diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index fcd776cd..2b2cd959 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ void menuinitselection(int *line)
 {
     if(!lastmenu) return;
     if(lastmenu->items.inrange(*line)) lastmenu->menusel = *line;
+    else lastmenu->menuselinit = *line;
 }
 COMMAND(menuinitselection, "i");
 
@@ -1316,6 +1317,7 @@ void gmenu::open()
         execute(initaction);
         lastmenu = oldlastmenu;
     }
+    if(items.inrange(menuselinit)) { menusel = menuselinit; menuselinit = -1; }
     if(items.inrange(menusel)) items[menusel]->focus(true);
     init();
     resetcontext();
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 1cb7d9f2..098b94a1 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ struct gmenu
     const char *name, *title, *header, *footer;
     vector<mitem *> items;
     int mwidth;
-    int menusel;
+    int menusel, menuselinit;
     bool allowinput, inited, hotkeys, forwardkeys;
     void (__cdecl *refreshfunc)(void *, bool);
     bool (__cdecl *keyfunc)(void *, int, bool, int);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ struct gmenu
     char *previewtexture, *previewtexturetitle;
     mdirlist *dirlist;
 
-    gmenu() : name(0), title(0), header(0), footer(0), initaction(0), usefont(0), allowblink(false), persistentselection(false), mdl(0), footlen(0), xoffs(0), yoffs(0), previewtexture(NULL), previewtexturetitle(NULL), dirlist(0) {}
+    gmenu() : name(0), title(0), header(0), footer(0), menuselinit(-1), initaction(0), usefont(0), allowblink(false), persistentselection(false), mdl(0), footlen(0), xoffs(0), yoffs(0), previewtexture(NULL), previewtexturetitle(NULL), dirlist(0) {}
     virtual ~gmenu()
     {
         DELETEA(name);