diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionButton.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionButton.java
index 24c25dd37714bae5622e40bb46ea34fd76183789..17edeb6cfb6652677b6f9583ede936951a655cb4 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionButton.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/InGameButtons/OptionButton.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.InputEvent;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ClickListener;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.ImButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.MainMenu;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.OptionUI;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.PauseMenuUI;
 
 /**
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ public class OptionButton extends ImButton{
      */
     private Sound clickSound;
 
-    private PauseMenuUI ui;
+    private OptionUI optionUI;
 
     /** Menu object */
     private MainMenu mainMenu;
@@ -27,14 +28,14 @@ public class OptionButton extends ImButton{
      * Constructor
      *
      */
-    public OptionButton(float x, float y, float width, float height, PauseMenuUI ui) {
+    public OptionButton(float x, float y, float width, float height, OptionUI ui) {
         super(new Texture("escape_options_on.png"), x, y, width, height);
         this.addListener(new ClickListener() {
             public void clicked(InputEvent event, float x, float y) {
                 leftClick();
             }
         });
-        this.ui = ui;
+        this.optionUI = ui;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class OptionButton extends ImButton{
      */
     public void leftClick()
     {
-        ui.render();
+        optionUI.render();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/MenuButtons/OptionButton.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/MenuButtons/OptionButton.java
index 0753f82adf240bd7698065df6d8a4891e38ef2b6..19e6e805f7cd224122fbff482d2f28842adde39a 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/MenuButtons/OptionButton.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Buttons/MenuButtons/OptionButton.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.InputEvent;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ClickListener;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.ImButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.MainMenu;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.OptionUI;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.PauseMenuUI;
 
 /**
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ public class OptionButton extends ImButton{
      */
     private Sound clickSound;
 
-    private PauseMenuUI ui;
+    private PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI;
+
+    private OptionUI optionUI;
 
     /** Menu object */
     private MainMenu mainMenu;
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ public class OptionButton extends ImButton{
                 leftClick();
             }
         });
-        this.ui = ui;
+        this.pauseMenuUI = ui;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java
index 2cf5702bdfd37411a892f56fb9de698928519a2a..bf182d1ce6ca95957754edeb12b77ee97fbd4a22 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/Screen/GamePlay.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.Model.Weapons.Weapon;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Events.EventGUI;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Events.GameOver;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Events.ShopUI;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.OptionUI;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options.PauseMenuUI;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Ship.EnemyShip;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Ship.ShipView;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
     /**
      * the ingame options ui, if existing
      */
-    private PauseMenuUI optionsUI;
+    private OptionUI optionUI;
 
     /**
      * the main game class
@@ -107,7 +108,9 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
     /**
      * Pausemenu Object.
      */
-    PauseMenu pauseMenu;
+    private PauseMenu pauseMenu;
+
+    private PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI;
 
     /**
      * Constructor
@@ -192,7 +195,8 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
         if(shopUI != null) { shopUI.render(); }
         else if(eventGUI != null) { eventGUI.render(); }
         else if(gameOverUI != null) { gameOverUI.render(); }
-        else if(optionsUI != null) { optionsUI.render(); }
+        else if(pauseMenuUI != null) { pauseMenuUI.render(); }
+        else if(optionUI != null) { optionUI.render(); }
 
         stage.draw();
     }
@@ -204,7 +208,8 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
         if(shopUI != null) { shopUI.disposeShopUI(); }
         if(eventGUI != null) { eventGUI.disposeEventGUI(); }
         if(gameOverUI != null) { gameOverUI.disposeGameoverUI(); }
-        if(optionsUI != null) { optionsUI.disposePauseMenuUI(); }
+        if(pauseMenuUI != null) { pauseMenuUI.disposePauseMenuUI(); }
+        if(optionUI != null) { optionUI.disposeOptionsUI(); }
         stage.dispose();
     }
 
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
         System.out.println("touched");
         if(Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.ESCAPE)) {
             System.out.println("Where");
+            createPauseMenu();
             createOptions();
         }
         if(Gdx.input.isKeyPressed(Input.Keys.P)) {
@@ -260,13 +266,21 @@ public class GamePlay implements Screen {
      * opens in game options
      * called by controller
      */
-    public void createOptions() {
-        optionsUI = new PauseMenuUI(main, stage, this);
+    public void createPauseMenu() {
+        pauseMenuUI = new PauseMenuUI(main, stage, this);
         //TODO controller sagen dass spiel "pausiert"?
     }
 
-    public void deleteOptions() {
-        optionsUI = null;
+    public void deletePauseMenu() {
+        pauseMenuUI = null;
+    }
+
+    public void createOptions() {
+        optionUI = new OptionUI(main, stage, this, pauseMenuUI);
+    }
+
+    public void removeOptions() {
+        optionUI = null;
     }
 
     public void createShip() {
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java
index ee1fff3111032f790654cc042c7324aaf121779a..739edaa51dfb3d5055102a4d7d3766ce95124ad7 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/OptionUI.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.Contin
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.MainMenuButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.OptionButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.GamePlay;
+import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.PauseMenu;
 
 /**
  * Ingame Option screen
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class OptionUI {
      *
      * @param main - main class
      */
-    public OptionUI(Main main, Stage stage, GamePlay game) {
+    public OptionUI(Main main, Stage stage, GamePlay game, PauseMenuUI pauseMenuUI) {
         this.main = main;
         this.game = game;
 
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ public class OptionUI {
         x = main.WIDTH/2 - optionsBackgroundTexture.getWidth()/2;
         y = main.HEIGHT/2 - optionsBackgroundTexture.getHeight()/2;
 
+        continueButton = new ContinueButton(x+220, y+220, 128, 24, pauseMenuUI);
 
+        stage.addActor(continueButton);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ public class OptionUI {
         continueButton.remove();
         mainMenuButton.remove();
         optionButton.remove();
-        game.deleteOptions();
+        game.deletePauseMenu();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java
index 298ecf0dd451afc600484c85cf5d5c3287200183..11f0fd5fe884a4a2852561b3f6628981da4c97e0 100644
--- a/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java
+++ b/core/src/com/galaxytrucker/galaxytruckerreloaded/View/UI/Options/PauseMenuUI.java
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 package com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.UI.Options;
 
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.OrthographicCamera;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Stage;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.ImageButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.Main;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.ContinueButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.MainMenuButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Buttons.InGameButtons.OptionButton;
 import com.galaxytrucker.galaxytruckerreloaded.View.Screen.GamePlay;
-import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.calc.IntegerDivRemNode;
 
 /**
  * Ingame options UI
@@ -36,6 +32,11 @@ public class PauseMenuUI {
 
     private GamePlay game;
 
+    private OptionUI optionUI;
+
+    /**
+     * Options button
+     */
     private OptionButton optionButton;
 
     private float x, y;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class PauseMenuUI {
 
         continueButton = new ContinueButton(x+220, y+220, 128, 24, this);
         mainMenuButton = new MainMenuButton(x+220, y+270, 128, 24, main);
-        optionButton = new OptionButton(x+220,y+320,128,24, this);
+        optionButton = new OptionButton(x+220,y+320,128,24, optionUI);
 
         stage.addActor(continueButton);
         stage.addActor(mainMenuButton);
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ public class PauseMenuUI {
         continueButton.remove();
         mainMenuButton.remove();
         optionButton.remove();
-        game.deleteOptions();
+        optionsBackgroundTexture.dispose();
+        game.deletePauseMenu();
     }
 
     /**