diff --git a/data/rc.xml.in b/data/rc.xml.in
index 238bfd52..3593f9f6 100644
--- a/data/rc.xml.in
+++ b/data/rc.xml.in
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
   <warpPointer>yes</warpPointer>
   <xorStyle>yes</xorStyle>
   <hideDelay>250</hideDelay>
+  <middle>yes</middle>
   <submenuShowDelay>0</submenuShowDelay>
   <desktopMenuIcons>yes</desktopMenuIcons>
   <!-- -->
diff --git a/data/rc.xsd b/data/rc.xsd
index 9f548313..018d6a26 100644
--- a/data/rc.xsd
+++ b/data/rc.xsd
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
             <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="warpPointer" type="ob:bool"/>
             <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="xorStyle" type="ob:bool"/>
             <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="hideDelay" type="xs:integer"/>
+            <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="middle" type="ob:bool"/>
             <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="submenuShowDelay" type="xs:integer"/>
             <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="desktopMenuIcons" type="ob:bool"/>
         </xs:sequence>
diff --git a/openbox/config.c b/openbox/config.c
index 574d13ee..d986ac1b 100644
--- a/openbox/config.c
+++ b/openbox/config.c
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ gint config_mouse_dclicktime;
 gboolean config_menu_warppointer;
 gboolean config_menu_xorstyle;
 guint    config_menu_hide_delay;
+gboolean config_menu_middle;
 guint    config_submenu_show_delay;
 gboolean config_menu_client_list_icons;
 
 GSList *config_menu_files;
 
-gint config_resist_win;
-gint config_resist_edge;
-
+gint     config_resist_win;
+gint     config_resist_edge;
 gboolean config_resist_layers_below;
 
 GSList *config_per_app_settings;
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ static void parse_menu(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node,
             config_menu_xorstyle = parse_bool(doc, n);
         if ((n = parse_find_node("hideDelay", node)))
             config_menu_hide_delay = parse_int(doc, n);
+        if ((n = parse_find_node("middle", node)))
+            config_menu_middle = parse_bool(doc, n);
         if ((n = parse_find_node("submenuShowDelay", node)))
             config_submenu_show_delay = parse_int(doc, n);
         if ((n = parse_find_node("desktopMenuIcons", node)))
@@ -793,6 +795,7 @@ void config_startup(ObParseInst *i)
     config_menu_warppointer = TRUE;
     config_menu_xorstyle = TRUE;
     config_menu_hide_delay = 250;
+    config_menu_middle = TRUE;
     config_submenu_show_delay = 0;
     config_menu_client_list_icons = TRUE;
     config_menu_files = NULL;
diff --git a/openbox/config.h b/openbox/config.h
index 29f8d081..e68bc12e 100644
--- a/openbox/config.h
+++ b/openbox/config.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ extern gboolean config_menu_warppointer;
 extern gboolean config_menu_xorstyle;
 /*! delay for hiding menu when opening */
 extern guint    config_menu_hide_delay;
+/*! Center menus vertically about the parent entry */
+extern gboolean config_menu_middle;
 /*! delay before opening a submenu */
 extern guint    config_submenu_show_delay;
 /*! show icons in client_list_menu */
diff --git a/openbox/menuframe.c b/openbox/menuframe.c
index 99b7dcee..120f4c38 100644
--- a/openbox/menuframe.c
+++ b/openbox/menuframe.c
@@ -628,6 +628,16 @@ gboolean menu_frame_show(ObMenuFrame *self, ObMenuFrame *parent)
     menu_frame_update(self);
 
     menu_frame_visible = g_list_prepend(menu_frame_visible, self);
+    
+    if (config_menu_middle) {
+        if (self->parent)
+            menu_frame_move(self, self->area.x, self->area.y
+                                                - self->area.height/2
+                                                + self->item_h/2);
+        else if (self->show_title)
+            menu_frame_move(self, self->area.x - self->area.width/2,
+                            self->area.y - self->title_h*3/4);
+    }
 
     menu_frame_move_on_screen(self);
 
@@ -780,10 +790,14 @@ void menu_entry_frame_show_submenu(ObMenuEntryFrame *self)
     f = menu_frame_new(self->entry->data.submenu.submenu,
                        self->frame->client);
     menu_frame_move(f,
-                    self->frame->area.x + self->frame->area.width
-                    - ob_rr_theme->menu_overlap - ob_rr_theme->bwidth,
-                    self->frame->area.y + self->frame->title_h +
-                    self->area.y + ob_rr_theme->menu_overlap);
+                    self->frame->area.x
+                  + self->frame->area.width
+                  - ob_rr_theme->menu_overlap
+                  - ob_rr_theme->bwidth,
+                    self->frame->area.y
+                  + self->frame->title_h
+                  + self->area.y
+                  + (config_menu_middle ? 1 : ob_rr_theme->menu_overlap));
     menu_frame_show(f, self->frame);
 }