diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
index 7520aea947e6b..84100ee83ce63 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/mysql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+UPDATE `#__categories` SET `published` = 1 WHERE `alias` = 'root';
 UPDATE `#__categories` AS `c` INNER JOIN (
 	SELECT c2.id, CASE WHEN MIN(p.published) > 0 THEN MAX(p.published) ELSE MIN(p.published) END AS newPublished
 	FROM `#__categories` AS `c2`
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ UPDATE `#__categories` AS `c` INNER JOIN (
 ON c.id = c2.id
 SET published = c2.newPublished;
 
+UPDATE `#__menu` SET `published` = 1 WHERE `alias` = 'root';
 UPDATE `#__menu` AS `c` INNER JOIN (
 	SELECT c2.id, CASE WHEN MIN(p.published) > 0 THEN MAX(p.published) ELSE MIN(p.published) END AS newPublished
 	FROM `#__menu` AS `c2`
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
index 109609388f86a..08aa07b95e254 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/postgresql/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+UPDATE "#__categories" SET published = 1 WHERE alias = 'root';
 UPDATE "#__categories" AS "c"
 SET published = c2.newPublished
 FROM (
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ INNER JOIN "#__categories" AS "p" ON p.lft <= c2.lft AND c2.rgt <= p.rgt
 GROUP BY c2.id) AS c2
 WHERE c2.id = c.id;
 
+UPDATE "#__menu" SET published = 1 WHERE alias = 'root';
 UPDATE "#__menu" AS "c"
 SET published = c2.newPublished
 FROM (
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/sqlazure/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/sqlazure/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
index d250fb881f58a..feb0fc106b9f7 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/sqlazure/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/sql/updates/sqlazure/3.7.0-2017-03-09.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+UPDATE "#__categories" SET published = 1 WHERE alias = 'root';
 UPDATE "c"
 SET published = c2.newPublished
 FROM "#__categories" AS "c"
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ FROM "#__categories" AS "c2"
 INNER JOIN "#__categories" AS "p" ON p.lft <= c2.lft AND c2.rgt <= p.rgt
 GROUP BY c2.id) AS c2 ON c2.id = c.id;
 
+UPDATE "#__menu" SET published = 1 WHERE alias = 'root';
 UPDATE "c"
 SET published = c2.newPublished
 FROM "#__menu" AS "c"