diff --git a/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/cam_enc_4xx.c b/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/cam_enc_4xx.c
index 32b28f9..5078b01 100644
--- a/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/cam_enc_4xx.c
+++ b/board/ait/cam_enc_4xx/cam_enc_4xx.c
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ static char *menu_handle(struct menu_display *display)
 	char *s;
 	char temp[6][200];
 
-	m = menu_create(display->title, display->timeout, 1, ait_menu_print);
+	m = menu_create(display->title, display->timeout, 1, ait_menu_print,
+			NULL, NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; display->menulist[i]; i++) {
 		sprintf(key, "%d", i + 1);
@@ -1097,7 +1098,7 @@ int menu_show(int bootdelay)
 	return MENU_EXIT;
 }
 
-void menu_display_statusline(struct menu *m)
+void menu_display_statusline(void *data)
 {
 	char *s1, *s2;
 
diff --git a/common/cmd_pxe.c b/common/cmd_pxe.c
index ee75db9..2dbd49c 100644
--- a/common/cmd_pxe.c
+++ b/common/cmd_pxe.c
@@ -1280,7 +1280,8 @@ static struct menu *pxe_menu_to_menu(struct pxe_menu *cfg)
 	/*
 	 * Create a menu and add items for all the labels.
 	 */
-	m = menu_create(cfg->title, cfg->timeout, cfg->prompt, label_print);
+	m = menu_create(cfg->title, cfg->timeout, cfg->prompt, label_print,
+			NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (!m)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/common/menu.c b/common/menu.c
index 6b2a2db..8b27c10 100644
--- a/common/menu.c
+++ b/common/menu.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct menu {
 	char *title;
 	int prompt;
 	void (*item_data_print)(void *);
+	char *(*item_data_choice)(void *);
+	void *data;
 	struct list_head items;
 };
 
@@ -113,11 +115,11 @@ static inline void *menu_item_destroy(struct menu *m,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void __menu_display_statusline(struct menu *m)
+void __menu_display_statusline(void *menu_data)
 {
 	return;
 }
-void menu_display_statusline(struct menu *m)
+void menu_display_statusline(void *menu_data)
 	__attribute__ ((weak, alias("__menu_display_statusline")));
 
 /*
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ static inline void menu_display(struct menu *m)
 		puts(m->title);
 		putc('\n');
 	}
-	menu_display_statusline(m);
+	menu_display_statusline(m->data);
 
 	menu_items_iter(m, menu_item_print, NULL);
 }
@@ -204,18 +206,25 @@ static inline int menu_interactive_choice(struct menu *m, void **choice)
 
 		menu_display(m);
 
-		readret = readline_into_buffer("Enter choice: ", cbuf,
-				m->timeout / 10);
-
-		if (readret >= 0) {
-			choice_item = menu_item_by_key(m, cbuf);
+		if (!m->item_data_choice) {
+			readret = readline_into_buffer("Enter choice: ", cbuf,
+					m->timeout / 10);
+
+			if (readret >= 0) {
+				choice_item = menu_item_by_key(m, cbuf);
+				if (!choice_item)
+					printf("%s not found\n", cbuf);
+			} else
+				return menu_default_choice(m, choice);
+		} else {
+			char *key = m->item_data_choice(m->data);
+			if (!key)
+				return menu_default_choice(m, choice);
+			choice_item = menu_item_by_key(m, key);
+		}
 
-			if (!choice_item) {
-				printf("%s not found\n", cbuf);
-				m->timeout = 0;
-			}
-		} else
-			return menu_default_choice(m, choice);
+		if (!choice_item)
+			m->timeout = 0;
 	}
 
 	*choice = choice_item->data;
@@ -352,7 +361,9 @@ int menu_item_add(struct menu *m, char *item_key, void *item_data)
  * insufficient memory available to create the menu.
  */
 struct menu *menu_create(char *title, int timeout, int prompt,
-				void (*item_data_print)(void *))
+				void (*item_data_print)(void *),
+				char *(*item_data_choice)(void *),
+				void *menu_data)
 {
 	struct menu *m;
 
@@ -365,6 +376,8 @@ struct menu *menu_create(char *title, int timeout, int prompt,
 	m->prompt = prompt;
 	m->timeout = timeout;
 	m->item_data_print = item_data_print;
+	m->item_data_choice = item_data_choice;
+	m->data = menu_data;
 
 	if (title) {
 		m->title = strdup(title);
diff --git a/include/menu.h b/include/menu.h
index 7af5fdb..00e8975 100644
--- a/include/menu.h
+++ b/include/menu.h
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 struct menu;
 
 struct menu *menu_create(char *title, int timeout, int prompt,
-				void (*item_data_print)(void *));
+				void (*item_data_print)(void *),
+				char *(*item_data_choice)(void *),
+				void *menu_data);
 int menu_default_set(struct menu *m, char *item_key);
 int menu_get_choice(struct menu *m, void **choice);
 int menu_item_add(struct menu *m, char *item_key, void *item_data);
 int menu_destroy(struct menu *m);
-void menu_display_statusline(struct menu *m);
+void menu_display_statusline(void *menu_data);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MENU_SHOW)
 int menu_show(int bootdelay);
