diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49aa01e0..25c8c5a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
   "name": "CyTube",
   "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-  "version": "3.78.2",
+  "version": "3.79.0",
   "repository": {
     "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
   },
diff --git a/src/channel/poll.js b/src/channel/poll.js
index 12b39810..6393e1d4 100644
--- a/src/channel/poll.js
+++ b/src/channel/poll.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const TYPE_NEW_POLL = {
     title: "string",
     timeout: "number,optional",
     obscured: "boolean",
+    retainVotes: "boolean,optional",
     opts: "array"
 };
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ PollModule.prototype.addUserToPollRoom = function (user) {
 };
 
 PollModule.prototype.onUserPart = function(user) {
-    if (this.poll && this.poll.uncountVote(user.realip)) {
+    if (this.poll && !this.poll.retainVotes && this.poll.uncountVote(user.realip)) {
         this.broadcastPoll(false);
     }
 };
@@ -183,7 +184,15 @@ PollModule.prototype.handleNewPoll = function (user, data, ack) {
         return;
     }
 
-    var poll = Poll.create(user.getName(), data.title, data.opts, { hideVotes: data.obscured });
+    var poll = Poll.create(
+        user.getName(),
+        data.title,
+        data.opts,
+        {
+            hideVotes: data.obscured,
+            retainVotes: data.retainVotes === undefined ? false : data.retainVotes
+        }
+    );
     var self = this;
     if (data.hasOwnProperty("timeout")) {
         poll.timer = setTimeout(function () {
diff --git a/src/poll.js b/src/poll.js
index 212a98a8..aa4d9bac 100644
--- a/src/poll.js
+++ b/src/poll.js
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@ function sanitizedWithLinksReplaced(text) {
 }
 
 class Poll {
-    static create(createdBy, title, choices, options = { hideVotes: false }) {
+    static create(createdBy, title, choices, options = { hideVotes: false, retainVotes: false }) {
         let poll = new Poll();
         poll.createdAt = new Date();
         poll.createdBy = createdBy;
         poll.title = sanitizedWithLinksReplaced(title);
         poll.choices = choices.map(choice => sanitizedWithLinksReplaced(choice));
         poll.hideVotes = options.hideVotes;
+        poll.retainVotes = options.retainVotes;
         poll.votes = new Map();
         return poll;
     }
 
-    static fromChannelData({ initiator, title, options, _counts, votes, timestamp, obscured }) {
+    static fromChannelData({ initiator, title, options, _counts, votes, timestamp, obscured, retainVotes }) {
         let poll = new Poll();
         if (timestamp === undefined) // Very old polls still in the database lack timestamps
             timestamp = Date.now();
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ class Poll {
                 poll.votes.set(key, votes[key]);
         });
         poll.hideVotes = obscured;
+        poll.retainVotes = retainVotes || false;
         return poll;
     }
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ class Poll {
             counts,
             votes,
             obscured: this.hideVotes,
+            retainVotes: this.retainVotes,
             timestamp: this.createdAt.getTime()
         };
     }
diff --git a/www/js/util.js b/www/js/util.js
index 4c06390d..6f77d97f 100644
--- a/www/js/util.js
+++ b/www/js/util.js
@@ -837,6 +837,12 @@ function showPollMenu() {
     var hidden = $("<input/>").attr("type", "checkbox")
         .prependTo(lbl);
 
+    var retainVotesOuter = $("<div/>").addClass("checkbox").appendTo(menu);
+    var retainVotesLbl = $("<label/>").text("Keep poll vote after user leaves")
+        .appendTo(retainVotesOuter);
+    var retainVotes = $("<input/>").attr("type", "checkbox")
+        .prependTo(retainVotesLbl);
+
     $("<strong/>").text("Options").appendTo(menu);
 
     var addbtn = $("<button/>").addClass("btn btn-sm btn-default")
@@ -885,6 +891,7 @@ function showPollMenu() {
                 title: title.val(),
                 opts: opts,
                 obscured: hidden.prop("checked"),
+                retainVotes: retainVotes.prop("checked"),
                 timeout: t
             }, function ack(result) {
                 if (result.error) {