diff -r e2b9cc8083db lib/irrlicht/include/IGUIContextMenu.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/IGUIContextMenu.h	Tue Sep 02 13:45:46 2008 +0200
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/IGUIContextMenu.h	Tue Sep 02 14:10:53 2008 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@
 namespace gui
 {
 
+	//! Close behaviour.
+	//! Default is ECMC_REMOVE
+	enum ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE
+	{
+		//! do nothing - menu stays open
+		ECMC_IGNORE = 0,	
+
+		//! remove the gui element
+		ECMC_REMOVE = 1,
+
+		//! call setVisible(false)
+		ECMC_HIDE = 2,
+			
+	 	// note to implementors - this is planned as bitset, so continue with 4 if you need to add further flags.
+	};
+
 	//! GUI Context menu interface.
 	class IGUIContextMenu : public IGUIElement
 	{
@@ -20,6 +36,12 @@
 		//! constructor
 		IGUIContextMenu(IGUIEnvironment* environment, IGUIElement* parent, s32 id, core::rect<s32> rectangle)
 			: IGUIElement(EGUIET_CONTEXT_MENU, environment, parent, id, rectangle) {}
+		
+		//! set behaviour when menus are closed
+		virtual void setCloseHandling(ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE onClose) = 0;
+
+		//! get current behaviour when the menue will be closed
+		virtual ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE getCloseHandling() const = 0;
 
 		//! Get amount of menu items
 		virtual u32 getItemCount() const = 0;
diff -r e2b9cc8083db lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIContextMenu.cpp
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIContextMenu.cpp	Tue Sep 02 13:45:46 2008 +0200
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIContextMenu.cpp	Tue Sep 02 14:10:53 2008 +0200
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 				core::rect<s32> rectangle, bool getFocus, bool allowFocus)
 	: IGUIContextMenu(environment, parent, id, rectangle), HighLighted(-1),
 		ChangeTime(0), EventParent(0), AllowFocus(allowFocus), LastFont(0)
+	, CloseHandling(ECMC_REMOVE)
 {
 	#ifdef _DEBUG
 	setDebugName("CGUIContextMenu");
@@ -49,6 +50,19 @@
 
 	if (LastFont)
 		LastFont->drop();
+}
+
+
+//! set behaviour when menus are closed
+void CGUIContextMenu::setCloseHandling(ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE onClose)
+{
+	CloseHandling = onClose;
+}
+
+//! get current behaviour when the menue will be closed
+ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE CGUIContextMenu::getCloseHandling() const
+{
+	return CloseHandling;
 }
 
 
@@ -251,7 +265,16 @@
 				{
 					// set event parent of submenus
 					setEventParent(Parent);
-					remove();
+					
+					if ( CloseHandling & ECMC_HIDE )
+					{
+						setVisible(false);
+					}
+					if ( CloseHandling & ECMC_REMOVE )
+					{
+ 						remove();
+					}
+
 					return false;
 				}
 				break;
@@ -664,6 +687,8 @@
 		out->addInt("ParentItem", i);
 	}
 
+	out->addInt("CloseHandling", (s32)CloseHandling);
+	
 	// write out the item list
 	out->addInt("ItemCount", Items.size());
 
@@ -700,6 +725,8 @@
 	if (Parent && ( Parent->getType() == EGUIET_CONTEXT_MENU || Parent->getType() == EGUIET_MENU ) )
 		((CGUIContextMenu*)Parent)->setSubMenu(in->getAttributeAsInt("ParentItem"),this);
 
+
+	CloseHandling = (ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE)in->getAttributeAsInt("CloseHandling");
 
 	removeAllItems();
 
diff -r e2b9cc8083db lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIContextMenu.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIContextMenu.h	Tue Sep 02 13:45:46 2008 +0200
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIContextMenu.h	Tue Sep 02 14:10:53 2008 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
 		//! destructor
 		virtual ~CGUIContextMenu();
+
+		//! set behaviour when menus are closed
+		virtual void setCloseHandling(ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE onClose);
+
+		//! get current behaviour when the menue will be closed
+		virtual ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE getCloseHandling() const;
 
 		//! Returns amount of menu items
 		virtual u32 getItemCount() const;
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@
 		IGUIElement* EventParent;
 		bool AllowFocus;
 		IGUIFont *LastFont;
+		ECONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE CloseHandling;
 	};