diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 094c6e1..7e351e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 bootstrap extension Change Log
 
 - Enh #38: Added object support for `content` option in `Collapse` class (pana1990, ItsReddi)
 - Enh #40: Added `visible` option to `yii\bootstrap\Tab` widget items (klimov-paul)
+- Enh #41: Added `submenuOptions` support at `yii\bootstrap\Dropdown` (spikyjt, klimov-paul)
 
 2.0.4 May 10, 2015
 ------------------
diff --git a/Dropdown.php b/Dropdown.php
index 7537b7b..35e12cd 100644
--- a/Dropdown.php
+++ b/Dropdown.php
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class Dropdown extends Widget
      * - options: array, optional, the HTML attributes of the item.
      * - items: array, optional, the submenu items. The structure is the same as this property.
      *   Note that Bootstrap doesn't support dropdown submenu. You have to add your own CSS styles to support it.
+     * - submenuOptions: array, optional, the HTML attributes for sub-menu container tag. If specified it will be
+     *   merged with [[submenuOptions]].
      *
      * To insert divider use `<li role="presentation" class="divider"></li>`.
      */
@@ -56,6 +58,12 @@ class Dropdown extends Widget
      * @var boolean whether the labels for header items should be HTML-encoded.
      */
     public $encodeLabels = true;
+    /**
+     * @var array|null the HTML attributes for sub-menu container tags.
+     * If not set - [[options]] value will be used for it.
+     * @since 2.0.5
+     */
+    public $submenuOptions;
 
 
     /**
@@ -64,6 +72,12 @@ class Dropdown extends Widget
      */
     public function init()
     {
+        if ($this->submenuOptions === null) {
+            // copying of [[options]] kept for BC
+            // @todo separate [[submenuOptions]] from [[options]] completely before 2.1 release
+            $this->submenuOptions = $this->options;
+            unset($this->submenuOptions['id']);
+        }
         parent::init();
         Html::addCssClass($this->options, 'dropdown-menu');
     }
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ class Dropdown extends Widget
     protected function renderItems($items, $options = [])
     {
         $lines = [];
-        foreach ($items as $i => $item) {
+        foreach ($items as $item) {
             if (isset($item['visible']) && !$item['visible']) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -113,8 +127,10 @@ class Dropdown extends Widget
                     $content = Html::a($label, $url, $linkOptions);
                 }
             } else {
-                $submenuOptions = $options;
-                unset($submenuOptions['id']);
+                $submenuOptions = $this->submenuOptions;
+                if (isset($item['submenuOptions'])) {
+                    $submenuOptions = array_merge($submenuOptions, $item['submenuOptions']);
+                }
                 $content = Html::a($label, $url === null ? '#' : $url, $linkOptions)
                     . $this->renderItems($item['items'], $submenuOptions);
                 Html::addCssClass($itemOptions, 'dropdown-submenu');
diff --git a/tests/DropdownTest.php b/tests/DropdownTest.php
index ef284e6..f0f4f45 100644
--- a/tests/DropdownTest.php
+++ b/tests/DropdownTest.php
@@ -41,10 +41,50 @@ class DropdownTest extends TestCase
 
         $expected = <<<EXPECTED
 <ul id="w0" class="dropdown-menu"><li class="dropdown-header">Page1</li>
-<li class="dropdown-submenu"><a href="#" tabindex="-1">Dropdown1</a><ul class="dropdown-menu"><li class="dropdown-header">Page2</li>
+<li class="dropdown-submenu"><a href="#" tabindex="-1">Dropdown1</a><ul><li class="dropdown-header">Page2</li>
 <li class="dropdown-header">Page3</li></ul></li></ul>
 EXPECTED;
 
         $this->assertEqualsWithoutLE($expected, $out);
     }
+
+    public function testSubMenuOptions()
+    {
+        Dropdown::$counter = 0;
+        $out = Dropdown::widget(
+            [
+                'submenuOptions' => [
+                    'class' => 'submenu-list',
+                ],
+                'items' => [
+                    [
+                        'label' => 'Dropdown1',
+                        'items' => [
+                            ['label' => 'Page1', 'content' => 'Page2'],
+                            ['label' => 'Page2', 'content' => 'Page3'],
+                        ]
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'label' => 'Dropdown2',
+                        'items' => [
+                            ['label' => 'Page3', 'content' => 'Page4'],
+                            ['label' => 'Page4', 'content' => 'Page5'],
+                        ],
+                        'submenuOptions' => [
+                            'class' => 'submenu-override',
+                        ],
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $expected = <<<EXPECTED
+<ul id="w0" class="dropdown-menu"><li class="dropdown-submenu"><a href="#" tabindex="-1">Dropdown1</a><ul class="submenu-list"><li class="dropdown-header">Page1</li>
+<li class="dropdown-header">Page2</li></ul></li>
+<li class="dropdown-submenu"><a href="#" tabindex="-1">Dropdown2</a><ul class="submenu-override"><li class="dropdown-header">Page3</li>
+<li class="dropdown-header">Page4</li></ul></li></ul>
+EXPECTED;
+
+        $this->assertEqualsWithoutLE($expected, $out);
+    }
 }