diff --git a/server/menuitem.c b/server/menuitem.c
index 1b420a7..ae10e31 100644
--- a/server/menuitem.c
+++ b/server/menuitem.c
@@ -85,6 +85,53 @@ const IpSstringProperties IPinfo[] = {
 };
 	
 
+/******** MENU UTILITY FUNCTIONS ********/
+
+/** returns default_result if predecessor_id is NULL or the respective value
+ * otherwise. */
+MenuResult menuitem_predecessor2menuresult(char *predecessor_id, MenuResult default_result)
+{
+	if (predecessor_id == NULL)
+		return default_result;
+	if (strcmp("_quit_", predecessor_id) == 0)
+		return MENURESULT_QUIT;
+	else if (strcmp("_close_", predecessor_id) == 0)
+		return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+	else if (strcmp("_none_", predecessor_id) == 0)
+		return MENURESULT_NONE;
+	else
+		return MENURESULT_PREDECESSOR;
+}
+
+/** returns default_result if successor_id is NULL or the respective value
+ * otherwise. */
+MenuResult menuitem_successor2menuresult(char *successor_id, MenuResult default_result)
+{
+	if (successor_id == NULL)
+		return default_result;
+	if (strcmp("_quit_", successor_id) == 0)
+		return MENURESULT_QUIT;
+	else if (strcmp("_close_", successor_id) == 0)
+		return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+	else if (strcmp("_none_", successor_id) == 0)
+		return MENURESULT_NONE;
+	else
+		return MENURESULT_SUCCESSOR;
+}
+
+/** Returns the MenuItem with the specified id if found or NULL. The search
+ * for itemid is restricted to the client's menus if the preprocessor macro
+ * LCDPROC_PERMISSIVE_MENU_GOTO is *not* set. */
+MenuItem *menuitem_search(char *menu_id, Client *client)
+{
+# ifdef LCDPROC_PERMISSIVE_MENU_GOTO
+	MenuItem *top = main_menu;
+# else
+	MenuItem *top = client->menu;
+# endif /* LCDPROC_PERMISSIVE_MENU_GOTO */
+
+	return menu_find_item (top, menu_id, true);
+}
 
 /******** FUNCTION TABLES ********/
 /* Tables with functions to call for all different item types */
@@ -175,6 +222,7 @@ MenuItem *menuitem_create (MenuItemType type, char *id, MenuEventFunc(*event_fun
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	new_item->successor_id = NULL;
+	new_item->predecessor_id = NULL;
 	new_item->parent = NULL;
 	new_item->event_func = event_func;
 	new_item->text = strdup (text);
@@ -193,6 +241,7 @@ MenuItem *menuitem_create (MenuItemType type, char *id, MenuEventFunc(*event_fun
 	return new_item;
 }
 
+// fixme: the menu_result arg is obsoleted (use char* successor_id)
 MenuItem *menuitem_create_action (char *id, MenuEventFunc(*event_func),
 	char *text, Client *client, MenuResult menu_result)
 {
@@ -203,7 +252,22 @@ MenuItem *menuitem_create_action (char *id, MenuEventFunc(*event_func),
 
 	new_item = menuitem_create (MENUITEM_ACTION, id, event_func, text, client);
 	if (new_item != NULL)
-		new_item->data.action.menu_result = menu_result;
+	{
+		switch (menu_result)
+		{
+		case MENURESULT_NONE:
+			new_item->successor_id = strdup("_none_");
+			break;
+		case MENURESULT_CLOSE:
+			new_item->successor_id = strdup("_close_");
+			break;
+		case MENURESULT_QUIT:
+			new_item->successor_id = strdup("_quit_");
+			break;
+		default:
+			assert(!"unexpected MENURESULT");
+		}
+	}
 
 	return new_item;
 }
@@ -432,6 +496,7 @@ void menuitem_destroy_ip (MenuItem *item)
 	free (item->data.ip.edit_str);
 }
 
+
 /******** MENU ITEM RESET FUNCTIONS ********/
 
 void menuitem_reset (MenuItem *item)
@@ -904,8 +969,11 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_slider (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char
 
 	switch (token) {
 	  case MENUTOKEN_MENU:
+		return menuitem_predecessor2menuresult(
+			item->predecessor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 	  case MENUTOKEN_ENTER:
-		return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+		return menuitem_successor2menuresult(
+			item->successor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 	  case MENUTOKEN_UP:
 	  case MENUTOKEN_RIGHT:
 	  	item->data.slider.value = min (item->data.slider.maxvalue,
@@ -956,7 +1024,8 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_numeric (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char
 		switch (token) {
 		  case MENUTOKEN_MENU:
 		  	if (pos == 0) {
-				return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+				return menuitem_predecessor2menuresult(
+					item->predecessor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 			}
 			else {
 				/* Reset data */
@@ -991,7 +1060,8 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_numeric (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char
 				if (item->event_func)
 					item->event_func (item, MENUEVENT_UPDATE);
 
-				return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+				return menuitem_successor2menuresult(
+					item->successor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 			}
 			else {
 				/* The user wants to go to next digit */
@@ -1113,7 +1183,8 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_alpha (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char *
 		switch (token) {
 		  case MENUTOKEN_MENU:
 	  		if (pos == 0) {
-				return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+				return menuitem_predecessor2menuresult(
+					item->predecessor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 			}
 			else {
 				/* Reset data */
@@ -1137,7 +1208,8 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_alpha (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char *
 				if (item->event_func)
 					item->event_func (item, MENUEVENT_UPDATE);
 
