diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.cpp b/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.cpp
index 3eb7a82c558e..290b1fe429d8 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ void tmp_options_helper::update_options_data_map(ttoggle_button* widget, const o
 	options_data_[source][widget->id()] = widget->get_value_bool();
 }
 
+void tmp_options_helper::update_options_data_map_menu_button(tmenu_button* widget, const option_source& source, const config& cfg)
+{
+	options_data_[source][widget->id()] = cfg.child_range("item")[widget->get_value()]["value"].str();
+}
+
 void tmp_options_helper::reset_options_data(const option_source& source, bool& handled, bool& halt)
 {
 	options_data_[source].clear();
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ void tmp_options_helper::display_custom_options(std::string&& type, const config
 				}
 
 				menu_button->connect_click_handler(
-					std::bind(&tmp_options_helper::update_options_data_map<tmenu_button>, this, menu_button, visible_options_.back()));
+					std::bind(&tmp_options_helper::update_options_data_map_menu_button, this, menu_button, visible_options_.back(), option_cfg));
 
 			} else if(opt.key == "slider") {
 				add_name("slider_label");
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.hpp b/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.hpp
index 236a4823f7bd..3d6d67af7363 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/multiplayer/mp_options_helper.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace gui2
 {
 
 class tcontrol;
+class tmenu_button;
 class ttoggle_button;
 class ttree_view;
 class ttree_view_node;
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ class tmp_options_helper
 	void update_options_data_map(T* widget, const option_source& source);
 	void update_options_data_map(ttoggle_button* widget, const option_source& source);
 
+	// NOTE: this cannot be an overload of update_options_data_map since that's a templated function
+	void update_options_data_map_menu_button(tmenu_button* widget, const option_source& source, const config& cfg);
+
 	void reset_options_data(const option_source& source, bool& handled, bool& halt);
 
 	ttree_view& options_tree_;