diff --git a/docs/plugins/hotkeys.rst b/docs/plugins/hotkeys.rst
index 6b2ef3f0c..561a34382 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/hotkeys.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/hotkeys.rst
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@ Usage
 Menu overlay widget
 -------------------
 
-The in-game hotkeys menu is registered with the `overlay` framework and can be
-enabled as a hotspot in the upper-left corner of the screen. You can bring up
-the menu by hovering the mouse cursor over the hotspot and can select a command
-to run from the list by clicking on it with the mouse or by using the keyboard
-to select a command with the arrow keys and hitting :kbd:`Enter`.
+The in-game hotkeys menu is registered with the `overlay` framework and appears
+as a DFHack logo in the upper-left corner of the screen. You can bring up the
+menu by clicking on the logo or by hitting the global :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`c` hotkey. You can select a command to run from
+the list by clicking on it with the mouse or by using the keyboard to select a
+command with the arrow keys and hitting :kbd:`Enter`.
+
+The menu closes automatically when an action is taken or when you click or
+right click anywhere else on the screen.
 
 A short description of the command will appear in a nearby textbox. If you'd
 like to see the full help text for the command or edit the command before
-running, you can open it for editing in `gui/launcher` by right clicking on the
+running, you can open it for editing in `gui/launcher` by shift clicking on the
 command, left clicking on the arrow to the left of the command, or by pressing
 the right arrow key while the command is selected.
diff --git a/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua b/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua
index ac62b49e0..fae138353 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function Menu:onRenderFrame(dc, rect)
         self.initialize()
         self.initialize = nil
     end
-    Menu.super.onRenderFrame(dc, rect)
+    Menu.super.onRenderFrame(self, dc, rect)
 end
 
 function Menu:getMouseFramePos()
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function Menu:getMouseFramePos()
 end
 
 function Menu:onRenderBody(dc)
-    local panel = self.subviews.list_panel
+    Menu.super.onRenderBody(self, dc)
     local list = self.subviews.list
     local idx = list:getIdxUnderMouse()
     if idx and idx ~= self.last_mouse_idx then
@@ -316,13 +316,6 @@ function Menu:onRenderBody(dc)
         list:setSelected(idx)
         self.last_mouse_idx = idx
     end
-    if self:getMouseFramePos() then
-        self.mouseover = true
-    elseif self.mouseover then
-        -- once the mouse has entered the list area, leaving the frame should
-        -- close the menu screen
-        self.parent_view:dismiss()
-    end
 end
 
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