diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_menupopup.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_menupopup.inc.php
index a98fa1ca7f..2547a91f04 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_menupopup.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_menupopup.inc.php
@@ -276,8 +276,10 @@ class etemplate_widget_menupopup extends etemplate_widget
 				{
 					$categories = new categories($type5,$type3);
 				}
+				// Allow text for global
+                                $type = ($type && strlen($type) > 1 ? $type : !$type);
 				// we cast $type4 (parent) to int, to get default of 0 if omitted
-				foreach((array)$categories->return_sorted_array(0,False,'','','',!$type,(int)$type4,true) as $cat)
+				foreach((array)$categories->return_sorted_array(0,False,'','','',$type,(int)$type4,true) as $cat)
 				{
 					$s = str_repeat(' ',$cat['level']) . stripslashes($cat['name']);