4 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/crepe/ComponentManager.cpp b/src/crepe/ComponentManager.cpp
index e99419e..af4b9f4 100644
--- a/src/crepe/ComponentManager.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/ComponentManager.cpp
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@ GameObject ComponentManager::new_object(const string & name, const string & tag,
 	return object;
 }
 
-void ComponentManager::set_persistent(game_object_id_t id) { this->persistent[id] = true; }
+void ComponentManager::set_persistent(game_object_id_t id, bool persistent) {
+	this->persistent[id] = persistent;
+}
diff --git a/src/crepe/ComponentManager.h b/src/crepe/ComponentManager.h
index 8462698..480124f 100644
--- a/src/crepe/ComponentManager.h
+++ b/src/crepe/ComponentManager.h
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ protected:
 	 * components will not be deleted.
 	 *
 	 * \param id The id of the GameObject to set as persistent
+	 * \param persistent The persistent flag
 	 */
-	void set_persistent(game_object_id_t id);
+	void set_persistent(game_object_id_t id, bool persistent);
 
 public:
 	/**
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/GameObject.cpp b/src/crepe/api/GameObject.cpp
index 6c1de12..9ef4682 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/GameObject.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/api/GameObject.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ void GameObject::set_parent(const GameObject & parent) {
 	parent_metadata.at(0).get().children.push_back(this->id);
 }
 
-void GameObject::set_persistent() {
+void GameObject::set_persistent(bool persistent) {
 	ComponentManager & mgr = this->component_manager;
 
-	mgr.set_persistent(this->id);
+	mgr.set_persistent(this->id, persistent);
 }
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/GameObject.h b/src/crepe/api/GameObject.h
index a30dce3..4cd2bc0 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/GameObject.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/GameObject.h
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * This method sets the persistent flag of the GameObject to true. If the persistent
 	 * flag is set to true, the GameObject will not be deleted when the scene is changed.
+	 *
+	 * \param persistent The persistent flag
 	 */
-	void set_persistent();
+	void set_persistent(bool persistent = true);
 
 public:
 	//! The id of the GameObject