diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b677c1674..112168b9d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-02-12	Tobias Doerffel	<tobydox/at/users/dot/sourceforge/dot/net>
 
+	* src/gui/fluiq/collapsible_widget.cpp:
+	do not hide menus when collapsing widget
+
 	* src/gui/automation_editor.cpp:
 	* include/automation_editor.h:
 	* include/piano_roll.h:
diff --git a/src/gui/fluiq/collapsible_widget.cpp b/src/gui/fluiq/collapsible_widget.cpp
index e8a02f3bf..455ffc18a 100644
--- a/src/gui/fluiq/collapsible_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/fluiq/collapsible_widget.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 
 #include <QtGui/QApplication> 
+#include <QtGui/QMenu> 
 #include <QtGui/QMouseEvent> 
 #include <QtGui/QPainter> 
 
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@ void FLUIQ::CollapsibleWidget::collapse( void )
 	// hide all children
 	foreach( QWidget * w, findChildren<QWidget *>() )
 	{
-		if( w != m_header && w->parentWidget() == this )
+		if( w != m_header && w->parentWidget() == this &&
+				qobject_cast<QMenu *>( w ) == NULL )
 		{
 			w->hide();
 		}