diff --git a/config/menus_settings.cfg b/config/menus_settings.cfg
index 5b038604..7c586352 100644
--- a/config/menus_settings.cfg
+++ b/config/menus_settings.cfg
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ menuitem [Misc settings]            [ showmenu Misc ]
 menuitem [] -1
 menuitem [Reset all settings] [ showmenu [Reset settings] ]
 
+
 newmenu Weapons
 
 menumdl weapons/assault/menu mapmodel 75 12
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ looplist [
   shotgun "V-19 Combat Shotgun"
   carbine "TMP-M&A Carbine"
 ] [ w desc ] [execute (format [menuitem [%2] [nextprimary %1 ; echo %2 selected] [chmenumdl Weapons weapons/%1/menu mapmodel 75 12] ] $w $desc) ]
+menuinit menuselectionpersistent
 
 newmenu CLA
 
@@ -290,12 +292,15 @@ menuitem [Change crosshair in edit mode...     ]             [ showmenu [Edit mo
 
 newmenu Crosshairs
 menudirlist "packages/crosshairs" png [ loadcrosshair default (concatword $arg1 .png) ] 1
+menuinit [sleep 1 menuselectionpersistent]
 
 newmenu [Scope crosshairs]
 menudirlist "packages/crosshairs" png [ loadcrosshair scope (concatword $arg1 .png) ] 1
+menuinit [sleep 1 menuselectionpersistent]
 
 newmenu [Edit mode crosshairs]
 menudirlist "packages/crosshairs" png [ loadcrosshair edit (concatword $arg1 .png) ] 1
+menuinit [sleep 1 menuselectionpersistent]
 
 newmenu [Alternate edit binds]
 menuitem [Back] [ closecurmenu ]
diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index cfdb66d0..8cfe768c 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ void showmenu_(const char *name)
 }
 COMMANDN(showmenu, showmenu_, "s");
 
+const char *persistentmenuselectionalias(const char *name)
+{
+    static defformatstring(al)("__lastmenusel_%s", name);
+    filtertext(al, al, FTXT__ALIAS);
+    return al;
+}
+
 void menuselect(void *menu, int sel)
 {
     gmenu &m = *(gmenu *)menu;
@@ -151,6 +158,11 @@ void menuselect(void *menu, int sel)
                 if(m.items.inrange(oldsel)) m.items[oldsel]->focus(false);
                 m.items[sel]->focus(true);
                 audiomgr.playsound(S_MENUSELECT, SP_HIGHEST);
+                if(m.persistentselection)
+                {
+                    defformatstring(val)("%d", sel);
+                    alias(persistentmenuselectionalias(m.name), val);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -886,6 +898,15 @@ void menuinitselection(int *line)
 }
 COMMAND(menuinitselection, "i");
 
+void menuselectionpersistent()
+{
+    if(!curmenu) return;
+    curmenu->persistentselection = true;
+    const char *val = getalias(persistentmenuselectionalias(curmenu->name));
+    if(val) menuselect(curmenu, ATOI(val));
+}
+COMMAND(menuselectionpersistent, "");
+
 void menurenderoffset(int *xoff, int *yoff)
 {
     if(!lastmenu) return;
diff --git a/source/src/protocol.h b/source/src/protocol.h
index 9b26c49d..b00bcc8e 100644
--- a/source/src/protocol.h
+++ b/source/src/protocol.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ enum
 #define FTXT_MAPNAME     (1<<21)
 #define FTXT_CROPWHITE   (1<<22)
 // character classes
+#define FTXT__ALIAS      (FTXT_NOWHITE | FTXT_NOCOLOR | FTXT_SAFECS | FTXT_MAPNAME)
 #define FTXT__SERVDESC   (FTXT_NOWHITE | FTXT_ALLOWBLANKS | FTXT_TABTOBLANK)
 #define FTXT__MAPMSG     (FTXT_NOWHITE | FTXT_ALLOWBLANKS | FTXT_TABTOBLANK)
 #define FTXT__MAPNAME    (FTXT_NOCOLOR | FTXT_MAPNAME | FTXT_TOLOWER)
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 44c0f480..de7dd019 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct gmenu
     char *initaction;
     char *usefont;
     bool allowblink;
+    bool persistentselection;
     const char *mdl;
     int anim, rotspeed, scale;
     int footlen;
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ struct gmenu
     char *previewtexture;
     mdirlist *dirlist;
 
-    gmenu() : name(0), title(0), header(0), footer(0), initaction(0), usefont(0), allowblink(0), mdl(0), footlen(0), xoffs(0), yoffs(0), previewtexture(NULL), dirlist(0) {}
+    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), dirlist(0) {}
     virtual ~gmenu()
     {
         DELETEA(name);