diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layouts/default.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layouts/default.volt
index 607b787b0..db26f4f17 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layouts/default.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layouts/default.volt
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@
                 $("a[class='showhelp']").click(function () {
                     $("*[for='" + $(this).attr('id') + "']").toggleClass("hidden show");
                 });
+
+                // hide empty menu items
+                $('#mainmenu > div > .collapse').each(function(){
+                    if ($(this).children().length == 0) {
+                        $("#mainmenu").find('[href="#'+$(this).attr('id')+'"]').remove();
+                    }
+                });
             });
 
         </script>