diff --git a/doc/base/classes.xml b/doc/base/classes.xml
index 07e2f719f9f..75bd08d1606 100644
--- a/doc/base/classes.xml
+++ b/doc/base/classes.xml
@@ -30931,6 +30931,13 @@
 				Clear the popup menu, in effect removing all items.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="is_hide_on_item_selection">
+			<return type="bool">
+			</return>
+			<description>
+				Returns a boolean that indicates whether or not the PopupMenu will hide on item selection.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="get_item_ID" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="int">
 			</return>
@@ -31050,6 +31057,13 @@
 				Removes the item at index "idx" from the menu. Note that the indexes of items after the removed item are going to be shifted by one.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="set_hide_on_item_selection">
+			<argument index="0" name="enable" type="bool">
+			</argument>
+			<description>
+				Sets whether or not the PopupMenu will hide on item selection.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="set_item_ID">
 			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
 			</argument>
diff --git a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
index 2fbb093e8e3..bba29e7c540 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
@@ -899,11 +899,24 @@ void PopupMenu::activate_item(int p_item) {
 	Node *next = get_parent();
 	PopupMenu *pop = next->cast_to<PopupMenu>();
 	while (pop) {
-		pop->hide();
-		next = next->get_parent();
-		pop = next->cast_to<PopupMenu>();
+		// We close all parents that are chained together, 
+		// with hide_on_item_selection enabled
+		if(hide_on_item_selection && pop->is_hide_on_item_selection()) {
+			pop->hide();
+			next = next->get_parent();
+			pop = next->cast_to<PopupMenu>();
+		}
+		else {
+			// Break out of loop when the next parent has 
+			// hide_on_item_selection disabled
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	// Hides popup by default; unless otherwise specified 
+	// by using set_hide_on_item_selection
+	if (hide_on_item_selection) {
+		hide();
 	}
-	hide();
 
 }
 
@@ -1019,6 +1032,16 @@ void PopupMenu::_set_items(const Array& p_items){
 
 }
 
+// Hide on item selection determines whether or not the popup will close after item selection
+void PopupMenu::set_hide_on_item_selection(bool p_enabled) {
+
+	hide_on_item_selection=p_enabled;
+}
+
+bool PopupMenu::is_hide_on_item_selection() {
+
+	return hide_on_item_selection;
+}
 
 String PopupMenu::get_tooltip(const Point2& p_pos) const {
 
@@ -1107,9 +1130,13 @@ void PopupMenu::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_set_items"),&PopupMenu::_set_items);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_get_items"),&PopupMenu::_get_items);
 
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_hide_on_item_selection","enable"),&PopupMenu::set_hide_on_item_selection);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("is_hide_on_item_selection"),&PopupMenu::is_hide_on_item_selection);
+
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_submenu_timeout"),&PopupMenu::_submenu_timeout);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY( PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY,"items",PROPERTY_HINT_NONE,"",PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR), _SCS("_set_items"),_SCS("_get_items") );
+	ADD_PROPERTYNO( PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "hide_on_item_selection" ), _SCS("set_hide_on_item_selection"), _SCS("is_hide_on_item_selection") );
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL( MethodInfo("item_pressed", PropertyInfo( Variant::INT,"ID") ) );
 
@@ -1128,6 +1155,7 @@ PopupMenu::PopupMenu() {
 
 	set_focus_mode(FOCUS_ALL);
 	set_as_toplevel(true);
+	set_hide_on_item_selection(true);
 
 	submenu_timer = memnew( Timer );
 	submenu_timer->set_wait_time(0.3);
diff --git a/scene/gui/popup_menu.h b/scene/gui/popup_menu.h
index b3e8cd2713b..56ab8ad9dce 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup_menu.h
+++ b/scene/gui/popup_menu.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class PopupMenu : public Popup {
 	void _submenu_timeout();
 
 	bool invalidated_click;
+	bool hide_on_item_selection;
 	Vector2 moved;
 
 	Array _get_items() const;
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ public:
 	void clear_autohide_areas();
 
 	void set_invalidate_click_until_motion();
+	void set_hide_on_item_selection(bool p_enabled);
+	bool is_hide_on_item_selection();
 
 	PopupMenu();
 	~PopupMenu();
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 5a3deb7b9db..5b4b381e963 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -5957,6 +5957,7 @@ EditorNode::EditorNode() {
 	debug_button->set_tooltip(TTR("Debug options"));
 
 	p=debug_button->get_popup();
+	p->set_hide_on_item_selection(false);
 	p->add_check_item(TTR("Deploy with Remote Debug"),RUN_DEPLOY_REMOTE_DEBUG);
 	p->set_item_tooltip(p->get_item_count()-1,TTR("When exporting or deploying, the resulting executable will attempt to connect to the IP of this computer in order to be debugged."));
 	p->add_check_item(TTR("Small Deploy with Network FS"),RUN_FILE_SERVER);