diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 6b61f26..93361b3 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ type container struct {
 	toggledIDs          map[widgetID]struct{}
 	textInputTextFields map[widgetID]*textinput.Field
 
+	// dropdownCloseDelay is used for delayed closing of dropdowns
+	dropdownCloseDelay int
+
 	used bool
 }
 
diff --git a/dropdown.go b/dropdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ae4ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Ebitengine Authors
+
+package debugui
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
+)
+
+// Dropdown creates a dropdown menu widget that allows users to select from a list of options.
+// selectedIndex is a pointer to the currently selected option index (0-based).
+// options is a slice of strings representing the available choices.
+// Returns an EventHandler that triggers when the selection changes.
+func (c *Context) Dropdown(selectedIndex *int, options []string) EventHandler {
+	pc := caller()
+	id := c.idFromCaller(pc)
+	return c.wrapEventHandlerAndError(func() (EventHandler, error) {
+		return c.dropdown(selectedIndex, options, id)
+	})
+}
+
+func (c *Context) dropdown(selectedIndex *int, options []string, id widgetID) (EventHandler, error) {
+	if selectedIndex == nil || len(options) == 0 {
+		return &nullEventHandler{}, nil
+	}
+	if *selectedIndex < 0 || *selectedIndex >= len(options) {
+		*selectedIndex = 0
+	}
+	last := *selectedIndex
+
+	dropdownID := c.idFromString("dropdown:" + string(id))
+
+	dropdownContainer := c.container(dropdownID, 0)
+
+	// Handle delayed closing of dropdown
+	if dropdownContainer.dropdownCloseDelay > 0 {
+		dropdownContainer.dropdownCloseDelay--
+		if dropdownContainer.dropdownCloseDelay == 0 {
+			dropdownContainer.open = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	if dropdownContainer.layout.Bounds.Empty() {
+		dropdownContainer.open = false
+	}
+
+	_ = c.wrapEventHandlerAndError(func() (EventHandler, error) {
+		windowOptions := optionNoResize | optionNoTitle
+
+		if err := c.window("", image.Rectangle{}, windowOptions, dropdownID, func(layout ContainerLayout) {
+			if cnt := c.container(dropdownID, 0); cnt != nil {
+				if cnt.open {
+					c.bringToFront(cnt)
+				}
+			}
+			c.SetGridLayout([]int{-1}, nil)
+
+			for i, option := range options {
+				c.IDScope(strconv.Itoa(i), func() {
+					c.Button(option).On(func() {
+						*selectedIndex = i
+						if cnt := c.container(dropdownID, 0); cnt != nil {
+							// Start the close delay timer (0.1 seconds at TPS rate)
+							cnt.dropdownCloseDelay = ebiten.TPS() / 10
+						}
+					})
+				})
+			}
+		}); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return nil, nil
+	})
+
+	return c.widget(id, optionAlignCenter, nil, func(bounds image.Rectangle, wasFocused bool) EventHandler {
+		var e EventHandler
+
+		dropdownContainer := c.container(dropdownID, 0)
+		// Manual "click outside to close" and dropdown toggle, trying to do this in the container.go had lots of issues
+		if dropdownContainer.open && c.pointing.justPressed() {
+			clickPos := c.pointingPosition()
+			clickInButton := clickPos.In(bounds)
+			clickInDropdown := clickPos.In(dropdownContainer.layout.Bounds)
+
+			if !clickInButton && !clickInDropdown {
+				// Only close immediately if there's no close delay active
+				if dropdownContainer.dropdownCloseDelay == 0 {
+					dropdownContainer.open = false
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if c.pointing.justPressed() && c.focus == id {
+			if dropdownContainer.open {
+				// Close the dropdown immediately and cancel any pending delay
+				dropdownContainer.open = false
+				dropdownContainer.dropdownCloseDelay = 0
+			} else {
+				wasClosedBefore := !dropdownContainer.open
+
+				// Open the dropdown and cancel any pending close delay
+				dropdownContainer.open = true
+				dropdownContainer.dropdownCloseDelay = 0
+
+				if wasClosedBefore {
+					dropdownPos := image.Pt(bounds.Min.X, bounds.Max.Y)
+					buttonWidth := bounds.Dx()
+					optionHeight := c.style().defaultHeight + c.style().padding + 1
+					totalHeight := len(options) * optionHeight
+
+					maxDropdownHeight := c.style().defaultHeight * 12 // around 10 items visible?
+					actualHeight := min(totalHeight, maxDropdownHeight)
+
+					dropdownContainer.layout.Bounds = image.Rectangle{
+						Min: dropdownPos,
+						Max: dropdownPos.Add(image.Pt(buttonWidth, actualHeight)),
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if last != *selectedIndex {
+			e = &eventHandler{}
+		}
+
+		return e
+	}, func(bounds image.Rectangle) {
+		c.drawWidgetFrame(id, bounds, colorButton, optionAlignCenter)
+
+		arrowWidth := bounds.Dy()
+		textBounds := bounds
+		textBounds.Max.X -= arrowWidth
+		c.drawWidgetText(options[*selectedIndex], textBounds, colorText, optionAlignCenter)
+
+		arrowBounds := image.Rect(bounds.Max.X-arrowWidth, bounds.Min.Y, bounds.Max.X, bounds.Max.Y)
+		icon := iconDown
+		if c.container(dropdownID, 0).open {
+			icon = iconUp
+		}
+		c.drawIcon(icon, arrowBounds, c.style().colors[colorText])
+	})
+}
diff --git a/example/gallery/main.go b/example/gallery/main.go
index bf19dd4..6dca544 100644
--- a/example/gallery/main.go
+++ b/example/gallery/main.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ type Game struct {
 	num3_2       float64
 	num4         float64
 	num5         int
+
+	selectedOption1, selectedOption2   int
+	dropdownOptions1, dropdownOptions2 []string
 }
 
 func NewGame() (*Game, error) {
diff --git a/example/gallery/ui.go b/example/gallery/ui.go
index 66e6a8a..c58aaf0 100644
--- a/example/gallery/ui.go
+++ b/example/gallery/ui.go
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@ func (g *Game) testWindow(ctx *debugui.Context) {
 				ctx.OpenPopup(popupID)
 			})
 		})
+		g.dropdownOptions1 = []string{"Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3", "Option 4", "Option 5"}
+		g.dropdownOptions2 = []string{"Choice A", "Choice B", "Choice C", "Choice D", "Choice E"}
+		ctx.Header("Dropdown Menu", true, func() {
+			ctx.SetGridLayout([]int{-1, -1}, nil)
+			ctx.Text("Select an option:")
+			ctx.Dropdown(&g.selectedOption1, g.dropdownOptions1).On(func() {
+				g.writeLog(fmt.Sprintf("Selected option: %s", g.dropdownOptions1[g.selectedOption1]))
+			})
+			ctx.Text("Another dropdown:")
+			ctx.Dropdown(&g.selectedOption2, g.dropdownOptions2).On(func() {
+				g.writeLog(fmt.Sprintf("Selected another option: %s", g.dropdownOptions2[g.selectedOption2]))
+			})
+		})
+
 		ctx.Header("Tree and Text", true, func() {
 			ctx.SetGridLayout([]int{-1, -1}, nil)
 			ctx.GridCell(func(bounds image.Rectangle) {