diff --git a/src/CliMenuBuilder.php b/src/CliMenuBuilder.php
index 6a0c09a9..bf578997 100644
--- a/src/CliMenuBuilder.php
+++ b/src/CliMenuBuilder.php
@@ -150,12 +150,17 @@ public function addAsciiArt(string $art, string $position = AsciiArtItem::POSITI
     /**
      * Add a submenu with a string identifier
      */
-    public function addSubMenu(string $id) : CliMenuBuilder
+    public function addSubMenu(string $id, CliMenuBuilder $subMenuBuilder = null) : CliMenuBuilder
     {
         $this->menuItems[]          = $id;
-        $this->subMenuBuilders[$id] = new static($this);
-
-        return $this->subMenuBuilders[$id];
+        if (!empty($subMenuBuilder)) {
+            $subMenuBuilder->setParent($this);
+            $this->subMenuBuilders[$id] = $subMenuBuilder;
+            return $this;
+        } else {
+            $this->subMenuBuilders[$id] = new static($this);
+            return $this->subMenuBuilders[$id];
+        }
     }
 
     /**