diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.cpp b/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.cpp
index 40dae8038f..b8a62dc97c 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.cpp
@@ -173,12 +173,6 @@ private:
 		if (KeyScroll(evt, true))
 			return;
 
-		if (evt.GetKeyCode() == 'B')
-		{
-			POST_MESSAGE(ToggleBirdsEyeView, ());
-			return;
-		}
-
 		POST_MESSAGE(GuiKeyEvent, (GetSDLKeyFromWxKeyCode(evt.GetKeyCode()), evt.GetUnicodeKey(), true));
 
 		evt.Skip();
@@ -372,6 +366,7 @@ enum
 
 	ID_Wireframe,
 	ID_SmoothFramerate,
+	ID_BirdsEyeView,
 	ID_CameraReset,
 
 	ID_MessageTrace,
@@ -406,6 +401,7 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(ScenarioEditor, wxFrame)
 
 	EVT_MENU(ID_Wireframe, ScenarioEditor::OnWireframe)
 	EVT_MENU(ID_SmoothFramerate, ScenarioEditor::OnSmoothFramerate)
+	EVT_MENU(ID_BirdsEyeView, ScenarioEditor::OnBirdsEyeView)
 	EVT_MENU(ID_CameraReset, ScenarioEditor::OnCameraReset)
 
 	EVT_MENU(ID_MessageTrace, ScenarioEditor::OnMessageTrace)
@@ -523,6 +519,7 @@ ScenarioEditor::ScenarioEditor(wxWindow* parent)
 	{
 		menuView->AppendCheckItem(ID_Wireframe, _("&Wireframe"));
 		menuView->AppendCheckItem(ID_SmoothFramerate, _("Smooth framerate"));
+		menuView->AppendCheckItem(ID_BirdsEyeView, _("&Birds Eye View\tCtrl+B"));
 		menuView->Append(ID_CameraReset, _("&Reset camera"));
 	}
 
@@ -1001,6 +998,11 @@ void ScenarioEditor::OnSmoothFramerate(wxCommandEvent& event)
 	POST_MESSAGE(SetSmoothFramerate, (event.IsChecked()));
 }
 
+void ScenarioEditor::OnBirdsEyeView(wxCommandEvent& event)
+{
+	POST_MESSAGE(SetBirdsEyeView, (event.IsChecked()));
+}
+
 void ScenarioEditor::OnDumpState(wxCommandEvent& event)
 {
 	wxDateTime time = wxDateTime::Now();
diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.h b/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.h
index ae9670c65d..98856f9c43 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.h
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/AtlasUI/ScenarioEditor/ScenarioEditor.h
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ public:
     void OnPaste(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
 	void OnWireframe(wxCommandEvent& event);
+	void OnSmoothFramerate(wxCommandEvent& event);
+	void OnBirdsEyeView(wxCommandEvent& event);
+	void OnCameraReset(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
 	void OnMessageTrace(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnScreenshot(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnMediaPlayer(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnJavaScript(wxCommandEvent& event);
-	void OnCameraReset(wxCommandEvent& event);
-	void OnSmoothFramerate(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnDumpState(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnSelectedObjectsChange(const std::vector<AtlasMessage::ObjectID>& selectedObjects);
 
diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Handlers/CameraCtrlHandlers.cpp b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Handlers/CameraCtrlHandlers.cpp
index c0044c54f4..47da436fc1 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Handlers/CameraCtrlHandlers.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Handlers/CameraCtrlHandlers.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 namespace
 {
-bool g_BirdEyeView{false};
+bool g_BirdsEyeView{false};
 } // namespace
 
 namespace AtlasMessage {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ MESSAGEHANDLER(CameraReset)
 
 	g_Game->GetView()->ResetCameraTarget(target);
 
-	g_BirdEyeView = false;
+	g_BirdsEyeView = false;
 }
 
 MESSAGEHANDLER(ScrollConstant)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ MESSAGEHANDLER(SmoothZoom)
 
 MESSAGEHANDLER(RotateAround)
 {
-	if (!g_Game || g_Game->GetView()->GetCinema()->IsPlaying() || g_BirdEyeView)
+	if (!g_Game || g_Game->GetView()->GetCinema()->IsPlaying() || g_BirdsEyeView)
 		return;
 
 	static CVector3D focusPos;
@@ -269,8 +269,11 @@ MESSAGEHANDLER(SetView)
 	// TODO: Rotation
 }
 
-MESSAGEHANDLER(ToggleBirdsEyeView)
+MESSAGEHANDLER(SetBirdsEyeView)
 {
+	if (g_BirdsEyeView == msg->enabled)
+		return;
+
 	if (!g_Game || g_Game->GetView()->GetCinema()->IsPlaying())
 		return;
 
@@ -280,7 +283,7 @@ MESSAGEHANDLER(ToggleBirdsEyeView)
 	CMatrix3D& orientation{camera.GetOrientation()};
 	const CVector3D focus{camera.GetFocus()};
 
-	if (!g_BirdEyeView)
+	if (!g_BirdsEyeView)
 	{
 		CVector3D in = orientation.GetIn();
 		declination = atan2(sqrt(in.X*in.X + in.Z*in.Z), in.Y) - std::numbers::pi_v<float> / 2.f;
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ MESSAGEHANDLER(ToggleBirdsEyeView)
 	CQuaternion q;
 	// If really 90° then the camera movement bugs out as it has no clear
 	// forward anymore, so stick with 89°.
-	q.FromAxisAngle(orientation.GetLeft(), g_BirdEyeView ?
+	q.FromAxisAngle(orientation.GetLeft(), g_BirdsEyeView ?
 		DEGTORAD(89.f) - declination : DEGTORAD(-89.f) + declination);
 
 	CVector3D origin = orientation.GetTranslation();
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ MESSAGEHANDLER(ToggleBirdsEyeView)
 	camera.UpdateFrustum();
 	g_Game->GetView()->SetCamera(camera);
 
-	g_BirdEyeView = !g_BirdEyeView;
+	g_BirdsEyeView = msg->enabled;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Messages.h b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Messages.h
index 73cf3fcd99..9e381d7b38 100644
--- a/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Messages.h
+++ b/source/tools/atlas/GameInterface/Messages.h
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ MESSAGE(SetView,
 		((sCameraInfo, info))
 		);
 
-MESSAGE(ToggleBirdsEyeView, );
+MESSAGE(SetBirdsEyeView,
+		((bool, enabled))
+		);
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////