diff --git a/src/fluxbox.cc b/src/fluxbox.cc
index 3907d290..0eea6c26 100644
--- a/src/fluxbox.cc
+++ b/src/fluxbox.cc
@@ -1269,8 +1269,11 @@ static void rec_reconfigMenu(FbTk::Menu *menu) {
         return;
     s_seenMenus.push_back(menu);
     menu->reconfigure();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < menu->numberOfItems(); ++i)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < menu->numberOfItems(); ++i) {
         rec_reconfigMenu(menu->find(i)->submenu());
+        if (menu->find(i)->submenu() && menu->find(i)->submenu()->isVisible())
+            menu->drawSubmenu(i);
+    }
 }