1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/views/default/navigation/menu/elements/item.php b/views/default/navigation/menu/elements/item.php
index 893bbd205..55ddc2fe4 100644
--- a/views/default/navigation/menu/elements/item.php
+++ b/views/default/navigation/menu/elements/item.php
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ if ($children) {
 }
 
 $item_class = $item->getItemClass();
+
+//allow people to specify name with underscores
+$name = str_replace('_', '-', $item->getName());
 if ($item_class) {
-	$class = "class=\"$item_class\"";
+	$class = "class=\"elgg-menu-item-$name $item_class\"";
 }
 
 echo "<li $class>";