diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2554952e..8894fe7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added ⭐
+
+* `egui::popup::popup_below_widget`: show a popup area below another widget
+
 
 ## 0.8.0 - 2021-01-17 - Grid layout & new visual style
 
diff --git a/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs b/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
index a4222c89..a22eaffd 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/combo_box.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ pub fn combo_box(
     selected: impl Into<String>,
     menu_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui),
 ) -> Response {
-    const MAX_COMBO_HEIGHT: f32 = 128.0;
-
     let popup_id = button_id.with("popup");
 
     let button_active = ui.memory().is_popup_open(popup_id);
@@ -85,33 +83,14 @@ pub fn combo_box(
         ui.painter()
             .galley(text_rect.min, galley, text_style, visuals.text_color());
     });
+
     if button_response.clicked {
         ui.memory().toggle_popup(popup_id);
     }
-
-    if ui.memory().is_popup_open(popup_id) {
-        let parent_clip_rect = ui.clip_rect();
-
-        Area::new(popup_id)
-            .order(Order::Foreground)
-            .fixed_pos(button_response.rect.left_bottom())
-            .show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
-                ui.set_clip_rect(parent_clip_rect); // for when the combo-box is in a scroll area.
-                let frame = Frame::popup(ui.style());
-                let frame_margin = frame.margin;
-                frame.show(ui, |ui| {
-                    ui.with_layout(Layout::top_down_justified(Align::left()), |ui| {
-                        ui.set_width(button_response.rect.width() - 2.0 * frame_margin.x);
-                        ScrollArea::from_max_height(MAX_COMBO_HEIGHT).show(ui, menu_contents);
-                    });
-                });
-            });
-
-        if ui.input().key_pressed(Key::Escape) || ui.input().mouse.click && !button_response.clicked
-        {
-            ui.memory().close_popup();
-        }
-    }
+    const MAX_COMBO_HEIGHT: f32 = 128.0;
+    crate::popup::popup_below_widget(ui, popup_id, &button_response, |ui| {
+        ScrollArea::from_max_height(MAX_COMBO_HEIGHT).show(ui, menu_contents)
+    });
 
     button_response
 }
diff --git a/egui/src/containers/mod.rs b/egui/src/containers/mod.rs
index d287a6a8..7d7af7a7 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/mod.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub(crate) mod collapsing_header;
 mod combo_box;
 pub(crate) mod frame;
 pub(crate) mod panel;
-pub(crate) mod popup;
+pub mod popup;
 pub(crate) mod resize;
 pub(crate) mod scroll_area;
 pub(crate) mod window;
diff --git a/egui/src/containers/popup.rs b/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
index 605bf5f0..e2c690b4 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Show popup windows, tooltips, context menus etc.
+
 use crate::*;
 
 /// Show a tooltip at the current mouse position (if any).
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn show_tooltip(ctx: &CtxRef, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) {
 
     //  TODO: default size
     let id = Id::tooltip();
-    let response = show_popup(ctx, id, window_pos, add_contents);
+    let response = show_tooltip_area(ctx, id, window_pos, add_contents);
 
     let tooltip_rect = tooltip_rect.unwrap_or_else(Rect::nothing);
     ctx.frame_state().tooltip_rect = Some(tooltip_rect.union(response.rect));
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn show_tooltip_text(ctx: &CtxRef, text: impl Into<String>) {
 }
 
 /// Show a pop-over window.
-fn show_popup(
+fn show_tooltip_area(
     ctx: &CtxRef,
     id: Id,
     window_pos: Pos2,
@@ -76,3 +78,52 @@ fn show_popup(
             })
         })
 }
+
+/// Shows a popup below another widget.
+///
+/// Useful for drop-down menus (combo boxes) or suggestion menus under text fields.
+///
+/// You must open the popup with [`Memory::open_popup`] or  [`Memory::toggle_popup`].
+///
+/// ```
+/// # let ui = &mut egui::Ui::__test();
+/// let response = ui.button("Open popup");
+/// let popup_id = ui.make_persistent_id("my_unique_id");
+/// if response.clicked {
+///     ui.memory().toggle_popup(popup_id);
+/// }
+/// egui::popup::popup_below_widget(ui, popup_id, &response, |ui| {
+///     ui.label("Some more info, or things you can select:");
+///     ui.label("…");
+/// });
+/// ```
+pub fn popup_below_widget(
+    ui: &Ui,
+    popup_id: Id,
+    widget_response: &Response,
+    add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui),
+) {
+    if ui.memory().is_popup_open(popup_id) {
+        let parent_clip_rect = ui.clip_rect();
+
+        Area::new(popup_id)
+            .order(Order::Foreground)
+            .fixed_pos(widget_response.rect.left_bottom())
+            .show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
+                ui.set_clip_rect(parent_clip_rect); // for when the combo-box is in a scroll area.
+                let frame = Frame::popup(ui.style());
+                let frame_margin = frame.margin;
+                frame.show(ui, |ui| {
+                    ui.with_layout(Layout::top_down_justified(Align::left()), |ui| {
+                        ui.set_width(widget_response.rect.width() - 2.0 * frame_margin.x);
+                        add_contents(ui)
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+
+        if ui.input().key_pressed(Key::Escape) || ui.input().mouse.click && !widget_response.clicked
+        {
+            ui.memory().close_popup();
+        }
+    }
+}