+  MenuItemType as VcMenuItemType,
+  MenuDividerType as VcMenuDividerType,
+  SubMenuType as VcSubMenuType,
+  MenuItemGroupType as VcMenuItemGroupType,
+} from '../interface';
+import SubMenu from '../SubMenu';
+import ItemGroup from '../ItemGroup';
+import MenuDivider from '../Divider';
+import MenuItem from '../MenuItem';
+import type { Key } from '../../../_util/type';
+import { ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue';
+import type { MenuProps } from '../Menu';
+import type { StoreMenuInfo } from './useMenuContext';
+
+interface MenuItemType extends VcMenuItemType {
+  danger?: boolean;
+  icon?: any;
+  title?: string;
+}
+
+interface SubMenuType extends Omit<VcSubMenuType, 'children'> {
+  icon?: any;
+  theme?: 'dark' | 'light';
+  children: ItemType[];
+}
+
+interface MenuItemGroupType extends Omit<VcMenuItemGroupType, 'children'> {
+  children?: MenuItemType[];
+  key?: Key;
+}
+
+interface MenuDividerType extends VcMenuDividerType {
+  dashed?: boolean;
+  key?: Key;
+}
+
+export type ItemType = MenuItemType | SubMenuType | MenuItemGroupType | MenuDividerType | null;
+
+function convertItemsToNodes(
+  list: ItemType[],
+  store: Map<string, StoreMenuInfo>,
+  parentMenuInfo?: {
+    childrenEventKeys: string[];
+    parentKeys: string[];
+  },
+) {
+  return (list || [])
+    .map((opt, index) => {
+      if (opt && typeof opt === 'object') {
+        const { label, children, key, type, ...restProps } = opt as any;
+        const mergedKey = key ?? `tmp-${index}`;
+        // 此处 eventKey === key, 移除 children 后可以移除 eventKey
+        const parentKeys = parentMenuInfo ? parentMenuInfo.parentKeys.slice() : [];
+        const childrenEventKeys = [];
+        // if
+        const menuInfo = {
+          eventKey: mergedKey,
+          key: mergedKey,
+          parentEventKeys: ref<string[]>(parentKeys),
+          parentKeys: ref<string[]>(parentKeys),
+          childrenEventKeys: ref<string[]>(childrenEventKeys),
+          isLeaf: false,
+        };
+
+        // MenuItemGroup & SubMenuItem
+        if (children || type === 'group') {
+          if (type === 'group') {
+            const childrenNodes = convertItemsToNodes(children, store, parentMenuInfo);
+            // Group
+            return (
+              <ItemGroup key={mergedKey} {...restProps} title={label}>
+                {childrenNodes}
+              </ItemGroup>
+            );
+          }
+          store.set(mergedKey, menuInfo);
+          if (parentMenuInfo) {
+            parentMenuInfo.childrenEventKeys.push(mergedKey);
+          }
+          // Sub Menu
+          const childrenNodes = convertItemsToNodes(children, store, {
+            childrenEventKeys,
+            parentKeys: [].concat(parentKeys, mergedKey),
+          });
+          return (
+            <SubMenu key={mergedKey} {...restProps} title={label}>
+              {childrenNodes}
+            </SubMenu>
+          );
+        }
+
+        // MenuItem & Divider
+        if (type === 'divider') {
+          return <MenuDivider key={mergedKey} {...restProps} />;
+        }
+        menuInfo.isLeaf = true;
+        store.set(mergedKey, menuInfo);
+        return (
+          <MenuItem key={mergedKey} {...restProps}>
+            {label}
+          </MenuItem>
+        );
+      }
+
+      return null;
+    })
+    .filter(opt => opt);
+}
+
+// FIXME: Move logic here in v4
+/**
+ * We simply convert `items` to VueNode for reuse origin component logic. But we need move all the
+ * logic from component into this hooks when in v4
+ */
+export default function useItems(props: MenuProps) {
+  const itemsNodes = shallowRef([]);
+  const hasItmes = ref(false);
