diff --git a/src/game_config_game.cpp b/src/game_config_game.cpp
index cb23653170..b2e753a5d7 100644
--- a/src/game_config_game.cpp
+++ b/src/game_config_game.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ void Game_ConfigGame::LoadFromArgs(CmdlineParser& cp) {
 					patch_key_patch.Set(true);
 				} else if (v == "rpg2k3-cmds" || v == "rpg2k3-commands") {
 					patch_rpg2k3_commands.Set(true);
-				} else if (v == "direct-menu") {
-					patch_direct_menu.Set(true);
+				} else if (v.rfind("direct-menu=") == 0) {
+					int num = static_cast<int>(std::strtol(v.substr(12).c_str(), nullptr, 0));
+					if (num > 0) {
+						patch_direct_menu.Set(num);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			patch_override = true;
diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index 02260f498b..1576ebdd1d 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -1403,7 +1403,8 @@ Engine options:
                        pic-unlock  - Pictures are not blocked by messages
                        rpg2k3-cmds - Support all RPG Maker 2003 event commands
                                      in any version of the engine
-                       direct-menu - Directly access subscreens of default menu
+                       direct-menu=[var-id]
+								   - Directly access subscreens of default menu
  --no-patch           Disable all engine patches.
  --project-path PATH  Instead of using the working directory, the game in PATH
                       is used.