diff --git a/js/ui/filter_builder/filter_builder.js b/js/ui/filter_builder/filter_builder.js
index c44851cbba1f..f9b0865caba6 100644
--- a/js/ui/filter_builder/filter_builder.js
+++ b/js/ui/filter_builder/filter_builder.js
@@ -719,13 +719,12 @@ var FilterBuilder = Widget.inherit({
             onHiding: function(e) {
                 $button.removeClass(ACTIVE_CLASS);
             },
-            position: { my: position + " top", at: position + " bottom", offset: "0 1" },
+            position: { my: position + " top", at: position + " bottom", offset: "0 1", of: $button },
             animation: null,
             onHidden: function() {
                 removeMenu();
             },
             cssClass: FILTER_BUILDER_OVERLAY_CLASS + " " + options.menu.cssClass,
-            target: $button,
             rtlEnabled: rtlEnabled
         });
 
@@ -737,7 +736,7 @@ var FilterBuilder = Widget.inherit({
                     if((e.type === "keydown" && e.keyCode === TAB_KEY)
                             || (e.type === "keyup" && (e.keyCode === ESCAPE_KEY || e.keyCode === ENTER_KEY))) {
                         info.component.hide();
-                        eventsEngine.trigger(options.menu.target, "focus");
+                        eventsEngine.trigger(options.menu.position.of, "focus");
                     }
                 });
 
@@ -1060,7 +1059,6 @@ var FilterBuilder = Widget.inherit({
             $popup = $("<div>")
                 .addClass(options.menu.cssClass).appendTo($container);
         this._createComponent($popup, Popup, {
-            target: options.menu.target,
             onHiding: options.menu.onHiding,
             onHidden: options.menu.onHidden,
             rtlEnabled: options.menu.rtlEnabled,
diff --git a/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/filterBuilderParts/commonTests.js b/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/filterBuilderParts/commonTests.js
index 5265274a82af..a4ae1564c5c5 100644
--- a/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/filterBuilderParts/commonTests.js
+++ b/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/filterBuilderParts/commonTests.js
@@ -463,6 +463,26 @@ QUnit.module("Rendering", function() {
         //assert
         assert.equal($container.find(".dx-texteditor-input").val(), "3.14 kg", 'numberbox formatted value');
     });
+
+    //T603217
+    QUnit.test("Menu popup hasn't target", function(assert) {
+        // arrange
+        var $container = $("#container");
+
+        $container.dxFilterBuilder({
+            value: ["Weight", "=", 3.14],
+            fields: [{
+                dataField: "Weight",
+                dataType: 'number'
+            }]
+        });
+
+        // act
+        $("." + FILTER_BUILDER_GROUP_OPERATION_CLASS).trigger("dxclick");
+
+        // assert
+        assert.notOk($container.find(".dx-filterbuilder-overlay").dxPopup("instance").option("target"), "popup target shoud not be set");
+    });
 });
 
 QUnit.module("Filter value", function() {