diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/menu.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/menu.txt
index add8c8cb9..a1af55458 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/menu.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/menu.txt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class OptionMenu : Menu native
 	//
 	//=============================================================================
 
-	void Init(Menu parent, OptionMenuDescriptor desc)
+	virtual void Init(Menu parent, OptionMenuDescriptor desc)
 	{
 		mParentMenu = parent;
 		mDesc = desc;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
index 418773903..4796ce4c9 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
@@ -852,8 +852,12 @@ class OptionMenuItemColorPicker : OptionMenuItem
 		if (mCVar != null)
 		{
 			Menu.MenuSound("menu/choose");
-			let desc = MenuDescriptor.GetDescriptor('Colorpickermenu');
+			
+			// This code is a bit complicated because it should allow subclassing the
+			// colorpicker menu.
 			// New color pickers must inherit from the internal one to work here.
+			
+			let desc = MenuDescriptor.GetDescriptor('Colorpickermenu');
 			if (desc != NULL && (desc.mClass == null || desc.mClass is "ColorPickerMenu"))
 			{
 				let odesc = OptionMenuDescriptor(desc);