diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 46bbb1e8..9fffd99b 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 * **Translation Updates:**
     * German
 
+### 2022-04-03
+* objects: added shortcut support for ASK menu items
+
 ### 2022-04-01
 * objects: added ASK-menu data representation for Booleans
 * objects: added ASK-menu data representation for Sounds
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index fe21bfd0..c6143f08 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2021-17-09"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2022-03-31"></script>
         <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-03-31"></script>
-        <script src="src/objects.js?version=2022-04-01"></script>
+        <script src="src/objects.js?version=2022-04-03"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2022-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2022-03-17"></script>
         <script src="src/paint.js?version=2021-07-05"></script>
diff --git a/src/objects.js b/src/objects.js
index ef488115..2506d80b 100644
--- a/src/objects.js
+++ b/src/objects.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ BlockVisibilityDialogMorph, CostumeIconMorph, SoundIconMorph, MenuItemMorph*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 6*/
 
-modules.objects = '2022-April-01';
+modules.objects = '2022-April-03';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
@@ -12903,6 +12903,14 @@ StagePickerMorph.prototype.init = function (options) {
                 } else {
                     key = each.at(1);
                     if (key instanceof List) {
+                        if (this.isShortcut(key)) {
+                            this.addPair(
+                                key.at(1).toString(),
+                                each.at(2),
+                                key.at(2).toString()
+                            );
+                            return;
+                        }
                         key = key.itemsArray();
                     }
                     value = each.at(2);
@@ -12948,6 +12956,14 @@ StagePickerMorph.prototype.isRightQuote = function (options) {
     return options instanceof List && !options.isEmpty() && !options.at(1);
 };
 
+StagePickerMorph.prototype.isShortcut = function (key) {
+    var types = ['text', 'number'];
+    return key instanceof List &&
+        (key.length() === 2) &&
+        contains(types, Process.prototype.reportTypeOf(key.at(1))) &&
+        contains(types, Process.prototype.reportTypeOf(key.at(2)));
+};
+
 StagePickerMorph.prototype.dataRepresentation = function (data) {
     var sym, img;
     if (data instanceof SpeechBubbleMorph) {
@@ -12972,8 +12988,6 @@ StagePickerMorph.prototype.dataRepresentation = function (data) {
         ));
         img.getContext('2d').drawImage(sym, img.width - sym.width, 0);
         return img;
-//        sprite.bubbleMaxTextWidth * this.scale
-
     }
     switch (Process.prototype.reportTypeOf(data)) {
     case 'costume':