+  const store = shallowRef<Map<string, StoreMenuInfo>>(new Map());
+  watch(
+    () => props.items,
+    () => {
+      const newStore = new Map<string, StoreMenuInfo>();
+      hasItmes.value = false;
+      if (props.items) {
+        hasItmes.value = true;
+        itemsNodes.value = convertItemsToNodes(props.items as ItemType[], newStore);
+      } else {
+        itemsNodes.value = undefined;
+      }
+      store.value = newStore;
+    },
+    { immediate: true, deep: true },
+  );
+  return { itemsNodes, store, hasItmes };
+}
diff --git a/components/menu/src/hooks/useMenuContext.ts b/components/menu/src/hooks/useMenuContext.ts
index 81bd8c76d..fc4cfdd37 100644
--- a/components/menu/src/hooks/useMenuContext.ts
+++ b/components/menu/src/hooks/useMenuContext.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Key } from '../../../_util/type';
-import type { ComputedRef, InjectionKey, PropType, Ref, UnwrapRef } from 'vue';
+import type { ComputedRef, InjectionKey, PropType, Ref } from 'vue';
 import { defineComponent, inject, provide, toRef } from 'vue';
 import type {
   BuiltinPlacements,
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ import type { CSSMotionProps } from '../../../_util/transition';
 export interface StoreMenuInfo {
   eventKey: string;
   key: Key;
-  parentEventKeys: ComputedRef<string[]>;
+  parentEventKeys: Ref<string[]>;
   childrenEventKeys?: Ref<string[]>;
   isLeaf?: boolean;
-  parentKeys: ComputedRef<Key[]>;
+  parentKeys: Ref<Key[]>;
 }
 export interface MenuContextProps {
   isRootMenu: Ref<boolean>;
-
-  store: Ref<Record<string, UnwrapRef<StoreMenuInfo>>>;
+  rootClassName: Ref<string>;
   registerMenuInfo: (key: string, info: StoreMenuInfo) => void;
   unRegisterMenuInfo: (key: string) => void;
   prefixCls: ComputedRef<string>;
diff --git a/components/menu/src/interface.ts b/components/menu/src/interface.ts
index 19afc7116..137b67039 100644
--- a/components/menu/src/interface.ts
+++ b/components/menu/src/interface.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,74 @@
+import type { CSSProperties } from 'vue';
 import type { Key } from '../../_util/type';
 import type { MenuItemProps } from './MenuItem';
 
+// ========================= Options =========================
+interface ItemSharedProps {
+  style?: CSSProperties;
+  class?: string;
+}
+
+export interface SubMenuType extends ItemSharedProps {
+  label?: any;
+
+  children: ItemType[];
+
+  disabled?: boolean;
+
+  key: string;
+
+  rootClassName?: string;
+
+  // >>>>> Icon
+  itemIcon?: RenderIconType;
+  expandIcon?: RenderIconType;
+
+  // >>>>> Active
+  onMouseenter?: MenuHoverEventHandler;
+  onMouseleave?: MenuHoverEventHandler;
+
+  // >>>>> Popup
+  popupClassName?: string;
+  popupOffset?: number[];
+
+  // >>>>> Events
+  onClick?: MenuClickEventHandler;
+  onTitleClick?: (info: MenuTitleInfo) => void;
+  onTitleMouseenter?: MenuHoverEventHandler;
+  onTitleMouseleave?: MenuHoverEventHandler;
+}
+
+export interface MenuItemType extends ItemSharedProps {
+  label?: any;
+
+  disabled?: boolean;
+
+  itemIcon?: RenderIconType;
+
+  key: Key;
+
+  // >>>>> Active
+  onMouseenter?: MenuHoverEventHandler;
+  onMouseleave?: MenuHoverEventHandler;
+
+  // >>>>> Events
+  onClick?: MenuClickEventHandler;
+}
+
+export interface MenuItemGroupType extends ItemSharedProps {
+  type: 'group';
+
+  label?: any;
+
+  children?: ItemType[];
+}
+
+export interface MenuDividerType extends ItemSharedProps {
+  type: 'divider';
+}
+
+export type ItemType = SubMenuType | MenuItemType | MenuItemGroupType | MenuDividerType | null;
+
 export type MenuTheme = 'light' | 'dark';
 
 // ========================== Basic ==========================