diff --git a/doomsday/engine/api/dd_share.h b/doomsday/engine/api/dd_share.h
index 188e3440fc..1f98dd7baf 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/api/dd_share.h
+++ b/doomsday/engine/api/dd_share.h
@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ enum {
     DD_TORCH_GREEN,
     DD_TORCH_BLUE,
     DD_TORCH_ADDITIVE,
-    DD_TM_FLOOR_Z,  ///< output from P_CheckPosition
-    DD_TM_CEILING_Z ///< output from P_CheckPosition
+    DD_TM_FLOOR_Z,      ///< output from P_CheckPosition
+    DD_TM_CEILING_Z,    ///< output from P_CheckPosition
+    DD_SHIFT_DOWN
 };
 
 /// Bounding box coordinates.
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/include/dd_input.h b/doomsday/engine/portable/include/dd_input.h
index 8a5286c234..007773c805 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/include/dd_input.h
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/include/dd_input.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ void        I_ShutdownInputDevices(void);
 void        I_ClearDeviceContextAssociations(void);
 void        I_DeviceReset(uint ident);
 void        I_ResetAllDevices(void);
+boolean     I_ShiftDown(void);
 
 inputdev_t* I_GetDevice(uint ident, boolean ifactive);
 inputdev_t* I_GetDeviceByName(const char* name, boolean ifactive);
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_input.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_input.c
index e653ee09da..6c35eb0cfd 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_input.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_input.c
@@ -614,6 +614,11 @@ static void I_UpdateAxis(inputdev_t *dev, uint axis, float pos, timespan_t ticLe
     }*/
 }
 
+boolean I_ShiftDown(void)
+{
+    return shiftDown;
+}
+
 /**
  * Update the input device state table.
  */
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c
index d7a38ec4a0..7207ad433e 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c
@@ -2038,6 +2038,9 @@ int DD_GetInteger(int ddvalue)
 {
     switch(ddvalue)
     {
+    case DD_SHIFT_DOWN:
+        return I_ShiftDown();
+
     case DD_WINDOW_WIDTH:
         return Window_Width(theWindow);
 
diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.c b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.c
index d7ef1899b7..2dc638654e 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.c
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/common/src/g_game.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ int G_UIResponder(event_t* ev)
     if(!(ev->type == EV_KEY || ev->type == EV_MOUSE_BUTTON || ev->type == EV_JOY_BUTTON))
         return false;
 
-    if(!Hu_MenuIsActive())
+    if(!Hu_MenuIsActive() && !DD_GetInteger(DD_SHIFT_DOWN))
     {
         // Any key/button down pops up menu if in demos.
         if((G_GameAction() == GA_NONE && !singledemo && Get(DD_PLAYBACK)) ||