diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Menu/MenuConverterIW4.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Menu/MenuConverterIW4.cpp
index ecd91299..1d79e5fb 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Menu/MenuConverterIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Menu/MenuConverterIW4.cpp
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ namespace IW4
             ApplyFlag(item->window.staticFlags, commonItem.m_auto_wrapped, WINDOW_FLAG_AUTO_WRAPPED);
             ApplyFlag(item->window.staticFlags, commonItem.m_horizontal_scroll, WINDOW_FLAG_HORIZONTAL_SCROLL);
             item->type = ConvertItemType(commonItem.m_type);
+            item->dataType = item->type;
             item->window.border = commonItem.m_border;
             item->window.borderSize = static_cast<float>(commonItem.m_border_size);
             item->visibleExp = ConvertVisibleExpression(&item->window, commonItem.m_visible_expression.get(), &parentMenu, &commonItem);
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/Menu/MenuConverterIW5.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/Menu/MenuConverterIW5.cpp
index d056c7b3..503373b9 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/Menu/MenuConverterIW5.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/Menu/MenuConverterIW5.cpp
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ namespace IW5
             ApplyFlag(item->window.staticFlags, commonItem.m_auto_wrapped, WINDOW_FLAG_AUTO_WRAPPED);
             ApplyFlag(item->window.staticFlags, commonItem.m_horizontal_scroll, WINDOW_FLAG_HORIZONTAL_SCROLL);
             item->type = ConvertItemType(commonItem.m_type);
+            item->dataType = item->type;
             item->window.border = commonItem.m_border;
             item->window.borderSize = static_cast<float>(commonItem.m_border_size);
             item->visibleExp = ConvertVisibleExpression(&item->window, commonItem.m_visible_expression.get(), &parentMenu, &commonItem);