diff --git a/layouts/partials/menu.html b/layouts/partials/menu.html
index 0a157f1812..ed436c57e3 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/menu.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/menu.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         {{if .Params.alwaysopen}}parent{{end}}
         ">
       <a href="{{.RelPermalink}}">
-          {{safeHTML .Params.Pre}}{{or .LinkTitle .Title}}{{safeHTML .Params.Post}}
+          {{safeHTML .Params.Pre}}{{or .Params.menuTitle .LinkTitle .Title}}{{safeHTML .Params.Post}}
           {{ if $showvisitedlinks}}
             <i class="fa fa-check read-icon"></i>
           {{ end }}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     {{ if not .Params.Hidden }}
       <li data-nav-id="{{.URL}}" title="{{.Title}}" class="dd-item {{if eq .UniqueID $currentNode.UniqueID}}active{{end}}">
         <a href="{{ .RelPermalink}}">
-        {{safeHTML .Params.Pre}}{{or .LinkTitle .Title}}{{safeHTML .Params.Post}}
+        {{safeHTML .Params.Pre}}{{or .Params.menuTitle .LinkTitle .Title}}{{safeHTML .Params.Post}}
         {{ if $showvisitedlinks}}<i class="fa fa-check read-icon"></i>{{end}}
         </a>
     </li>