diff --git a/ui/rules.autocomplete.js b/ui/rules.autocomplete.js
index a888fd5..b79cdbe 100644
--- a/ui/rules.autocomplete.js
+++ b/ui/rules.autocomplete.js
@@ -103,14 +103,17 @@ Drupal.rules = Drupal.rules || {};
       });
     });
 
+    // Newer versions of jQuery UI use element.data('ui-autocomplete'), older versions use element.data('autocomplete').
+    var autocompleteDataKey = typeof(this.jqObject.data('autocomplete')) === 'object' ? 'autocomplete' : 'ui-autocomplete';
+
     // Since jquery autocomplete by default strips html text by using .text()
     // we need our own _renderItem function to display html content.
-    this.jqObject.data("autocomplete")._renderItem = function(ul, item) {
+    this.jqObject.data(autocompleteDataKey)._renderItem = function(ul, item) {
       return $("<li></li>").data("item.autocomplete", item).append("<a>" + item.label + "</a>").appendTo(ul);
     };
 
     // Override close function
-    this.jqObject.data("autocomplete").close = function (event) {
+    this.jqObject.data(autocompleteDataKey).close = function (event) {
       var value = this.element.val();
       // If the selector is not a group, then trigger the close event an and
       // hide the menu.
@@ -119,7 +122,10 @@ Drupal.rules = Drupal.rules || {};
         if (this.menu.element.is(":visible")) {
           this._trigger("close", event);
           this.menu.element.hide();
-          this.menu.deactivate();
+          // Use deactivate for older versions of jQuery UI.
+          if (typeof(this.menu.deactivate) === 'function') {
+            this.menu.deactivate();
+          }
         }
       }
       else {
diff --git a/ui/ui.theme.inc b/ui/ui.theme.inc
index 42bf6e8..a3af54d 100644
--- a/ui/ui.theme.inc
+++ b/ui/ui.theme.inc
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ function theme_rules_autocomplete($variables) {
   drupal_add_library('system', 'ui.autocomplete');
   drupal_add_library('system', 'ui.button');
 
+  // If the jQuery Update module is in use, then the UI Menu component may be
+  // needed (for later versions of jQuery UI).
+  if (module_exists('jquery_update') && variable_get('jquery_update_jquery_version', '1.5') >= '1.7') {
+    $minify = variable_get('jquery_update_compression_type', 'min') == 'min';
+    drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'jquery_update') . '/replace/ui/ui/'
+      . ($minify ? 'minified/jquery.ui.menu.min.js' : 'jquery.ui.menu.js'));
+  }
+
   $element['#attributes']['type'] = 'text';
   element_set_attributes($element, array('id', 'name', 'value', 'size', 'maxlength'));
   _form_set_class($element, array('form-text', 'rules-autocomplete'));