diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Services/MainMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Services/MainMenu.cs
index 24db9baa5..bddb22b6f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Services/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Services/MainMenu.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Orchard.ContentManagement;
 using Orchard.Core.Navigation.Models;
 using Orchard.Core.Navigation.Records;
 using Orchard.UI.Navigation;
+using MenuItem=Orchard.Core.Navigation.Models.MenuItem;
 
 namespace Orchard.Core.Navigation.Services {
     public class MainMenu : INavigationProvider {
@@ -15,13 +16,25 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Navigation.Services {
         public string MenuName { get { return "mainmenu"; } }
 
         public void GetNavigation(NavigationBuilder builder) {
-            IEnumerable<MenuPart> menuParts = _contentManager.Query<MenuPart, MenuPartRecord>().Where(x => x.AddToMainMenu).List();
+            IEnumerable<MenuPart> menuParts = _contentManager.Query<MenuPart, MenuPartRecord>().Where(x => x.OnMainMenu).List();
             foreach (var menuPart in menuParts) {
                 if (menuPart != null ) {
                     MenuPart part = menuPart;
-                    // Add item url.
-                    builder.Add(menu => menu
-                                            .Add(part.MenuText, part.MenuPosition));
+
+                    if (part.Is<MenuItem>())
+                        builder.Add(menu => menu.Add(part.MenuText, part.MenuPosition, part.As<MenuItem>().Url));
+                    else
+                        builder.Add(
+                            menu =>
+                            menu.Add(part.MenuText, part.MenuPosition,
+                                     nib =>
+                                     nib.Action(
+                                         part.ContentItem.ContentManager.GetItemMetadata(part.ContentItem).
+                                             DisplayRouteValues["action"] as string,
+                                         part.ContentItem.ContentManager.GetItemMetadata(part.ContentItem).
+                                             DisplayRouteValues["controller"] as string,
+                                         part.ContentItem.ContentManager.GetItemMetadata(part.ContentItem).
+                                             DisplayRouteValues)));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/MenuItem.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/MenuItem.cs
index bcee289e1..d5a8f64b9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/MenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/MenuItem.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
         }
 
         public string Text { get; set; }
+        public string Url { get; set; }
         public string Position { get; set; }
         public RouteValueDictionary RouteValues { get; set; }
         public IEnumerable<MenuItem> Items { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs
index 25050dc0c..bdda97c55 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationBuilder.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
     public class NavigationBuilder {
         IEnumerable<MenuItem> Contained { get; set; }
 
-        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position, string url, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
             var childBuilder = new NavigationItemBuilder();
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(caption))
@@ -17,22 +17,31 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(position))
                 childBuilder.Position(position);
 
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+                childBuilder.Url(url);
+
             itemBuilder(childBuilder);
             Contained = (Contained ?? Enumerable.Empty<MenuItem>()).Concat(childBuilder.Build());
             return this;
         }
 
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
+            return Add(caption, position, null, itemBuilder);
+        }
         public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
-            return Add(caption, null, itemBuilder);
+            return Add(caption, null, null, itemBuilder);
         }
         public NavigationBuilder Add(Action<NavigationItemBuilder> itemBuilder) {
-            return Add(null, null, itemBuilder);
+            return Add(null, null, null, itemBuilder);
+        }
+        public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position, string url) {
+            return Add(caption, position, url, x=> { });
         }
         public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption, string position) {
-            return Add(caption, position, x=> { });
+            return Add(caption, position, null, x=> { });
         }
         public NavigationBuilder Add(string caption) {
-            return Add(caption, null, x => { });
+            return Add(caption, null, null, x => { });
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<MenuItem> Build() {
@@ -57,6 +66,11 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public NavigationItemBuilder Url(string url) {
+            _item.Url = url;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public NavigationItemBuilder Permission(Permission permission) {
             _item.Permissions = _item.Permissions.Concat(new[]{permission});
             return this;
diff --git a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationManager.cs b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationManager.cs
index e6fa418dc..e1f8f7c14 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/UI/Navigation/NavigationManager.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
                         Position = item.Position,
                         RouteValues = item.RouteValues,
                         Text = item.Text,
+                        Url = item.Url
                     };
                 }
             }
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ namespace Orchard.UI.Navigation {
 
             var joined = new MenuItem {
                 Text = items.First().Text,
+                Url = items.First().Url,
                 RouteValues = items.First().RouteValues,
                 Items = Merge(items.Select(x => x.Items)).ToArray(),
                 Position = SelectBestPositionValue(items.Select(x => x.Position)),