diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/CMakeLists.txt b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e9f0e83f4..bcefe1d8dc 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif(CAF_USE_QT5)
 set( MOC_HEADER_FILES    
     cafFrameAnimationControl.h
     cafAnimationToolBar.h
-	cafPopupWidget.h
+	cafPopupMenuButton.h
 )
 
 if (CAF_USE_QT5)
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ set( PROJECT_FILES
     cafFrameAnimationControl.cpp
     cafAnimationToolBar.h
     cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
-	cafPopupWidget.h
-	cafPopupWidget.cpp
+	cafPopupMenuButton.h
+	cafPopupMenuButton.cpp
 )
 
 add_library( ${PROJECT_NAME}
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
index 24d09922be..ecbece1b9e 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@
 
 #include "cafAnimationToolBar.h"
 
+#include "cafPopupMenuButton.h"
+
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QToolButton>
-#include <QHBoxLayout>
 
 namespace caf
 {
@@ -92,14 +93,9 @@ void AnimationToolBar::init()
     m_animRepeatFromStartAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/cafAnimControl/RepeatFromStart.png"),      tr("Repeat From start"), this);
     m_animRepeatFromStartAction->setCheckable(true);
    
-    m_animSpeedButton        = new QToolButton(this);
+    m_animSpeedButton = new PopupMenuButton(this);
     m_animSpeedButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/cafAnimControl/Fast.png"));
     m_animSpeedButton->setToolTip("Adjust Animation Speed");
-    m_animSpeedButton->setCheckable(true);
-
-    m_timestepCombo = new QComboBox(this);
-    m_timestepCombo->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToContents);
-    m_timestepCombo->setToolTip(tr("Current Time Step"));
 
     m_frameRateSlowLabel = new QLabel(this);
     m_frameRateSlowLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/cafAnimControl/Slow.png"));
@@ -112,16 +108,15 @@ void AnimationToolBar::init()
 
     m_frameRateSlider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, this);
     m_frameRateSlider->setToolTip(tr("Animation speed"));
-
-    m_frameRatePopup = new PopupWidget(m_animSpeedButton);
+    m_frameRateSlider->setMinimumWidth(100);
         
-    QHBoxLayout* frameRatePopupLayout = new QHBoxLayout(m_frameRatePopup);
-    frameRatePopupLayout->setContentsMargins(QMargins(2, 2, 2, 2));
-    m_frameRatePopup->setLayout(frameRatePopupLayout);
-
-    frameRatePopupLayout->addWidget(m_frameRateSlowLabel);
-    frameRatePopupLayout->addWidget(m_frameRateSlider);
-    frameRatePopupLayout->addWidget(m_frameRateFastLabel);
+    m_animSpeedButton->addWidget(m_frameRateSlowLabel);
+    m_animSpeedButton->addWidget(m_frameRateSlider);
+    m_animSpeedButton->addWidget(m_frameRateFastLabel);
+    
+    m_timestepCombo = new QComboBox(this);
+    m_timestepCombo->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToContents);
+    m_timestepCombo->setToolTip(tr("Current Time Step"));
 
     QAction* separator1 = new QAction(this);
     separator1->setSeparator(true);
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h
index c1a76f7aee..aefe8db583 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafAnimationToolBar.h
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QToolBar>
 #include <QPointer>
-#include <QToolButton>
+#include <QToolBar>
 
 #include "cafFrameAnimationControl.h"
-#include "cafPopupWidget.h"
 
 class QComboBox;
 class QLabel;
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@ class QToolButton;
 
 namespace caf
 {
+class PopupMenuButton;
 
 //==================================================================================================
 /// 
@@ -93,14 +92,13 @@ private:
     QAction*     m_animPlayAction;
     QAction*     m_animStepForwardAction;  
     QAction*     m_animSkipToEndAction;
-    QToolButton* m_animSpeedButton;
 
     QAction*     m_animRepeatFromStartAction;
 