-				return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+				return menuitem_successor2menuresult(
+					item->successor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 			}
 			else {
 				/* The user wants to go to next digit */
@@ -1248,7 +1320,8 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_ip (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char * ke
 	switch (token) {
 		  case MENUTOKEN_MENU:
 		  	if (pos == 0) {
-				return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+				return menuitem_predecessor2menuresult(
+					item->predecessor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 			}
 			else {
 				/* Reset data */
@@ -1285,7 +1358,8 @@ MenuResult menuitem_process_input_ip (MenuItem *item, MenuToken token, char * ke
 				if (item->event_func)
 					item->event_func (item, MENUEVENT_UPDATE);
 
-				return MENURESULT_CLOSE;
+				return menuitem_successor2menuresult(
+					item->successor_id, MENURESULT_CLOSE);
 			}
 			else {
 				item->data.ip.edit_pos++;
diff --git a/server/menuitem.h b/server/menuitem.h
index 62c2867..306c42d 100644
--- a/server/menuitem.h
+++ b/server/menuitem.h
@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ typedef enum MenuResult {
 	MENURESULT_ERROR = -1,	/**< Something has gone wrong */
 	MENURESULT_NONE = 0,	/**< Token handled OK, no extra action */
 	MENURESULT_ENTER,	/**< Token handled OK, enter the selected
-				   menuitem now */
+				 * menuitem now */
 	MENURESULT_CLOSE,	/**< Token handled OK, close the current
-				   menuitem now */
-	MENURESULT_QUIT		/**< Token handled OK, close ALL menus now */
+				 * menuitem now */
+	MENURESULT_QUIT,	/**< Token handled OK, close ALL menus now */
+	MENURESULT_PREDECESSOR, /**< Token handled OK, goto registered
+				 * predecessor */
+	MENURESULT_SUCCESSOR    /**< Token handled OK, goto registered
+				 * successor */
 } MenuResult;
 
 /** Events caused by a menuitem */
@@ -110,9 +114,12 @@ typedef enum MenuEventType {
 typedef struct MenuItem {
 	MenuItemType type;	/**< Type as defined above */
 	char *id;		/**< Internal name for client supplied menus */
-	char *successor_id;	/**< next menuitem after closing this
-				 * one. (A string to allow special values
-				 * "_quit_", "_close_", "_none_"). */
+	char *successor_id;	/**< next menuitem after hitting "Enter" on
+				 * this one. (Special values are "_quit_",
+				 * "_close_", "_none_"). */
+	char *predecessor_id;	/**< next menuitem after hitting "Escape" on
+				 * this one. (Special values are "_quit_",
+				 * "_close_", "_none_"). */
 	struct MenuItem *parent; /**< Parent of this menuitem */
 	MenuEventFunc (*event_func);
 			/**< Defines event_func to be an event function */
@@ -130,9 +137,7 @@ typedef struct MenuItem {
 			LinkedList *contents;	/**< What's in this menu */
 		} menu;
 		struct action {
-			enum MenuResult menu_result;
-						/**< What to do when selected ?
-						   Nothing, close or quit ? */
+			/* nothing */
 		} action;
 		struct checkbox {
 			bool allow_gray;	/**< Is CHECKBOX_GRAY allowed ? */
@@ -193,6 +198,14 @@ typedef struct MenuItem {
  * Functions to use the menustuff
  */
 
+/** translates a predecessor_id into a MenuResult. */
+MenuResult menuitem_predecessor2menuresult(char *predecessor_id, MenuResult default_result);
+
+/** translates a successor_id into a MenuResult. */
+MenuResult menuitem_successor2menuresult(char *successor_id, MenuResult default_result);
+
+MenuItem * menuitem_search(char *menu_id, Client *client);
+
 /** YOU SHOULD NOT CALL THIS FUNCTION BUT THE TYPE SPECIFIC ONE INSTEAD */
 MenuItem *menuitem_create (MenuItemType type, char *id,
 		MenuEventFunc(*event_func), char *text, Client *client);
@@ -202,12 +215,12 @@ MenuItem *menuitem_create (MenuItemType type, char *id,
  * id:		internal name of the item. Never visible. String will be
  *		copied.
  * event_func:	the event function that should be called upon actions on this
- *		item. see event.h.
+ *		item.
  * text:	the displayed text.
  *
  * All strings will be copied !
  *
- * Return value: the new item, of NULL on error.
+ * Return value: the new item, or NULL on error.
  *
  * To create a Menu (which is also an ItemType), call menu_create.
  *
@@ -274,16 +287,6 @@ MenuItem *menuitem_create_ip (char *id, MenuEventFunc(*event_func),
  */
 void menuitem_destroy (MenuItem *item);
 
-static inline MenuItem *menuitem_get_parent (MenuItem *item)
-{
-	return ((item != NULL) ? item->parent : NULL);
-}
-
-static inline char *menuitem_get_successor (MenuItem *item)
-{
-	return ((item != NULL) ? item->successor_id : NULL);
-}
-
 /** Resets the item to the initial state.
  * You should call menuitem_update after this to see the effects.
  * This call is useless on items that have immediate effect, like a slider.