diff --git a/event.asm b/event.asm
index fd9340d..e574207 100644
--- a/event.asm
+++ b/event.asm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const EVENT_TYPE_KEY_UP:         0x00000003
 const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_BAR_CLICK: 0x00000004
 const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_UPDATE:    0x00000005
 const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_CLICK:     0x00000006
+const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_ACK:       0x00000007
 const EVENT_TYPE_EMPTY:          0xFFFFFFFF
 
 ; block until an event is available
diff --git a/fox32rom.def b/fox32rom.def
index a2c6282..ee55e3c 100644
--- a/fox32rom.def
+++ b/fox32rom.def
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const EVENT_TYPE_KEY_UP:         0x00000003
 const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_BAR_CLICK: 0x00000004
 const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_UPDATE:    0x00000005
 const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_CLICK:     0x00000006
+const EVENT_TYPE_MENU_ACK:       0x00000007
 const EVENT_TYPE_EMPTY:          0xFFFFFFFF
 
 ; keys
diff --git a/main.asm b/main.asm
index ad712e2..2618dc0 100644
--- a/main.asm
+++ b/main.asm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 const FOX32ROM_VERSION_MAJOR: 0
 const FOX32ROM_VERSION_MINOR: 5
-const FOX32ROM_VERSION_PATCH: 2
+const FOX32ROM_VERSION_PATCH: 3
 
 const SYSTEM_STACK:     0x01FFF800
 const BACKGROUND_COLOR: 0xFF674764
diff --git a/menu.asm b/menu.asm
index baecf2b..dfed52a 100644
--- a/menu.asm
+++ b/menu.asm
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ menu_update_event_clicked:
     call get_mouse_button
     bts r0, 2
     ifnz jmp menu_update_event_clicked
-    ;div r2, 16                    ; mouse Y / 16
+
+    ; add an EVENT_TYPE_MENU_CLICK event
     mov r1, r8                    ; event parameter 0: pointer to menu bar root struct
     mov r2, r9                    ; event parameter 1: selected root menu item
     mov r3, r10                   ; event parameter 2: selected menu item
@@ -249,8 +250,17 @@ menu_update_event_clicked:
     mov r7, 0
     mov r0, EVENT_TYPE_MENU_CLICK
     call new_event
-    mov r0, r1
-    call close_menu
+
+    ; add an EVENT_TYPE_MENU_ACK event
+    mov r1, 0
+    mov r2, 0
+    mov r3, 0
+    mov r4, 0
+    mov r5, 0
+    mov r6, 0
+    mov r7, 0
+    mov r0, EVENT_TYPE_MENU_ACK
+    call new_event
     jmp menu_update_event_end_no_add
 menu_update_event_end_add:
     ; readd the event_type_menu_update event to the event queue