+    PopupMenuButton* m_animSpeedButton;
     QLabel*      m_frameRateFastLabel;
     QLabel*      m_frameRateSlowLabel;
     QSlider*     m_frameRateSlider;
-    PopupWidget* m_frameRatePopup;
 
     QComboBox*   m_timestepCombo;
     
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupWidget.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupMenuButton.cpp
similarity index 60%
rename from Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupWidget.cpp
rename to Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupMenuButton.cpp
index 27a202635a..58fbbe15f0 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupWidget.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupMenuButton.cpp
@@ -33,52 +33,44 @@
 //   for more details.
 //
 //##################################################################################################
-#include "cafPopupWidget.h"
+#include "cafPopupMenuButton.h"
 
-#include <QDebug>
-#include <QHideEvent>
-#include <QToolButton>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
 
+using namespace caf;
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-caf::PopupWidget::PopupWidget(QToolButton* parentButton)
-    : QWidget(parentButton, Qt::Popup | Qt::FramelessWindowHint)
-{
-    QObject::connect(parentButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(buttonClicked(bool)));
-}
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-///
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void caf::PopupWidget::buttonClicked(bool checked)
+PopupMenuButton::PopupMenuButton(QWidget* parentWidget,
+                         Qt::Orientation orientation /*= Qt::Horizontal*/, 
+                         ToolButtonPopupMode popupMode /*=InstantPopup*/)
+    : QToolButton(parentWidget)
 {
-    QToolButton* parentButton = static_cast<QToolButton*>(this->parentWidget());
-
-    if (checked)
+    if (orientation == Qt::Horizontal)
     {
-        QRect  buttonRect = parentButton->contentsRect();
-        QPoint buttonLeftPos = parentButton->mapToGlobal(buttonRect.bottomLeft());
-        QSize  currentSize = this->size();
-        setGeometry(buttonLeftPos.x() - currentSize.width() / 2, buttonLeftPos.y() + 2, currentSize.width(), currentSize.height());
-        show();
-
+        m_layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     }
     else
     {
-        hide();
+        m_layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     }
+    m_layout->setContentsMargins(QMargins(2, 2, 2, 2));
+
+    QMenu* menu = new QMenu(this);
+    menu->setLayout(m_layout);
+    setMenu(menu);
+
+    setCheckable(true);        
+    setPopupMode(popupMode);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void caf::PopupWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent*)
-{
-}
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/// Hides window but also unchecks the owning tool bar button
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void caf::PopupWidget::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
+void caf::PopupMenuButton::addWidget(QWidget* widget, int stretch, Qt::Alignment alignment)
 {
+    m_layout->addWidget(widget, stretch, alignment);
 }
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupWidget.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupMenuButton.h
similarity index 82%
rename from Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupWidget.h
rename to Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupMenuButton.h
index 962a68cc63..ea6daf103c 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupWidget.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafAnimControl/cafPopupMenuButton.h
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 //
 //##################################################################################################
 #pragma once
+#include <QPointer>
+#include <QToolButton>
 
-#include <QWidget>
-
+class QBoxLayout;
 class QToolButton;
 
 namespace caf
@@ -44,19 +45,19 @@ namespace caf
 //==================================================================================================
 ///
 //==================================================================================================
-class PopupWidget : public QWidget
+class PopupMenuButton : public QToolButton
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    PopupWidget(QToolButton* parentButton);
+    PopupMenuButton(QWidget* parentWidget,
+                Qt::Orientation orientation = Qt::Horizontal,
+                ToolButtonPopupMode popupMode = InstantPopup);
 
-public slots:
-    void buttonClicked(bool checked);
-protected:
-    void showEvent(QShowEvent*) override;
-    void hideEvent(QHideEvent*) override;
+    void addWidget(QWidget* widget, int stretch = 0, Qt::Alignment alignment = Qt::Alignment());
 
-private:
+private:    
+    QPointer<QBoxLayout> m_layout;
 };
+
 }