diff --git a/app/scodoc/htmlutils.py b/app/scodoc/htmlutils.py
index cb3568752c..68e835c3a5 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/htmlutils.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/htmlutils.py
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ def make_menu(title, items, css_class="", alone=False):
                 item["urlq"] = url_for(
                     item["endpoint"], scodoc_dept=g.scodoc_dept, **args
                 )
+            elif "url" in item:
+                item["urlq"] = item["url"]
             else:
                 item["urlq"] = "#"
             item["attr"] = item.get("attr", "")