diff --git a/core/src/core.cpp b/core/src/core.cpp
index e0483d05..effbc393 100644
--- a/core/src/core.cpp
+++ b/core/src/core.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ int sdrpp_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     defConfig["menuWidth"] = 300;
     defConfig["min"] = -120.0;
 
+    // Module instances
     defConfig["moduleInstances"]["Radio"] = "radio";
     defConfig["moduleInstances"]["Recorder"] = "recorder";
     defConfig["moduleInstances"]["SoapySDR Source"] = "soapy_source";
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ int sdrpp_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     defConfig["modules"] = json::array();
     defConfig["offset"] = 0.0;
+    defConfig["showMenu"] = true;
     defConfig["showWaterfall"] = true;
     defConfig["source"] = "";
     defConfig["streams"] = json::object();
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ int sdrpp_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             core::configManager.conf.erase(item.key());
         }
     }
+
     core::configManager.release(true);
 
     // Setup window
diff --git a/core/src/gui/main_window.cpp b/core/src/gui/main_window.cpp
index 9f5f4747..064dfdf6 100644
--- a/core/src/gui/main_window.cpp
+++ b/core/src/gui/main_window.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ float* tempFFT;
 float* FFTdata;
 char buf[1024];
 bool experimentalZoom = false;
+bool firstMenuRender = true;
+bool startedWithMenuClosed = false;
 
 void fftHandler(dsp::complex_t* samples, int count, void* ctx) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck(fft_mtx);
@@ -236,6 +238,9 @@ void windowInit() {
 
     double frequency = core::configManager.conf["frequency"];
 
+    showMenu = core::configManager.conf["showMenu"];
+    startedWithMenuClosed = !showMenu;
+
     gui::freqSelect.setFrequency(frequency);
     gui::freqSelect.frequencyChanged = false;
     sigpath::sourceManager.tune(frequency);
@@ -443,6 +448,9 @@ void drawWindow() {
     ImGui::PushID(ImGui::GetID("sdrpp_menu_btn"));
     if (ImGui::ImageButton(icons::MENU, ImVec2(30, 30), ImVec2(0, 0), ImVec2(1, 1), 5)) {
         showMenu = !showMenu;
+        core::configManager.aquire();
+        core::configManager.conf["showMenu"] = showMenu;
+        core::configManager.release(true);
     }
     ImGui::PopID();
 
@@ -554,7 +562,7 @@ void drawWindow() {
         ImGui::BeginChild("Left Column");
         float menuColumnWidth = ImGui::GetContentRegionAvailWidth();
 
-        if (gui::menu.draw()) {
+        if (gui::menu.draw(firstMenuRender)) {
             core::configManager.aquire();
             json arr = json::array();
             for (int i = 0; i < gui::menu.order.size(); i++) {
@@ -564,6 +572,12 @@ void drawWindow() {
             core::configManager.conf["menuElements"] = arr;
             core::configManager.release(true);
         }
+        if (startedWithMenuClosed) {
+            startedWithMenuClosed = false;  
+        }
+        else {
+            firstMenuRender = false;
+        }
 
         if(ImGui::CollapsingHeader("Debug")) {
             ImGui::Text("Frame time: %.3f ms/frame", 1000.0 / ImGui::GetIO().Framerate);
@@ -581,6 +595,11 @@ void drawWindow() {
                 spdlog::error("Will this make the software crash?");
             }
 
+            if (ImGui::Button("Testing something")) {
+                gui::menu.order[0].open = true;
+                firstMenuRender = true;
+            }
+
             ImGui::Spacing();
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.cpp b/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
index e73653d5..81091c59 100644
--- a/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
+++ b/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void Menu::removeEntry(std::string name) {
     items.erase(name);
 }
 
-bool Menu::draw() {
+bool Menu::draw(bool updateStates) {
     bool changed = false;
     float menuWidth = ImGui::GetContentRegionAvailWidth();
     ImGuiWindow* window = ImGui::GetCurrentWindow();
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ bool Menu::draw() {
             window->WorkRect = ImRect(orginalRect.Min, ImVec2(orginalRect.Max.x - ImGui::GetTextLineHeight() - 6, orginalRect.Max.y));
         }
 
-        if (ImGui::CollapsingHeader(opt.name.c_str(), opt.open ? ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_DefaultOpen : 0)) {
+        if (updateStates) { ImGui::SetNextItemOpen(opt.open); }
+        if (ImGui::CollapsingHeader((opt.name + "##sdrpp_main_menu").c_str())) {
             if (item.inst != NULL) {
                 window->WorkRect = orginalRect;
                 ImVec2 pos = ImGui::GetCursorPos();
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ bool Menu::draw() {
             }
 
             // Check if the state changed
-            if (!opt.open) {
+            if (!opt.open && !updateStates) {
                 opt.open = true;
                 changed = true;
             }
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ bool Menu::draw() {
             }
             ImGui::SetCursorPos(pos);
 
-            if (opt.open) {
+            if (opt.open && !updateStates) {
                 opt.open = false;
                 changed = true;
             }
         }
-        else if (opt.open) {
+        else if (opt.open && !updateStates) {
             opt.open = false;
             changed = true;
         }
diff --git a/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.h b/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.h
index 7f338e83..7199528c 100644
--- a/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.h
+++ b/core/src/gui/widgets/menu.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public:
 
     void registerEntry(std::string name, void (*drawHandler)(void* ctx), void* ctx = NULL, ModuleManager::Instance* inst = NULL);
     void removeEntry(std::string name);
-    bool draw();
+    bool draw(bool updateStates);
 
     std::vector<MenuOption_t> order;