diff --git a/module_filter.admin.inc b/module_filter.admin.inc
index 11aa1b9..82b8f29 100644
--- a/module_filter.admin.inc
+++ b/module_filter.admin.inc
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ function module_filter_settings() {
     '#description' => t('When enabled, the description will be expanded by default.'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('module_filter_expanded_description', 0),
   );
+  $form['tabs']['module_filter_links_dropdown'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Display links as a dropdown'),
+    '#description' => t('When enabled, the Help/Permissions/Configure links will displayed as a dropdown if multiple options exist.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('module_filter_links_dropdown', 1),
+  );
 
   $form['update'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
diff --git a/module_filter.theme.inc b/module_filter.theme.inc
index 89d9014..6331812 100644
--- a/module_filter.theme.inc
+++ b/module_filter.theme.inc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function theme_module_filter_system_modules_tabs($variables) {
       }
       $row[] = array('data' => '<div class="inner expand" role="button">' . $description . '</div>', 'class' => array('description'));
 
-      $operations = (module_exists('ctools')) ? theme('module_filter_operations', array('links' => $module['links'], 'dropbutton' => TRUE)) : theme('module_filter_operations', array('links' => $module['links']));
+      $operations = (module_exists('ctools')) ? theme('module_filter_operations', array('links' => $module['links'], 'dropbutton' => variable_get('module_filter_links_dropdown', TRUE))) : theme('module_filter_operations', array('links' => $module['links']));
       $row[] = array('data' => '<div class="links">' . $operations . '</div>', 'class' => array('links'));
 
       $class = array(module_filter_get_id($package) . '-tab', 'module', $stripe);