diff --git jquerymenu.module jquerymenu.module
index 0306370..c8d94d9 100644
--- jquerymenu.module
+++ jquerymenu.module
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ function jq_configuration_form() {
     '#description' => t('If checked the edit link will display when hovering over menu items to those having administration privileges. This setting will only affect menus directly created by the jquery menu module. Other modules that implement the edit link will have their own settings.'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('jq_edit_link', 1),
     );
+  $form['jq_alwaysexpand'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Always expand menus.'),
+    '#description' => t('If checked displayed menus will always autoexpand.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('jq_auto_expand', 0),
+    );
   $form['jq_submit'] = array(
     '#type' => 'submit',
     '#value' => t('Save'),
@@ -99,6 +105,8 @@ function jq_configuration_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   variable_set('jq_menu_animate', $animate);
   $editlink = $form_state['values']['jq_editlink'];
   variable_set('jq_edit_link', $editlink);
+  $autoexpand = $form_state['values']['jq_alwaysexpand'];
+  variable_set('jq_auto_expand', $autoexpand);
   $choices = $form_state['values']['jq_activate'];
   $result = db_query("SELECT menu_name FROM {jquerymenus}");
   $enabledmenus = array();
@@ -222,6 +230,9 @@ function recursive_link_creator($items = array(), $trail) {
         $classes[] = 'open';
         $state = 'open';
       }
+      elseif (variable_get('jq_auto_expand', 0)) {
+        $classes[] = 'open';
+      }
       elseif (!empty($item['below']) && !empty($nextlevel)) {
         $classes[] = 'closed';
       }