diff --git a/src/group_gui.cpp b/src/group_gui.cpp
index 3ec8668018..b8cc533775 100644
--- a/src/group_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/group_gui.cpp
@@ -440,8 +440,6 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void OnClick(Point pt, int widget)
 	{
-		if (widget != GRP_WIDGET_SORT_BY_DROPDOWN && widget != GRP_WIDGET_MANAGE_VEHICLES_DROPDOWN) HideDropDownMenu(this);
-
 		switch(widget) {
 			case GRP_WIDGET_SORT_BY_ORDER: // Flip sorting method ascending/descending
 				this->vehicles.ToggleSortOrder();
diff --git a/src/network/network_gui.cpp b/src/network/network_gui.cpp
index 6a59e1a6c5..f4e52db4ab 100644
--- a/src/network/network_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_gui.cpp
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ struct NetworkStartServerWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow {
 
 	virtual void OnClick(Point pt, int widget)
 	{
-		if (widget != NSSW_CONNTYPE_BTN && widget != NSSW_LANGUAGE_BTN) HideDropDownMenu(this);
 		this->field = widget;
 		switch (widget) {
 			case NSSW_CLOSE:  // Close 'X'
diff --git a/src/order_gui.cpp b/src/order_gui.cpp
index 43978edb27..b20d1c5565 100644
--- a/src/order_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/order_gui.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void OnClick(Point pt, int widget)
 	{
-		if (this->widget[widget].type != WWT_DROPDOWN) HideDropDownMenu(this);
 		switch (widget) {
 			case ORDER_WIDGET_ORDER_LIST: {
 				ResetObjectToPlace();
diff --git a/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp b/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
index 083f31f38f..42cd28d0f9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
@@ -226,15 +226,8 @@ struct DropdownWindow : Window {
 
 void ShowDropDownList(Window *w, DropDownList *list, int selected, int button, uint width, bool auto_width, bool instant_close)
 {
-	bool is_dropdown_menu_shown = w->IsWidgetLowered(button);
-
 	DeleteWindowById(WC_DROPDOWN_MENU, 0);
 
-	if (is_dropdown_menu_shown) {
-		DeleteDropDownList(list);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	w->LowerWidget(button);
 	w->InvalidateWidget(button);
 
@@ -339,12 +332,6 @@ void ShowDropDownList(Window *w, DropDownList *list, int selected, int button, u
 
 void ShowDropDownMenu(Window *w, const StringID *strings, int selected, int button, uint32 disabled_mask, uint32 hidden_mask, uint width)
 {
-	/* Don't create a new list if we're just closing an existing menu */
-	if (w->IsWidgetLowered(button)) {
-		DeleteWindowById(WC_DROPDOWN_MENU, 0);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	uint result = 0;
 	DropDownList *list = new DropDownList();
 
@@ -368,7 +355,7 @@ void ShowDropDownMenu(Window *w, const StringID *strings, int selected, int butt
  * Delete the drop-down menu from window \a pw
  * @param pw Parent window of the drop-down menu window
  */
-void HideDropDownMenu(Window *pw)
+int HideDropDownMenu(Window *pw)
 {
 	Window *w;
 	FOR_ALL_WINDOWS_FROM_BACK(w) {
@@ -377,9 +364,12 @@ void HideDropDownMenu(Window *pw)
 		DropdownWindow *dw = dynamic_cast<DropdownWindow*>(w);
 		if (pw->window_class == dw->parent_wnd_class &&
 				pw->window_number == dw->parent_wnd_num) {
+			int parent_button = dw->parent_button;
 			delete dw;
-			break;
+			return parent_button;
 		}
 	}
+
+	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dropdown_func.h b/src/widgets/dropdown_func.h
index 03cb52d0c2..bd4e93a675 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dropdown_func.h
+++ b/src/widgets/dropdown_func.h
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 void ShowDropDownMenu(Window *w, const StringID *strings, int selected, int button, uint32 disabled_mask, uint32 hidden_mask, uint width = 0);
 
 /* Hide drop down menu of a parent window */
-void HideDropDownMenu(Window *pw);
+int HideDropDownMenu(Window *pw);
 
 #endif /* WIDGETS_DROPDOWN_FUNC_H */
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 50d93117a5..f5fed776d8 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "tilehighlight_func.h"
 #include "network/network.h"
 #include "querystring_gui.h"
+#include "widgets/dropdown_func.h"
 
 #include "table/sprites.h"
 
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ static void DispatchLeftClickEvent(Window *w, int x, int y, bool double_click)
 			}
 		}
 
+		/* Close any child drop down menus. If the button pressed was the drop down
+		 * list's own button, then we should not process the click any further. */
+		if (HideDropDownMenu(w) == widget) return;
+
 		if (w->desc_flags & WDF_STD_BTN) {
 			if (widget == 0) { /* 'X' */
 				delete w;