diff --git a/MiSTer.ini b/MiSTer.ini
index 9aa80f4..12b8e15 100644
--- a/MiSTer.ini
+++ b/MiSTer.ini
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vscale_border=0        ; set vertical border for TVs cutting the upper/bottom pa
 ;bootscreen=0          ; uncomment to disable boot screen of some cores like Minimig. 
 ;mouse_throttle=10     ; 1-100 mouse speed divisor. Useful for very sensitive mouses
 rbf_hide_datecode=0    ; 1 - hides datecodes from rbf file names. Press F2 for quick temporary toggle
+menu_pal=0             ; 1 - PAL mode for menu core
 
 ; USER button emulation by keybaord. Usually it's reset button.
 ; 0 - lctrl+lalt+ralt (lctrl+lgui+rgui on keyrah)
diff --git a/cfg.cpp b/cfg.cpp
index 14c73ef..bf35bd3 100644
--- a/cfg.cpp
+++ b/cfg.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const ini_var_t ini_vars[] = {
 	{ "VSCALE_MODE", (void*)(&(cfg.vscale_mode)), UINT8, 0, 3, 1 },
 	{ "VSCALE_BORDER", (void*)(&(cfg.vscale_border)), UINT8, 0, 100, 1 },
 	{ "RBF_HIDE_DATECODE", (void*)(&(cfg.rbf_hide_datecode)), UINT8, 0, 1, 1 },
+	{ "MENU_PAL", (void*)(&(cfg.menu_pal)), UINT8, 0, 1, 1 },
 };
 
 // mist ini config
diff --git a/cfg.h b/cfg.h
index 6776820..f2cf286 100644
--- a/cfg.h
+++ b/cfg.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint8_t vscale_mode;
 	uint8_t vscale_border;
 	uint8_t rbf_hide_datecode;
+	uint8_t menu_pal;
 	char video_conf[1024];
 } cfg_t;
 
diff --git a/user_io.cpp b/user_io.cpp
index a41e324..6f1c5ec 100644
--- a/user_io.cpp
+++ b/user_io.cpp
@@ -2807,7 +2807,7 @@ static void setVideo()
 	for (int i = 9; i < 21; i++)
 	{
 		printf("0x%X, ", vitems[i]);
-		if (i & 1) spi_w(vitems[i] | ((i==9 && cfg.vsync_adjust==2) ? 0x8000 : 0));
+		if (i & 1) spi_w(vitems[i] | ((i==9 && (is_menu_core() ? cfg.menu_pal : (cfg.vsync_adjust==2))) ? 0x8000 : 0));
 		else
 		{
 			spi_w(vitems[i]);